i feel ya. i skipped out for about 6 years straight and started up again last year. feels good when you choose to go and you’re not forced.
job that i kinda like - check
not living where i want to be - check
job i like - check
moving to house i want to live in this weekend / next week - check
hating on schooling - check
hating on not having time to build my car - check
If you feel the need to goto church, then go. I don’t quite understand the reasoning behind it, as you can just look deep into yourself for the answers you want and don’t have to rely on someone telling you what you should think. If you think you are stuck, have no future, hate your job, or anything else the answer is not to go pray for it to change, but to go out and change it yourself.
believing in god was opposite for me, I felt stuck when I believed. Now that I know there is nothing out there deciding my future, I can do the things I need to do to help me get by, and not base my decisions on the beliefs of other people who got theirs from a 2000 year old story. my $.02
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I think It’s great that you feel the need to go. What denomination are you?
my interpretation? you’re looking for structure and consistent commitment involving an authoritarian figure. but that’s just my opinion.
I went every Sunday my entire life, then a somewhat crises of faith came up, now I am going again and it’s been pretty good.
yeah church and military skool illicit the same feelings in me too :blue:
I went to church one time only. I was on vacation with my friend’s family who is very Christian. Out of respect I went to their service with them (they even attended a church out of state while on vacation… thats how intense they are). Anyways, its definitely not for me. I choose to beleive in other things. Namely things that are real. I think alot of people who go are looking for faith in general. To have true faith in something is a good feeling. But that also brings to mind something a friend of mine told me… if you want something to have faith in, have faith in yourself.
i get like that from time to time.
I think we all go through times where our faith is tested, and we fall away. Its funny though, because in most cases the things that bring us back to God are usually much larger and more impactful than the things that let us slip away. I used to be a sunday school teacher, and a youth Leader, and then i let it go for a while. I’m going to college this fall to be a Youth Pastor. Its time for me to make a change in my life…no more dead-end jobs and worrying about what my life is all about. We all have a place and purpose, and mine happens to be helping others, especially our youth. It’s not about money for me anymore…its about purpose
good luck with that
Thank you!
I’m picking up a hit of sarcasim? :dunno:
nope its genuine…really
oh ok cool…lol
you can have purpose and help people and be completly devoid of religion. I had an athiest-Jew shrink when I was in high school. We got to talking about religion and he said something to me that really hit home:
Who is a better man, a man who does good deeds and lives a good life because he belives in god and wants the prize for doing so, or the athiest who lives a good life and does good deeds simply because he thinks its the right thing to do.
I have friends who dont believe in God and are great people, they are always helping others. My post wasnt a strike against anyone, it was about my personal beliefs and the things that Im doing in my life. Sorry if I offended you
you couldnt offend me if you tried… 
I was just saying that as food for thought.