Religion and faith. i need help asap?

Question

i need help. i am from a very religious family and i have always had problems with having faith in god, i feel so bad even admitting it, but it eats at me night and day and i dont know what to do about it, theres always been this evil voice in my head saing things like "god is not real" and it drove me to taking anti depressants but even those dont help me. i pray to god for him to help me. but why do i do this? it makes me feel like i am such a bad person. has anyone else ever gone through something like this? and how can i stop these stupid thoughts i my head. please everybody who reads this just please pray for me,

Answer 1

Science and religion don't contradict eachother.

Somebody to be really dumb, he has to ignore the following as proofs of God's existance. Do you think it is a miracle 1400 years before God is telling people which is being discovered just recently, and still people are not believing in the word of God, and letting perceptions dictate their beliefs about Islam without discovering it truly. Very unnatural not to use common sense.

A) The 'Big Bang' / water as sign of live" in The Quran

Do those who disbelieve not see that the heavens and the earth were sewn together and then We unstitched them and that We made from water every living thing? So will they not believe? (Qur'an, 21:30)

Today all scientists are looking for signs of water for live, and believe in big bang theory. But they can't believe what God already told them 1400 years ago through His prophet.

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B) The ongoing expansion of Universe:

which science is just discovering:

And it is We Who have constructed the heaven with might, and verily, it is We Who are steadily expanding it. (Qur'an, 51:47)

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C) The End of Universe:

Scientists say that when the mass of the universe has reached a sufficient level, this expansion will come to an end because of gravity, causing the universe to collapse in on itself. 3

That Day We will fold up heaven like folding up the pages of a book. As We originated the first creation so We will regenerate it. It is a promise binding on Us. That is what We will do. (Qur'an, 21:104)

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D) CREATION FROM HOT SMOKE

Scientists today are able to observe the formation of stars from a hot gas cloud. Formation from a warm mass of gas also applies to the creation of the universe.

Then He turned to heaven when it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come willingly or unwillingly." They both said, "We come willingly." (Qur'an, 41:10-11)

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E) THE STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SUN, THE MOON AND THE STARS. Moon reflected Light, and Sun having its own light:

Science knows today the moon reflects light, but Sun has light generated on its own.

Do you not see how He created seven heavens in layers, and placed the moon as a light in them and made the sun a blazing lamp? (Qur'an, 71:15-16)

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F) ORBITS AND THE ROTATING UNIVERSE,The information that they have orbits (spheres) in which they travel.

It is He Who created night and day and the sun and moon, each one swimming in a sphere. (Qur'an, 21:33)

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G) THE ROUNDNESS OF THE EARTH/ The way day and night seem if looked from space.

He has created the Heavens and the Earth for Truth. He wraps the night up in the day, and wraps the day up in the night. (Qur'an, 39:5)

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H) Ozone layer protection/ the air in sky / THE PROTECTED ROOF

In the Qur'an, Allah calls our attention to a very important attribute of the sky:

We made the sky a preserved and protected roof yet still they turn away from Our Signs. (Qur'an, 21:32)

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I) THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH

One item of information about the Earth given in the Qur'an is its similarity to the seven-layered sky:

It is Allah Who created the seven heavens and of the earth the same number, the Command descending down through all of them, so that you might know that Allah has power over all things and that Allah encompasses all things in His knowledge. (Qur'an, 65:12)

The information in the above verse is confirmed in scientific sources, wherein it is explained that the Earth consists of seven strata. These, as scientists have identified, are:

1st layer: Lithosphere (water)

2nd layer: Lithosphere (land)

3rd layer: Asthenosphere

4th layer: Upper Mantle

5th layer: Inner Mantle

6th layer: Outer Core

7th layer: Inner Core

It is just a matter of time, when scientists will discover clear seven layers in sky as well.

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J) THE MOVEMENT OF MOUNTAINS

In one verse, we are informed that mountains are not motionless as they seem, but are in constant motion.

You see the mountains you reckoned to be solid going past like clouds. (Qur'an, 27:88)

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H) Formation of Black holes:

When the stars are extinguished, (Qur'an, 77:8)

[I swear] by Heaven and the Tariq! And what will convey to you what the Tariq is? The Star Piercing [the darkness]! (Qur'an, 86:1-3)

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I) THE FORMATION OF RAIN

How rain was formed remained a great mystery for quite some time. Only after the weather radar was invented was it possible to discover the stages by which rain is formed.

According to this discovery, the formation of rain takes place in three stages. First, the "raw material" of rain rises up into the air with the wind. Later, clouds are formed,  

Answer 2

Pray to the Jesus and all will be fine and the like.

