Help me know things are not as bleak as they seem.?

Question

I've lingered around, really sad, for a very long time now, can your words lift my spirits?

Answer 1

There are millions of people in this world deprived of basic human rights including sanitation, water, education, etc.

Moping around accomplishes nothing.  Be grateful for what you have and remember that your friends will always be there for you.

Now go out there and take a risk! ^ ^

Answer 2

You choose to be happy or sad. What ever situation happens we choose to win or lose. Even if the out come is not what we wanted , we can have an enlightened out look or a dejected out look. Things  don't make us sad, we make ourseleves sad and if we  can find the positive in everything, life never looks bleak.

Answer 3

be happy dude.peace ____

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Answer 4

I felt this way for years. I was given some things to think about by a very good person and she made me question my own thoughts.

I always believed in God and Jesus and she questioned me about that. Did I believe God loved me? Yes I was taught he did.

Was Jesus my friend? Yes I was taught he was.

I was asked to pray, have a conversation with God. And I did. I told him how he had failed me. I ranted at how I had been let down. Why wasn't he making me happy? Why  I believed my life was such c**p? Why he didn't make my life easy? I was accusatory and angry. I deserved better!

It came to me one day that instead of being accusatory perhaps I should be asking asking for help. Wow, what a difference. I began asking for different things. Not that God solve my problems outright but asking for guidance, courage, and to recognize him in my life.

Soon, I began to rely on my inner spirit more than the world around me. When I'm angry I seek my friend Jesus to settle my soul. Anger is the secondary result of hurt and pain, I find comfort in prayer and when I truly, sincerely ask for the resentment to be taken from me I feel a lifting of my spirit. The burden of anger, the thoughts of revenge  disappear and the freedom from it's weight is unbelievable. I ask God to take to these feeling from me and he does and they don't return. Ask God, he truly can take these from you and we only have to admit our own inadequacy to do so, and he is happy to take them from us.

I realize this may not be  what you want to hear. I am not a religious fanatic only someone that knows the power of God's love. I have been changed not because I went to church, or believe in any denomination though I am a Catholic - though for 20 yrs hardly stepped inside a church. I chose and believe my denomination and do not condemn anyone their beliefs.

I could care less how you connect with a higher power, Yahweh, God..it's the connection you need.

I say I pray, but really I have a conversations with my father in heaven, I ask advise and the answers come in his time - not mine. I have learnt patience, faith and know the joy of answers and the fulfilment of pray. I can only suggest you give it a try.

If you can't get any from this and consider it a  rant well what can I say.  KNOW THAT GOD LOVES YOU,and the rest of us can (so to speak) can all go to h**l! ( ha, ha not really)