Faith...

[Survivor1687]

What does having faith or even just the word faith in general mean to you?

This is why I refuse to give up. Even when it seems impossible.

[Dolphin14]

I feel the same. Don't give up. Know that if we work at our issues we can win the battle.

Sending peace and loving kindness your way

🐬

[Survivor1687 in reply to Dolphin14]

Ty 🐬 🙏🥰

[Bill181]

I dnt know but what I do know is wish I had some faith

[sleepless96]

Faith is the assured expectation of what is hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities that are not seen.

[AnxiousSilver]

FWIW, I believe in God. I believe in Jesus, and I believe that Jesus died for our sins.

Why?

1 - Well for starters there were a few times that I should have been already dead in my life, but "somehow" I didn't die and made it.

2 - I also had a "vision" (closest thing that you can get to a NDE without being an NDE) in my late teens/early 20's, so I know that "something" is out there.

3 - I've done a lot of research on NDEs. I understand that scientists have created ways to make people hallucinate into a NDE. (which makes non-believers happy)

But there still isn't an explanation (at least that I'm buying) why people can see things when they are floating that they should not have seen or heard. Or why a blind person can see during an NDE.

For me there is faith in an afterlife, but IDK if I am good enough for that afterlife. (that is one of my constant fears)

IDK.. I'm trying to be the best person that I can be, and trying to help others, but I am also hurting inside ATM.

🙁

[Survivor1687 in reply to AnxiousSilver]

((hugs)) 💜

[AnxiousSilver in reply to Survivor1687]

Thank you. Hugs back.

[Agora1]

Faith to me means a belief in someone or something including ourselves. xx

[Survivor1687 in reply to Agora1]

((hugs)) 💜

[CL3V3R-G1RL]

I often struggle with this. Because this is what my dad says to me when I'm sad. When I have real bad anxiety and I don't feel well and I tell him this. He tells me to have faith that everything will be okay. While that sounds nice but I I struggled to find it. I know for him Faith is the belief in God. God will give you more than you can handle and God will provide you with what you need.

But I'm an agnostic. I don't know who or what God is. I don't know if he or she exists. So when I hear faith I think it means to believe in something. You just know, you know? You have faith in a person. Like a best friend. You know your best friend will come through for you in a time of need so that's faith.

I struggle with faith in that I will be okay again. That I'll be me again. I won't be like this forever. Some days it feels like it will never be that way and I don't have the faith that it will 😭

But I try. I try to remind myself that it's just a bad day. Bad days don't last forever. And you'll get through this. It's okay if you can't find the faith now. It's there and you'll find it again.

[Survivor1687 in reply to CL3V3R-G1RL]

((hugs)) 💜

[Midori]

I have faith in myself and my own abilities.

I don't have a religious faith as such, although I follow (loosely) the teachings of Jesus.

I accept folk as they are, and try to not judge folk.

To me all humans are the same, we all want to make the best life we can for ourselves and family.

Cheers, Midori

[kenster1]

despite everything that`s happened in my life I still have faith and belief that things can change for the better even a little glimmer in darker times is enough to keep going.