I mean my parents are divorced, i was molested, my dad wants nothing to do with me, my mom was with an abusive boyfriend for 8 years and she almost died and had to have brain surgary and after all that i still found God and believe in him with all my heart.
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There are of course many reasons why people choose to deny God. (I'm going to assume we are specifically referring to the God of the Christian/Jewish Bible).\n\nNow I realize that the reasons people choose to deny God not only depends on age, sex, and race, but also on the era and culture they grow up in. I will list some of the more practical and common reasons why I personally believe people today deny God referring specifically to people in America.\n\n1. Most people just don't care. It's true, most people don't care about the issue of God. They care more about their current needs and problems such as earning money, feeding their children, and surviving. So these types of people don't really care about belief in God because they don't see how having that "belief" will put food on the table.\n\n2. A lot of people grew up in traditional Catholic homes where the parents were harsh and strict and beat "religion" into their kids (not physically) and sternly commanded strict adherence to "no sex," "go to Church," "do this and don't do that." Of course when the children got old enough they completely rebelled, ditched Church, immediately started having lots of sex, hated religion, and cared only about the pleasures of this life. A further problem is that the parents teach the children to adhere and practice certain traditions without telling the children the meaning or importance of them. Naturally the children grow up believing these Church traditions are meaningless and useless and are angry that they had to follow them when they were younger. These types of people have felt “repressed” by religion for so long that they want little or nothing to do with it.\n\n3. Self-denial and the art of philosophy. A lot of people whether consciously or subconsciously deny that God exists and use lots of excuses to validate their denial. This is of course the position the NT holds in reference to how people willfully choose to deny God even though He clearly manifests Himself in the things that are seen (the intricate order of the universe, earth, life itself). They may choose to deny God by claiming that, “nothing is real,” “nothing can be proven,” “we can’t really tell if we even exist,” etc. You get the idea. Before anyone believes in God, for one reason or another they fall into this category, meaning that everyone has “inwardly” chosen rebellion and denial of God when we truly “know better.” This position only makes sense to those that are believers. These types of people deny God’s existence based on the fact that since we can never truly know what’s real or not, then nothing truly matters, including God.\n\n4. Sin is fun. If it wasn't people wouldn't do it. People like the temporary (and fleeting) high of sin. They of course gloss over and choose to deny the inevitable consequences (death, suffering, pain, etc.). But regardless, sin is quite tempting and it pays off (if only temporarily) and believing in God would mean they'd have to stop. Who would want to do that? These types of people reject God because everything He’s against feels too good to give up.\n\n5. Pop-culture. "Rational," "civilized," and "educated" minds have persuaded our culture, which inevitably persuaded our media, (which in turn persuaded our culture even more), that there is no absolute right or wrong, and that all of us are free to do what we "feel" is right and wrong. Once you take away absolute right and wrong God becomes a rather huge contradiction, and no one likes believing in a contradiction. Many religions are seen as “intolerant” and therefore are “narrow-minded.” If there are no absolutes, then God is not "the" truth. All religions are “up-for-grabs,” anything can be believed in whether it be paganism, the occult, philosophy, humanism, etc. Anything can be the truth, and th
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Maybe not someone one i loved but instead myself. i was beat til i was 7, put into foster care for a year, went back to my parents and was beat until i was 13, had my dad shave my head because he didnt want to clean the house up, because it might interfere with his porn videos. i then lived with neighbors for three yrs who sexually abused me to the pt of the only thing that did not occur was the penis insertion. i then moved into a familys home that became foster parents so i could live with them and i did so until nov 06 when i moved into an apartment with a friend from church...u think thats a miracle, i failed to tell u that i was raised around church people that didnt know my home life. the sexual abusers that i lived with were messed up physically, mentally,and emotionally. that i was a pill popper at age 13 and tried to overdose with some of the best stuff that u could find at the time, full bottles at a time. but it didnt wrk. no matter what i tried nothing worked. that was until i got saved on june 4, 2002, that when i discovered GODs miracles. they dont just happen for a reason. its all a part of GODs plan
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Dont lose faith. Your daughter is at an age, where that kind of behavior is very common. I was horrible to my parents when I was that age. I was mean, and spiteful and I felt no guilt about it. I grew out of it, and now have a very strong bond with my mother.\n\nRemember, the Bible tells us all things work together for good, for them that love God. You may not see it now, but God could be using this for something that will someday be a good thing. She may learn a lesson from it, maybe it will bring you closer to him, or maybe it is something even bigger and better. \n\nNone of us know why God does what He does, but we have to have faith in the fact that He knows what He is doing, even if we don't know it yet.
