O Mighty Ocean Guide Us As We Journey
- Locked by RainInTheShadows on Dec 27, '20 6:19pmReason: Locked because a pretty girl asked
Thread Topic: O Mighty Ocean Guide Us As We Journey
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I've been offline for work and exhaustion, but this is why I come on here. I'm praying he didn't do it. Depression is a liar. I'd do anything to keep it from taking another life.
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I'm not praying, but maybe I should be. I don't want this Ana. All of us are young. We don't need to die yet. :/
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I pray because I know there's power in it, but only through Jesus. I know, Zero, I really do. I came so close to suicide and I know that unless something drastic changes, life lived in autopilot isn't enough. It's a hard, suffocating place, but I'm telling you that we don't have to stay there and die. I've tasted freedom, and I'll go through the pits of hell to pull anyone out. Lulu's worth it, you're worth it, you're all worth it.
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Ana, I don't pray, but I want to know. Is there any power to it? Like, people say there isn't any stock in thought or prayer. I don't know what I believe.
I'm not callous enough to say for a fact that there's no power. I live openly. I absorb every bit of knowledge I can on theology, philosophy, magic, whatever.
But really, thank you Ana, really. I know what you mean. -
I totally get where you're coming from, Zero. I'm really open about my Christianity on here, but that's because I can tell you without a doubt I know there's real power in it. I used to be agnostic, I was into magic and things like that for a little while. But the thing I learned is spirituality isn't gray. Witchcraft may offer power, but when I was involved in that I was tearing up my soul. It was destructive.
Real power that offers life and healing I've only found in true Christianity, which is honestly just the continuation of the Jewish Bible as the new covenant. God isn't looking for us to make ourselves perfect and then come to Him. I couldn't do that. Jesus came because we are broken, and He loves us enough to save us, not just to avoid hell, but to actually live and know what we're created for and know true love.
It's the reason why I live. I got to the point where I was so broken that I said, God, I tired of doing this my way. It was either turn to Christ or turn to death. I chose Christ and He has never failed me. I have life and peace. His love is my reason to live. -
I understand. You've changed, there's a light there that I never saw when I talked to you those years ago.
Ana, what do I do, if I spend my life wrong? Following the wrong things? Is there a hell waiting for me? I can say I'm not worried while I live, but once I die, that mortal protection from things otherworldly is gone. If those things are indeed true that is. Idealogy is complex. -
That makes me glad to hear. I will say that who I am today didn't happen over night. What I know today has been from experience, reading what the Bible actually says and not just what churches say, and also some trials that were worth it in the end.
So don't take these words as judgment, because I love and care about you truly Zero. I lived for the wrong things before, and it left me in a pit that I couldn't climb out of. It was suffocating. I honestly view depression as a foretaste of hell. I made choices to follow things that I thought were making me happy, but were keeping me in a place of slow death.
The thing is we have freedom every day to choose what we will follow. God didn't want us to be robots. Freedom, though it can lead to rebellion and pain, is what makes true love possible. I don't follow God because He forces me to, but because I love who He is and am committed to Him.
The reason we fear hell is because we know we obviously don't want to suffer, but why is hell a place of suffering? It's the place void of all the light, life, and love of God, void of the Source of what is truly good. If we reject God, we can't be surprised if we're not in His presence. But He made the Way. Jesus willingly took our place on the cross. He willingly shed His own blood to cleanse us. That's how much God loves us and wants us to return to Him.
I also would say that the things I thought I could never give up and things I thought I could never do became possible through the power of the Holy Spirit. We can't live holy lives on our own. Christianity honestly is all about trusting God at His Word and following wherever He leads. -
Your faith is strong, much stronger than mine was when I tried following God.
I know you care, you were always a good friend to me. -
I tried following God when I was younger, but I didn't really know Him. Knowing who He truly is, and not just who people say He is, is what made the difference for me.
You, Heather, and so many people on here were there when I struggled for so many years with my identity and depression. Whatever happens in life, I will always remember and pray for this place. I didn't value life back then like I do today. Every single person is valuable. As much as I can I want to help. -
yeah, this place had an impact on us all, didn't it?
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Definitely. It's so weird to think I started here at 14. Now I'm 23. Wow, I'm old. xD
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I was 11. Almost 12. Now I'm gonna be 20 in April.
Age is approachin but I'm still young -
Yeah, we're still pretty young. It's just crazy how quickly time passes. 2020 seemed so far away when I was a kid.
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Yeah, it's like someone hit the turbo button or something
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Yeah, but I'm excited. Just wondering what I'll be like if I make it to 80. Hopefully like my great grandmother. xD
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