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[__ Prayer __] I would really love some prayer right now

joeyc143

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I have been recovering from a serious depression, and I feel like a new person. I say praise God for that. But unfortunately, I am worried about falling back into it because I am incredibly lonely. I have almost no friends and I almost always think about having a girlfriend. I am 24 and I know a lot of you may say that is young, but I have pretty bad social anxiety and I absolutely need prayer to not only get rid of that, but for God to point me in the direction of a girlfriend. It really kills me inside because I can't even get a date. I don't even know how to really talk to girls... I know God made us all in special ways, but this is making my life almost unbearable because I need companionship desperately. Can you please pray for me? I would appreciate it so much and I'm sure it would raise my spirits. I just need help so much right now. I'm very tired of being alone. Thank you.

-Joey
 
Dear Joey, your problem is very prevalent among many; young and old. You mention being a Bass player in your church I think it was, and not only are you honoring God, but increasing your ability to associate with others. There is probably a multitude of different things if you think about it that will teach you to build your confidence among all segments of society including girls.

In Hebrews 4:16 we are told: "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." You perceive a need and we're going to God for it as the righteous man in Christ because Christians are only righteous because of Jesus' righteousness applied to us. James 5:16 ". . The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."

Dear Father, have Your way in the life of Joey and please help him to know the way You will have for him. Help him to have more friends and become satisfied with life itself as it were, and give him purpose in his Christian walk with You. Thank You Father and I ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
 
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My prayers are with you as well, Joey. Depression is something that many face, not that 'misery loves company' thinking is of any assist at times like these.

A couple of suggestions for you that might help fight off the loneliness, beyond reading & studying your Bible: Volunteer. Is there a Special Olympics organization in your area? If so, they are always looking for additional help with their fundraisers and events. This is a wonderful organization with truly loving & unselfish people involved with helping those with special needs.

Is there a public library in your community? Do they have a group like Friends of the Library, who do fundraising to help the library? Again, this would be another route to meet people outside of your church and to be of assist to others. If your library doesn't have a FOL group, you could always see if the Library could use additional volunteers. Library employees are typically very nice people who know how to communicate with everyone.

In the meanwhile, continue to stand strong in your relationship with our Lord God, and know that there are many here at CFnet who have you in our prayers!
 
Well, sincerely I treat you as a familiar friend, as from my deep heart, through pain and struggle I have passed through that experience, and with God's help although He didn't grant me anything from the world, instead challenges incurred, but He really presented healing and grace in my soul, that actually in that I am perfectly blessed, though in the midst of some irritation due to the discouragement when comes to sin grudging upon my spiritual acknowledgement.

Firstly, I am also one suffered from depression for five years until I came to Christ and after believing God does really great miracle in healing my loneliness, depressed, unsociable and eccentric mind and spirit. Well, I happened to being so great blessed with holy spirit when I entered the church and I even felt the church environment is so full of love, the love that turn me into a joyful person. And the church members that greet, and their care and sharing to have me be a part of the communion bring me great comfort in the blessed of holy spirit and I accept them as a spiritual family of my own, where there lies nothing conceal of my heart together with them.

After I believe in Christ, I also faced several trials in account of relationship. At first, I being uncomfortable disturbed by the lust when I am really sincere in showing concern other male Christians as being one of the fellows in the communion, in the name of Christ. I do being fall into temptation when I actually try to put myself thoroughly into the love and concern of their faith. Even by now, some discouraging feeling would came to my acknowledgement when I already treating the male Christians as part of the body in the love of Christ. And sometimes even with non-Christians I didn't hold any desires of relationship and the discouraging thoughts will certainly enter and took control of me while communicating with them. It really distracted and depressed me for a second every time I underwent, but later I always get encouraged when I trust, pray and surrender to God that He will built a good relationship among us in the love of Christ, and certainly like gathering wheat in the faith and love for the non-Christians.

Yeah, I got to mentioned on how God actually work on my spirit that I actually get through the loneliness and doubts dealing with relationship in the fellowship of God. I bet you will get the point when you truly undergo a kind of blessing of healing and wisdom while you get through the days of difficulties upon the matters of relationship. There are several occurrence that seems to be a major change in growing of faith. Firstly, God actually shown me a great knowledge about the blessing of man and woman from the purpose we are made. It is through a relationship that I actually follow the step what God command me to and did not fall into sin due to Christ and the great faith upon blessing. Later, I underwent the midst of struggle of being single or in the relationship serve the best in the purpose of God. In that time, I learn a lot of God's gift on these matter and keep in mind that blessing of him comes differently yet similarly blessed on the people being single submitted wholly to him and both joint together in the name of Lord. While after several test these and that, I find myself to have peace and determination to consecrate myself in the service of Lord.

Well, I just want to frankly speak that being long in testing before receiving the result from God cheer someone up rather than frustration the person. You get to know more about God's purpose on human's life, and serve to be prepared in becoming more persistent, persevere, patient, wise, thankful, peaceful, mature in faith, and acknowledge the importance of fellowship with God and how faithfully Christ worked between the couple in the relationship. And I hope you get some encouragement through my sharing in spite of the purpose of God on us might be different. Wish you receive the strength, peace and patient from God. And of course, I actually learn how importance God along with Christ serve as our most faithful friend when I have no friends to spoke with, and with lots of pouring out to Him I have a majority of problems solved and deepen faith and understanding the vastness of His love in numerous aspects of life through the common fellowship with God.
 
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