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Yeah, I understand, hon.  It's tough to lose a dad. I lost my dad when I was 24, and it wasn't easy for me either.  Was your dad ill, or was his death sudden?  We don't know why God chooses his special people to be with Him, but know that wherever he is, your dad is watching over you, protecting you from harm, and loving you.  Meantime, talk things over with your mom, and your brothers and sisters if you have any, or even your friends.  Talking about the good times you had with your dad really helps.  In time, the pain will be a lot less, and you'll just be left with good memories.  My thoughts and prayers are with you.  Good luck and God Bless!
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Its sounds like we have very similar lives.  I know how it feels to be under so much pressure with no where to turn.  When my life gets crazy like that ( I'm a single mom) I have found that taking some time for myself can work wonders.  It was hard for me to face the fact that I cant count on anyone but myself, but I try not to let myself get overwhelmed.  although i am not a religious person, my grandma always told me that god would never give me a cross too heavy to bear.  And I have faith in that and myself.  Hope things get better for you.  Good luck.
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God doesn't put you through these trials, honey.  God loves you much more than you could ever imagine.  God has given each of us free will, the will to choose what to do, say, etcetera.  He gave it to us out of His love for us, and He will never take that away.  However, because we each have free will, we make decisions to do and say things that hurt others.  Your boyfriend breaking up with you and not wanting your friendship is his decision, not God's.  God doesn't like to see His children hurt and in pain.  But because of free will, we do get hurt.  Suffering is caused by others, not by God.  Like I said, He loves you much more than that.  He cares about who you are, what you want to be, how you feel.  I come from a harsh background myself: my father was a raging drunk and an alcoholic who physically and verbally abused me when I was growing up.  My friends laughed at me when I tried to tell them; they didn't think my dad was capable of such things.  My parents divorced when I was seven, and my mom lived half an hour away.  I rarely saw her.  I felt I had nowhere to turn, noone to turn to for comfort.  So, at sixteen, I took seventeen prescription pills in an attempt to kill myself.  I felt I could no longer live with the tears and the bruises and a shattered heart.  Luckily, my mother found me and I spent three days in the hospital.  During those days, I came to know God in a very real way.  He showed me that He loves me, and cares about me.  I couldn't describe how wonderful that felt.  All my life I felt unloved and unwanted, yet all along, the God of the universe loved me beyond my comprehension, and wants to know me.  He allowed my suffering to happen, but it wasn't because He wanted me to suffer and hurt.  It was because my suffering was at the hands of my father, who chose to drink, chose to hurt me.  God loves you beyond your wildest dreams, honey.  He would never intentionally put you through anything that would cause you to hurt.  It happens because of other people, not because of God.  I hope this helps; I know it's kind of long.
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you realize that whatever happened was meant to happen. everything has a reason. When my son passed away i was angry and wanted to blame it on God. i was so wrong. God didnt take my child from me, he took his child home with him. God is a better parent than i could ever be and theres no more pain or suffering.  God isnt the one who lets us down, He is the one who picks us up. \n\nDont tell God how big your problems are. Tell your problems how big God is.\n\nwhen you step out of the known light into the unknown darkness, FAITH is knowing that one of 2 things will happen. you will be given something solid to stand on, or you will be taught to fly.\n\nif you need someone to talk to just contact me. i'm usually around.
