Trailblazer
Veteran Member
Is faith in God enough to give one hope when they feel hopeless?
Some people believe it is, and I used to think so. Look at what I posted only a little over a month ago.
My faith and hope are in God
But as time goes on and the hopeless situation continues, I believe it less and less. Potentially God could help me it but I don’t think He is going to. I have a feeling this is what God wants for me, to remain stuck in this situation for who knows how long, since nothing I have done has changed my situation. Of course, I don’t know what the future holds. All I know is what has happened so far.
Most believers believe that faith in God is enough to sustain a bad situation, so we just have to have faith that God will pull us through. That is easy for them to say if they are not in the situation that I am in. The people I know who say this are admittedly happy in their present life situation and they don’t need hope for the future since they have no worries about the future. They also believe that God has all these attributes I am not so sure God has, so no matter what, they believe it will turn out for the best in the end.
There is nothing more that I can do about my present life situation that I am not already doing, so I have to ‘try’ to accept it and ‘try’ to have hope for the future. That is not easy when one has lost hope, and the more hope I lose the less hope I have.
Maybe I am impatient, but given my age I don’t feel like I have forever to wait to have a better life. I try to live in the present, but when the present is not so good, then what? I just have to endure the present. I have to pretend it is not really that bad, when it is that bad, and that does not fix anything. I have explained my situation to a few people but I don’t think they really understand and they certainly can’t do anything to help. I am completely on my own trying to figure out what to do.
An objective observer looking from the outside might look at my life situation and say it is not that bad, it is actually pretty good, but they are not in my shoes living my life and they don’t have my thoughts and feelings. Some days or parts of the day I can see a Light, but then it fades away as I realize the reality of my present life circumstances.
Some people believe it is, and I used to think so. Look at what I posted only a little over a month ago.
My faith and hope are in God
But as time goes on and the hopeless situation continues, I believe it less and less. Potentially God could help me it but I don’t think He is going to. I have a feeling this is what God wants for me, to remain stuck in this situation for who knows how long, since nothing I have done has changed my situation. Of course, I don’t know what the future holds. All I know is what has happened so far.
Most believers believe that faith in God is enough to sustain a bad situation, so we just have to have faith that God will pull us through. That is easy for them to say if they are not in the situation that I am in. The people I know who say this are admittedly happy in their present life situation and they don’t need hope for the future since they have no worries about the future. They also believe that God has all these attributes I am not so sure God has, so no matter what, they believe it will turn out for the best in the end.
There is nothing more that I can do about my present life situation that I am not already doing, so I have to ‘try’ to accept it and ‘try’ to have hope for the future. That is not easy when one has lost hope, and the more hope I lose the less hope I have.
Maybe I am impatient, but given my age I don’t feel like I have forever to wait to have a better life. I try to live in the present, but when the present is not so good, then what? I just have to endure the present. I have to pretend it is not really that bad, when it is that bad, and that does not fix anything. I have explained my situation to a few people but I don’t think they really understand and they certainly can’t do anything to help. I am completely on my own trying to figure out what to do.
An objective observer looking from the outside might look at my life situation and say it is not that bad, it is actually pretty good, but they are not in my shoes living my life and they don’t have my thoughts and feelings. Some days or parts of the day I can see a Light, but then it fades away as I realize the reality of my present life circumstances.