What is the hardest part about giving up faith?
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The hardest part about not having faith is the burden of responsibility.\n\nOnce you realize that there is no god, no heaven, no hell, and that Jesus and Muhammed were just men, you will also realize that the onus rests on your shoulders alone.\n\nThere is no reason to be a good, decent, kind, caring person, but you have to be. You must develop empathy. You must discover that doing the right thing is its own reward.\n\nYou, presumably, don't steal because you realize that the cost to society is too great, and the risk to your personal freedom is too great. That, however, is not enough. I hope you realize that you shouldn't steal because it affects other people and makes them feel things that you would not like to feel yourself, such as fear, anger, frustration, and helplessness.\n\nNot stealing because it would jeapordize your place in heaven or assure you a place in hell is just as bad. One should not do such things, because they are not the right things to do. Am I making any sense?\n\nThis life is your one chance. There is no "reason" to do the right thing, which is why you must.
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That is an interesting question dannythegr8, and you got me thinking.\n\nLet's start here...\nEphesians 2:8\nFor by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.\n\nJesus told the parable of the mustard seed, though it is the smallest of all seeds, if you have that much faith, you could move a mountain. So really, faith can be just a speck, but God will honor it. If you have zero faith, you will not pray at all. If you have a speck of faith, you can pray like the man who's son was possessed.\n\nMark 9:24\nImmediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”\n\nAnd God will meet you where you are at.
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Well, you need to think about why you are losing your faith.  You should talk to God and tell Him how you feel.  He already knows, but He rejoices when you open yourself up to Him.  You are His child and He is your parent.  And He is the Great Communicator.  You should also talk to someone in your church if you attend.  And if not, then maybe you should find a church that you feel comfortable in.  Good Luck and God Bless.
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Think positive, have faith, move on.\n\nRemember that living is NOT an option, but it is a blessing. \n\n\n"For us to have complete satisfaction and contentment in life is not counting what we have, but knowing what we can lose if we let go..."
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Hard work and motivation. As long as your trying there is always hope just trust in God and everything will be all right. 1John 5:4  For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Just think to yourself what gets you to do something then do use that to not stop looking for a job then when you get that paycheck hit me up LOL. Have faith in God anything is possible.
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When it comes to faith, I like to think of all the reasons why I can't stop my belief. Look at all the things that I don't have an answer for. The things that I can't do. All the times that my friends and family have let me down. Everything that science hasn't got a clue about. With all that we are limited on there has to be something more, something greater than just us. While we are limited, God is not. He has taken care of every detail in nature, as well as outside of nature. Faith is the couragr to believe when there is no way to explain why. This is why we have cars, planes, cures for illness, and the hope of tomorrow. Without faith,... given our limits, we really would be lost. If we don't hold on to an ever increasing faith were doomed. God has created everything, including our measure of faith, it's there for the taking... just ask HIm. He holds all wisdom untill such time as we are ready to take hold of it. All that's lacking is the trust for taking it. That comes with the relationship that we develop with Him. The closer that relationship is, the more faith you will find yourself having.\nMatt.
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To test your faith. Unfortunately for me, my faith is weak and I don't know how to strengthen it.
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For me is my faith to Jesus and God, that they will be there beside me in every situation in my life, whether is good or bad.Pray and ask for the wisdom to overcome the situation.
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well keeping my christian faith was the best thing that has happened to me! because when i was abused i clung tight to god and i got out of everything alright, with scars of course, but i'm fine now and althoug i still don't like to remember it i have forgiven the guy and i'm alright, faith is a good thing, why'd you drop yours?
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Evidence is not for those without faith. When someone chooses not to believe, there is no study, experiment, or proof that will convince them otherwise. They will always find a way to rationalize the evidence you present to them. Faith is a gift from God to the Believer, and does not come from OURSELVES.  You either Believe God's supernatural power, and the benefit of prayer, or you don't.
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T.S. Eliot said mankind cannot bear very much reality.  Faith is a psychological crutch, the thing that keeps you from going mad every time you remember that you, too, are going to die and there's nothing to be done about it and it's just so massively unfair.  Naturally nobody would ever admit this.  When getting an education and applying logic and reason are so very difficult and frightening, it's "only human" to take the easy way out.\n\nWhich means, come to think of it, that faith isn't really a virtue! Virtue is supposed to be a matter of making hard choices -- otherwise it's valueless.\n\nI suppose the reason why people value faith (despite all of this) is that they have nothing better to put in its place -- after all, they've already given up on reality.  When you've chosen to discard the very best thing going, what the hell else is there except a fantasy.
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Having faith means you believe that life, truth, and goodness will have the last word. Not only *can* you rely on that in your day to day life, you *have* to. Why else would you be living? So you and the people you love can end up as worm food? So the whole planet will be swallowed by the sun in a few billion years? If faith isn't true, there is no truth and no meaning. Without faith, my life would be a charade. But with faith, the smallest gesture can be full of meaning.
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Actually, as a lifelong non-believer, I would love to know how it feels to have complete and total faith. \nI guess catholic would be good - my Dh was raised Catholic and his parents are still very dedicated so at least I'd be able to see things from their point of view.\nWhere do I sign up? Aand it is only for one day, right ;)
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You are trying too hard.... All you need is faith. Stop and listen don't make it complicated.
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All the time!  I've especially learned to lean on him in the last 2 years since my husband and I split up.  I've especially felt it through the people God has put in my life that have helped me through it.  There have been some really low times, but God has always come through. Sometimes He takes you right to the point where you don't think you can take it any more, then when He answers your prayers just in the nick of time, you realize He was there all along.  But your faith is stronger because of the struggle.  It's like exercising.  When you first start, it hurts, and you're sore all the time.  But if you stick with it it gets easier and you get stronger, and soon it doesn't hurt any more. I know I'm much stronger spiritually than I was 2 years ago.
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lack of faith and confidence on his/her own ability & scared to face the reality in life and dependence on god or even due to there badluck or badfortune of past experience
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There comes a point in accepting faith, when that faith will be tested.  There are a great deal of souls that have not reached the same stage as you.  The secular world is full of temptations and holds onto them with greedy hands.  One of the reactions that people have around those who have accepted Christ, is to be repulsed by it.  It is natural.  They are not ready for it.  They do not need it yet.  I myself have felt this revulsion, and I myself have felt the movement of the Holy Spirit within me.  To be converted is to be in love, and nobody likes people in love.  They act sappy, but to that person who is in love, there is no feeling like it in the world.  You are on cloud nine for weeks on end, and someone's going to pull you down.  Misery loves company.  Just hang on to that faith now, and guard it like your most precious possession.  Pray for those who would revile you.  After all, it is easy to love your friends, but not so easy to love your enemies.