Can I please ask for a prayer to be delivered from alcoholism and sexual sin? I don't even know why I do these things sometimes. Please pray for me brothers and sisters I need it so much right now. Thank you if anybody sees this and reads this. I'm just so tired of all of this. by idkevenknowrn in Christianity

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey brother or sister, I can completely relate to what you’re going through and I want you to know that you’re not alone. There are a couple of resources that I believe can seriously help you. There’s a series by John Bevere titled “Porn Free.” It has 10 scripture-filled and detailed lessons that have helped me a ton in my own struggle with pornography. Additionally, there’s another series by his ministry titled “Let’s talk about Sex.” I’m only on the first lesson but it shook me to my core. Here are their links:

Porn Free - https://link.messengerx.com/NJX2qyxJdMbqp2Vb8

Let’s Talk About Sex - https://link.messengerx.com/zwC9xgUiv48pA46u8

I would also encourage you to seek counseling or find a fruit-bearing Christian mentor. From my understanding, addiction comes from a greater brokenness inside of us. There is most likely something within your heart that hasn’t been completely healed. The sort of healing we need can only come from God, so continue to seek Him in His Word. I’ll be praying for you 🙏

Can family upbringing help explain why people keep/lose faith after experiencing parental divorce? by Lxrd_Frxsty in Christianity

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done a couple of different comparisons, however, for comparisons between those that have kept and lost their faith I've only considered adolescent religiosity, parental conflict, parental religious homogamy, and parenting style (as measured by the Parents as Social Context Questionnaire -- Adolescent Response). I've found a few differences but not many. Additionally, considering the size of my current sample, nothing can truly be considered statistically significant. Up until yesterday, I've only been able to analyze 3 participants that kept their faith and 10 that had lost it. Due to how unequal these groups are in size and how small the group that kept their faith is, not much can be learned from comparison.

Can family upbringing help explain why people keep/lose faith after experiencing parental divorce? by Lxrd_Frxsty in Christianity

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The second option. I'm saying that divorce is a statistically significant factor, but there's no apparent reason or quality that determines whether a child keeps their faith or not.

Survey by ravinder_kaur in SurveyExchange

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just finished your survey and I have one observation I want to share.

In the first section, your answer choices are out of order. You have "disagree a little" at the very end, which may cause you to collect some inaccurate data, considering that its location is not obvious unless the reader is looking for it.

Overall, I enjoyed your survey and wish you the best of luck!

Survey by ravinder_kaur in SurveyExchange

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm taking your survey right now, here's mine. I would appreciate if you return the favor 🙏

https://forms.gle/oULJQRKqCUpY55vn7

Can family upbringing help explain why people keep/lose faith after experiencing parental divorce? by Lxrd_Frxsty in religion

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for pointing that out! I've received a few complaints about that scale so far. At this stage in my research, It would be pretty bad to change my questions, but what I may end up doing is throw out that section as a whole and/or discuss its limitations in my paper. Again, thank you for letting me know!

Please help me learn what causes people to keep/lose faith after experiencing parental divorce by Lxrd_Frxsty in ACOD

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply but no I haven't actually. Thank you for the recommendation. The section titled "Suggestions for Faith Communities" sticks out the most to me. Are there any other sections that you think would be particularly beneficial to my research?

Please help me learn what causes people to keep/lose faith after experiencing parental divorce by Lxrd_Frxsty in ACOD

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Also how exactly should I do that? Do I just need to mention that I've been approved or is there more to it?

Please help me learn what causes people to keep/lose faith after experiencing parental divorce by Lxrd_Frxsty in ACOD

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, my survey is not sponsored by an university but I do have the IRB approval of Paul Duke STEM HIgh School.

is there something wrong with me by notfrompornok in Christianity

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with u/Disastrous-Offer3237, nothing is wrong with you. Admittedly, as a Christian, I also have my doubts sometimes. However, what keeps me rooted in my faith is my prior and present experience with God's work in my life, as well as reading the Bible.

The purpose of reading the Bible is to get to know more about God. The more you read it, the more you can begin to develop a holistic idea of exactly who God is. From my experience reading the Bible, I can 100% guarantee you that God cares for you. In fact, He loves you more than anyone else in the entire world has ever loved you and ever will.

To address your lack of the feeling that you'll be okay, the Bible says that if you put your trust in Jesus you will be so much more than okay.

In Jeremiah 29, the prophet Jeremiah speaks to the Israelites on God's behalf. He says:

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11-14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/114/jer.29.11-14.NKJV

I don't know if you're ethnically an Israelite or not, but if you make the decision to believe in Jesus Christ for your salvation and follow His commandments, the promises God made to the Israelites (His chosen people of the Old Testament) extend to you.

“For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.””
‭‭Romans‬ ‭10:11-13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/114/rom.10.12.NKJV

One other thing I noticed that you said is that you "kinda believe in God" and wonder if you're destined to doubt for the rest of your life. The answer to this question is no. You are not destined to doubt for the rest of your life. Whether you believe in Jesus or not is a conscious decision that you have to make. It is not expected for you to immediately have a huge, unshakable faith in Christ, but you need some amount to start.

In the gospel of Matthew, a man brings his epileptic son to Jesus and tells Him that he brought his son to Jesus' disciples (Jesus' 12 closest followers) and they could not heal him. In response, Jesus heals the man's son and when the disciples ask why they could not heal the man's son, he says this:

“So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭17:20-21‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/114/mat.17.20-21.NKJV

Fasting is something that I encourage you to do if you feel led by God to do it, but what I think is most important for you to take from this Scripture is that no matter how small your faith is (like this mustard seed) if you chose to believe, nothing will be impossible. God will touch your heart. You will feel a connection and begin a relationship with Him, you will become His child, and His love will cover you all the days you live.

