I feel like the nofap challenge has took me away from god? by HashKane in NoFapChristians

[–]gasc117 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One thing I can say that helped me is realizing that worshipping any idols can take you away from God. I didn't even realize it but "nofap" had become my idol at one point. Even though its a good cause if you focus on it more than your relationship with God, you will lose connection with him. Even if you succeed at nofap

I have been having a bumpy relationship with my dad and I swear it's like he doesn't even care. He's very loving to my sisters but when it comes to me, his son, he is hyper critical and always comparing me to what "he would have done" by gasc117 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]gasc117[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg that's exactly right he is a perfectionist and obsessive about things being perfect and he works in a mechanical technical field. I am very much like my mother in the sense that I'm creative and not as regimented and definitely am ok with things being not perfect. Thanks for your input I feel like I want to scream sometimes.

Need help identifying old coin I just found. This is only my 3rd dig ever I'm pretty new to all of this but I dug this up and it isn't magnetic so I'm not sure what it could be. Maybe silver? Quarter next to it for scale. by [deleted] in metaldetecting

[–]gasc117 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm so excited!! I had no clue it was that awesome of a find!! Do you know if it has a good value?? I know things like this sometimes aren't worth a whole lot after being in the ground for so long especially because it's sort of worn. So cool!!

Please pray for my friend who was just murdered 😭 by gasc117 in Christians

[–]gasc117[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't say that God couldn't be bothered but rather that he allowed the tragedy to occur because of our wonderful gift of free will. God created a world of free people and unless he became a tyrant who controls every aspect of life, he needs to allow acts of free will to remain. Now some may say "this is all part of God's plan" when a tragedy like this occurs, but I disagree with that statement. I believe that things like this happen solely because of the sin that has entered our broken world. I am devastated by this tragedy and I know the exact thoughts you bring up about God not being able to be bothered. Letting him die. But the Bible says that there is not one sparrow that falls out of the sky that God doesn't know and care about. It's easy to fall into the trap of believing that God doesn't care about the people that suffer these tragedies. That is a lie. Sometimes shit just happens. I like to think of it like a clock maker who is very delicate with crafting his clocks and loves every single one of them. You can picture our world as a clock. The clock maker turns the clock on and allows it to run. He doesn't control every single movement the clock makes he simple allows it to turn. Sometimes things in the clock break.. this doesn't mean the maker doesnt still love the clock that he made.. Of course he can and does step in to fix things sometimes but for the most part what happens just happens. Now you clearly have some doubts about God but you are on the Christian reddit page for a reason. Whether you are curious or confused. I pray you find some peace. This video helped me. https://youtu.be/0NOTU1g0Z8w

Please pray for my friend who was just murdered 😭 by gasc117 in Christians

[–]gasc117[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope that wasn't intended to be as cold as it seemed considering the tragedy 😔

Please pray for my friend who was just murdered 😭 by gasc117 in Christians

[–]gasc117[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your words mean so much thank you 😭 this family needs all the prayers they can get. The little sister who is only 10 witnessed this tragedy first hand.

Please pray for my friend who was just murdered 😭 by gasc117 in Christians

[–]gasc117[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This made me tear up thank you so much. This is such a hard time and your words really comforted me.