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Congratulations on your strong spirit. You should know you've crossed a great distance to being an adult, and rightly so.\n\nI lost my dad when I was 14, and it was hard. Real hard. However, in your case, you have no one of your parents left to comfort you anymore. Just knowing that is your first step into being a real human. God is testing you, and He will make it up for you, if not in this life, well, that's why we believe in Him.\n\nNo one can say anything to make you feel better. Many will try though, but look around, what about the maimed victims of war who lost their entire families? What about millions of poor individuals who know someday they're going to die a slow death, and that day isn't far away? God is testing them as well, believe me, the only thing that can help you is faith, faith in God, and in yourself.\n\nBe strong, and know you are not alone. Focus on your studies, and every time your eyes fill with tears from memories, let it be. Strong men also cry. It only makes them stronger.\n\nRegards,
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I'm unsure about my beliefs now, but I was a believer purely out of fear. My parents raised me christian and when I was really little, they made me watch a movie about the rapture. I believed even more solidly because I didn't want god to get mad and take my family away from me. Now that I'm older and seen all the other failed predictions about the end of the world, I don't have that fear anymore. And for various reasons, I now question the existence of god.
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I lived through some really bad things for a couple of years and because this didn't trust anyone. I was prayed over at Church to let go of the past and it worked! I have total forgiveness for the offenders and am no longer bound by the past!
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Who cares what Christians or anybody else says, the truth  I know is  when I was going to commit suicide,  I shuck my fist up to heaven and cried out to a God that I knew nothing about, and God in my life changed my life. So you want to know about my God, he's my Father that loves me and wants me to talk to him daily to be able to keep me free from the torment that is in this world.His word promises me a sound mind and I cherish that.
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Wifey, Yes God does love you even though you don't believe he does. He did not take your boyfriend or Father away from you. God has a plan for everyone and we all have our time to go and nothing will stop it. God knows exactly when we will die even before we are born. He has plans for you also and one day you will know why. I am sorry for your loss and right now you are grieving and your thinking process is not where it should be. I have lost a love one and I know what your going through. You go through so many things that at times you will think your crazy and believe me your not, just the normal process of grieving. May God hold you close to him just as he did me when I was going through it.
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I understand your situation - grief can make you feel like this, but please don't try to communicate with your father.  At best, it is nonsense to believe that it is possible; at worst, you are liable to become unhealthily focused on this and that can lead to even greater upset.  Try to reconcile yourself to the idea that your father has gone and, if you are a religious person, have faith in the belief that you will see him again.  Grief counselling is a better idea than meddling with the supernatural.  Good luck.
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I'm the type of person that needs absolutely everything proved to her.  Everything.  But I've found there are two exceptions...god and love.  Sure I can dissect the reasons why I believe in both, but what it comes down to is I simply *feel* them both.  I'm not talking about blind faith here.  It's sort of...instinct.  A gut feeling, if you will.
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Yes, I have.  I have been through a very similar experience, and it brought me so much closer to God then I had ever been before.  It is amazing how God can use even the most stressful and painful times in our lives to draw us closer to him.  This really does show how amazing he is.  I'm very happy that God spoke to you through a song.  That has happened to me many times myself.  God bless you and I hope it isn't Fibromyalgia.  My aunt has that, and it isn't the easiest thing to deal with, but I know God can get you through anything if you have faith.
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Yes,\nGod has watched over me...I was a severely abused child and God helped me make it to 40 years old. Inside i m torn apart but he has kept me together! My dilema now is i m thinking of converting to Islam...i dont know what to do.
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God has sustained you and your family, my sister. To find out more of this I lead you to The king James Bible to find out why He saved you! You believe in Him, I can see that. Perhaps you can build a new life around this faith and maybe even change your screen name to something less provocative for a Christian???LOL I hope you find more faith and turn you and your daughter's lives into something meaningful before our God. God bless you.