Answer 3

You need to get out, somewhere far away and do something.  I would advise a hike in the mountains to clear your head, take your Bible with you.  Pray that God helps you find a place of peace to restore whatever it is that is troubling you.  Everyone falls under attack (spiritually) sometimes, few know how to fight back.  Find intercessors at your church who have the anointing to pray for you, and get folks praying for you.  You would be surprised how many people out there will add you to there list of daily prayers, parents / grandparents / ect.  It sounds like you should do more with you hands than sitting around thinking about what you believe. IF you speak, "I believe in Jesus" friend, believe me when I say it IS what you believe, just as surely as if you would of said otherwise.  The mind is a battlefield, but speaking what you believe and moving on is important, don't let the "little doubts" poke holes in your faith, don't just sit there and allow them to brow beat you down with lies and propaganda.  If you doubt the existence of God, I feel sure that he will show himself to you soon, in some way you most likely will not be expecting.  

Answer 4

let me ask you this..How are you feeling about you?  usually we start out doubting ourselves..who am i supposed to be?  What am I supposed to think, then as we doubt our self worth we begin to doubt our relationship with ..God.. how can something out there be greater than the universe who is in charge who loves us and we are in this mess.  You sound like you are having a faith crisis and these come from time to time all through our lives.  Try getting alone and asking yourself what are you doing or not doing..are you praying..are you doing good works..get out of yourself and look around .. his love for you .. his plan for you hasn't changed..try to look at this crisis as a signal that you need refreshing and re enforcement..look back on the beattitudes..the gifts of the holy spirit..look for some one more grounded in their faith to talk too..psalms helps me..don't listen to any force telling you you are spinning your wheels .  I will pray you receive  a spiritual healing and you go on feeling conflicted..you are growing up.. so give yourself a break and the lord be with you. One more thing..if you decide to take this journey on your own..keep God close.. we get into trouble left to our own devices.

Answer 5

Keep praying!

Answer 6

I used to  be a christian spiritualist, but am now an athiest. I had religion pushed on me from a young age and i took it for granted that it was all fact.

When i started questioning my beliefs i read some info from both sides of the argument, and made my own mind up. Religion is a personal choice, i think my family's faith is a joke but i accepted its what they believe.

try looking on the web theres lots of resources

Answer 7

just say this bfore you sleep 3 times

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of men, (1) The King of men, (2) The god of men, (3) From the evil of the whisperings of the slinking (Shaitan), (4) Who whispers into the hearts of men, (5) From among the jinn and the men. (6)

then you will be ok

Answer 8

I believe it's normal to have doubts in your head at least at some point. Although I cannot relate completely, I can relate on some level because I grew up in the Bible Belt (and still reside here) where there is a church on every corner (not an exaggeration, sometimes even more than one per corner). People don't ask IF you go to church, they ask WHERE. I've always held a deep belief of God in my heart, but I've never believed in the hellfire and brimstone so so many organized religions preach. I was made to feel like a complete outcast so often because my beliefs did not coincide with those around me. I wanted so badly to be able to have faith that all those things being taught in the churches I surfed were the ultimate Truth, but it just wasn't something I could believe deep in my soul. I am 30 years old now and just now at peace with my decision to be spiritual and not religious.

My advice to you is this: Have patience. Be okay with having doubts for now. There will come a time when you experience something so beautiful and amazing that you will have no doubt whatsoever that there is a loving and merciful God who's just been waiting patiently for you be ready to embrace him.

Answer 9

Religion is nothing more than a means to express your faith. Everyone goes through life wondering if god exists.  I've wondered the same thing billions of times in spite of the personal evidence I have for his existence.  It's all in how you see things.  You can view miracles as a series of common coincidences or you can view them as something guided by the hand of god.

The only thing you need to have faith is the knowledge that God believes in you.  It doesn't matter what you believe because he's already done the work of redemption. Once you accept the fact that God believes in you, you'll be able to see the things he's doing in your life. Once you see the hand of god guiding and comforting you, your faith will become real and the doubts will relinquish their power over you.

Prayer isn't just a cell phone god gave us so we could call him whenever we need something. Prayer is communication with god. It's talking to him, praising him, thanking him for everything in your life.  But most of all, prayer is clearing the clutter from your empty mind and letting the voice of god enter your heart.

Answer 10

r u serious?

I don't think you should take anti depressants for that. You are just thinking. Thoughts are not evil, they're just your thoughts.

That sounds really messed up. You should trust yourself. Don't try to force yourself to be something you're not. You'll be alright.Don't be so hard on yourself.

Answer 11

Christianity employs guilt to keep people in rank. Not believing in God -- or questioning it for that matter -- does not make you a bad person. But accepting the reality of the situation will make you happier. You shouldn't have to live in torment like this.

Do you see how you have been brainwashed to believe in this god? There is no God, there is no evil. Just stories we put in kids' heads. I've been an atheist for 18 years and I've led a very good life, free of guilt, open to reality, accepting of others as who they are and happy to be who I am.

Answer 12

(James 4:7-8) . . .Subject yourselves, therefore, to God; but oppose the Devil, and he will flee from YOU. 8 Draw close to God, and he will draw close to YOU. . . .

Answer 13

I've gone through this too and the thing that really helped me was to do an intense Bible study on Christian Evidences.  You should be able to find some stuff online about it.  It will really fortify your faith and relieve your doubts.

God Bless