I have fallen by the wayside and wither. My faith is wavering because of the torment of this world and it is clear that I was never truly a Christian.
What do I do?
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Thanks brother. I wrote something along the same lines in my book during the holocough.
>If you subject yourself to actual struggle, in virtuous pursuit to improve yourself, or your family, community, and people, it will rewire your brain, and I promise you that you'll begin to become more thankful for what you have, and be able to suffer the inequities of life with joy
I have done this. The problem is that I forgot why I was doing this. I have the same problem as the Greek philosophers.. They understood the "how" but didn't understand the "why." I have distanced myself from God and what was once productive has become merely a burden.
Thanks for taking the time to read it. I can type fast and at length, so with people's limited time I appreciate all who do read what I write.
> holocough
Ha! Thanks for the laugh.
> I have done this. The problem is that I forgot why I was doing this. I have the same problem as the Greek philosophers.. They understood the "how" but didn't understand the "why." I have distanced myself from God and what was once productive has become merely a burden.
The only entities that can give you the "why" for your life are you and God. Pray, and pray often. Enumerate your problems, concerns, and questions to God. He will give you answers. It may take a while, but He will give them to you.
As for the meaning of life, it's the first chapter of my book. I can copy/paste the entire chapter if you want (and the reasoning for it), but in essence, the meaning of life is to improve ourselves, and whatever groups/communities we're a part of. We are to pursue perfection, even though we can't reach it. This pursuit is quite limited and less rewarding if we do it on our own, and for ourselves. It's far more rewarding if we do it within a healthy community. This is why it's so crucial to find people you align with, and build a community with them. This will take time and effort, as relationships are formed, favors are exchanged, and bonds are built, but it's worth it.
Even if our Christian faith, God doesn't require our works. God has everything He needs. He doesn't need our works, tithes, communion, baptism, or anything else from us. Our works are for our family, friends, church, community, and people. As such, God knows that we need these people for our own health, and encourages us to seek and built communities with such people. Through those communities, we'll be fulfilled and rewarded.
> I have distanced myself from God and what was once productive has become merely a burden.
Take a break. We're not machines. We can't just stack burden after burden after burden on someone's shoulders and expect them to never break. Sometimes we need to rest. God showed this to us, even in creation, when He rested on the 7th day, and commanded us to honor the sabbath (a day of rest every week). Set down your burdens, and rest, if at least for a little while. Rest enables us to appreciate what we have, and tell us why we toil. Men will often work themselves to exhaustion, crisis, and death. Don't do that. Work is meant to provide and enrich us and our people, not to break us. Men in this sphere will also subject themselves to too many evils and horrors of this world and become blackpilled, depressed, and demotivated. Take a break and walk away if you need to. Being informed isn't worth it if it breaks your spirit. There are several people here, just in ConPro, that have taken long breaks from social media, because they needed to. If that's what you need to facilitate your own health, take it. We'll miss you, but we'll support you all the way. The internet isn't worth your sanity.
In any case, I'll repeat my prayer. May God bless you and keep you, protect you, teach you, guide you, and shine His light on you.
It's not said enough among men, but I'll say it here, because it's worth saying. I love you brother. Take care of yourself, because we need all the good men we can gather.
Thanks brother. I wrote something along the same lines in my book during the holocough.
>If you subject yourself to actual struggle, in virtuous pursuit to improve yourself, or your family, community, and people, it will rewire your brain, and I promise you that you'll begin to become more thankful for what you have, and be able to suffer the inequities of life with joy
I have done this. The problem is that I forgot why I was doing this. I have the same problem as the Greek philosophers.. They understood the "how" but didn't understand the "why." I have distanced myself from God and what was once productive has become merely a burden.
> holocough
Ha! Thanks for the laugh.
> I have done this. The problem is that I forgot why I was doing this. I have the same problem as the Greek philosophers.. They understood the "how" but didn't understand the "why." I have distanced myself from God and what was once productive has become merely a burden.
The only entities that can give you the "why" for your life are you and God. Pray, and pray often. Enumerate your problems, concerns, and questions to God. He will give you answers. It may take a while, but He will give them to you.
As for the meaning of life, it's the first chapter of my book. I can copy/paste the entire chapter if you want (and the reasoning for it), but in essence, the meaning of life is to improve ourselves, and whatever groups/communities we're a part of. We are to pursue perfection, even though we can't reach it. This pursuit is quite limited and less rewarding if we do it on our own, and for ourselves. It's far more rewarding if we do it within a healthy community. This is why it's so crucial to find people you align with, and build a community with them. This will take time and effort, as relationships are formed, favors are exchanged, and bonds are built, but it's worth it.
Even if our Christian faith, God doesn't require our works. God has everything He needs. He doesn't need our works, tithes, communion, baptism, or anything else from us. Our works are for our family, friends, church, community, and people. As such, God knows that we need these people for our own health, and encourages us to seek and built communities with such people. Through those communities, we'll be fulfilled and rewarded.
> I have distanced myself from God and what was once productive has become merely a burden.
Take a break. We're not machines. We can't just stack burden after burden after burden on someone's shoulders and expect them to never break. Sometimes we need to rest. God showed this to us, even in creation, when He rested on the 7th day, and commanded us to honor the sabbath (a day of rest every week). Set down your burdens, and rest, if at least for a little while. Rest enables us to appreciate what we have, and tell us why we toil. Men will often work themselves to exhaustion, crisis, and death. Don't do that. Work is meant to provide and enrich us and our people, not to break us. Men in this sphere will also subject themselves to too many evils and horrors of this world and become blackpilled, depressed, and demotivated. Take a break and walk away if you need to. Being informed isn't worth it if it breaks your spirit. There are several people here, just in ConPro, that have taken long breaks from social media, because they needed to. If that's what you need to facilitate your own health, take it. We'll miss you, but we'll support you all the way. The internet isn't worth your sanity.
In any case, I'll repeat my prayer. May God bless you and keep you, protect you, teach you, guide you, and shine His light on you.
It's not said enough among men, but I'll say it here, because it's worth saying. I love you brother. Take care of yourself, because we need all the good men we can gather.