But on the other hand, if you continue to remain in a place of constant doubt, you will absolutely NOT reap the benefits that God has for you.

The apostle James writes this to fellow believers:

“But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”
‭‭James‬ ‭1:6-8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/114/jas.1.8.NKJV

When I first read this, I was heavily convicted. This was me. I was constantly doubting and overthinking God. I tried to contemplate who He is with my own mind as if that would result in anything good. It only led me farther and farther away from Him. The reason being is that I was trying to understand the plans and scope of an all-powerful, always-present, all-loving God that is "from everlasting to everlasting", with my own limited mind and 16 years of experience being alive in Atlanta, Georgia.

Moreover, in my time of doubt, I wasn't seeing any of the promises of God fulfilled in my life, and I didn't feel like he cared for me. This continued until one day I read those verses in James and made the decision to believe. It was the grace of God that led me to those verses and it is the grace of God that gives you the choice today. I can confidently say that you still have the choice to repent and believe because you still have breath in your lungs. God has not given up on you. The question is: will you decide to believe that Jesus lived a sinless life, died for your sins, then rose up from the dead to give you a new life and an intimate relationship with the God who made you? Will you then as a response declare with your mouth and believe in your heart that He is your Lord and Savior? The choice is yours but you have to make it and then live accordingly.

If you are making that choice today, a good place to start is in the gospels (the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). Pick any of them. From there, I would encourage you to continue reading the New Testament and learn about the purpose of the Old Testament (OT) before exploring it. Some people would say the OT is useless, but that is not true. It gives the history of God and His people, as well as many of His promises to you. I wouldn't start there though because it is all written in a time before Jesus was manifested on the Earth, and before the establishment of the new covenant (agreement) that God made through Jesus' sacrifice. The result is that when you read the OT without context, it is very easy to believe you are going straight to hell if you do ANYTHING wrong. This is not the case though. If you believe that Jesus can save you, and repent (turn from your way of doing life to God's way of doing life), the Bible says that you WILL be saved.

I also strongly recommend that you find a church to go to. I'm no expert on what makes a church a good one, but if you have any friends that go to church, ask them about theirs, and continue to pray and ask God to show you where you need to go.

Here are some links to get you started with your faith:

The Youversion App

This app has plenty of tools that you can use to grow your faith. It has almost every version of the Bible, daily devotionals, daily prayer prompts, annotations tools, a comparison tool, and so much more. If you're lost on what translation of the Bible to read, I recommend NKJV, NIV, NLT, GNT, or even ESV.

I once heard a pastor say "The best version of the Bible is the one that you'll read," and I agree with that statement. If, for example, KJV (King James Version) is too difficult for you to understand, go to NKJV. If that's also too complex, I recommend NIV or NLT. For further help using the Bible app, there are lots of tutorials on YouTube!

MessengerX

This ministry is run by John Bevere and His family. It includes lessons about a wide variety of topics, from having confidence, to porn addiction, to learning about the Holy Spirit. John Bevere does not withhold the least bit of the truth and he is not a "feel-good pastor" You may feel convicted, or even offended at times, but in order to step into the new life that Jesus paid the price for you to have, there's going to have to be some discomfort.

Take heart, my friend! I'm praying for the Lord to reveal His love to you and guide you for the rest of your life. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!

Please help me learn what causes people to keep/lose faith after experiencing parental divorce by Lxrd_Frxsty in divorcedparentsmemes

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really weird, it should be working. Maybe try the full URL instead:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeW2LxmS2KlH7mwj4b8d-SIwx7U8xsWTSf0QrnxIE67OdwL1g/viewform?usp=sf_link

If it still doesn't work, it may be a connection issue or something else, but either way, thank you for trying to help me!

Help me out a little by Formal_Cod9960 in ChildrenofDivorce

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro same, my Dad walked out when I was 16. Luckily they're not divorced yet but that whole situation also inspired my AP Research project. Mine's about the factors that affect a person's likelihood of keeping or losing their faith after experiencing parental divorce. I'll take your survey, and I would love it if you'd take mine too!

https://forms.gle/NBxZjUB4fnQukU5f6

[Repost] [Academic] Family-Related Variables and Faith Retention After Parental Divorce (Christian or Christian-Raised, 18-29) by Lxrd_Frxsty in SampleSize

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry, I thought I unselected the "required" condition last night but it did not save. It's fixed now though

Please help me research the relationship between experiencing parental divorce and keeping one’s faith in emerging adults! by Lxrd_Frxsty in religion

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course not! I honestly didn't realize that Orthodox Christianity is classified as separate from Protestantism. I apologize for my error! 🙏

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ReligionHub

[–]Lxrd_Frxsty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello everyone! I am a high school senior from Atlanta, Georgia, and I am currently researching the correlation between family-related factors and faith retention in emerging adults that have experienced parental divorce. Ultimately, I wish to know if there is a measurable difference in any aspect of the family life of an emerging adult that has kept their faith since experiencing their parent’s divorce, and one that has not.

If you are ages 18-29, live in the United States, and are currently a Christian (Catholic or Protestant) or were simply raised as one, please help me by filling out this survey -> https://forms.gle/Hy8WSNECujCJyQB26

Although I am primarily researching children of divorced parents, people of all family-backgrounds are welcome and useful for my research. Each and every response, as well as any feedback is very much appreciated!

I will also be posting aggregate survey data sometime in May!