Person help: I’m getting really tired of people responding with ‘trust god’ - Help.com

its easier to trust in something larger than yourself
helps people have a sense of order and security

they might think its useful advice because it works for them but its not the same for all people

and the rest of your questions seem rhetorical and a little rude but i see where youre coming from

agreed
you guys might find what dane cook has to say about atheism humerous
i know i did

Alexaxas wrote:
Is that the bit where he talks about the guy who says he’s going to come back as a tree or something like that? Cook’s not quite my speed, but some of my friends think he’s hysterical.

Yes! That’s the one. I admire that man. He is so witty it’s ridiculous.

Never heard of them! I’ll youtube soon :)

Thats why I “Trust Dog”

my 2pence worth:
i think people saying trust in god, or jesus or whatever is a cop out. by relying on “greater forces” they are not accepting responsibility and passing the buck. Sitting around waiting for someone else to sort out problems is what children do.

TJ (Life is a HWY) wrote:
the aims of most Evangelical christians are to persuade the reader follow “the good news” and let God (preferably their version of God) into their lives. For that is what Evangelicalism means - to evangelize - to Crusade for Christ.

I’ve never really understood Evangelical Christians. When they get together do they just try to convert each other by hitting each other in the heads with the densest, heaviest and hardest book around? That’s how they often try to treat me, but they do it with a smile, like “sure this is going to screw up your life if I get a blow in, but I’ll go to heaven so ha!”

I appreciate the religion policy on the site because it seems to prevent some of the worst of those abuses and let me see the people who might normally act like that as caring, struggling people like myself.

It’s not a matter of if they ‘join your church, your problems would be gone’.
If your so sick of hearing it,
WHY don’t you try praying to God for help.
Thats what those people mean.
EVERYONE has a choice to their own religion.
Those people shouldn’t be PUSHING IT on you.
But, maybe you need to take their advise.
TRY JESUS

its even worse when they quote the bible as if it is an irrefuted source and god as being jesus who was sent to save us, i happen to believe we are all accountable for our actions and it is making fun of god to say that he had to manifest into a human to get himself killed to make people saved .. just doesnt make sense to me and its even worse when you see the people answering are just indoctrinated and arent even thinking of what they are telling you to do

Alexaxas I think that when someone replies with one of the phrases you are talking about they are not trying to convert you but let you know what helps them in their personal lives though I have seen some posts here where people have said in the name of Jesus/GOD that someone was going to hell or GOD hates them for what they are doing thats just plain hogwash no person can condemn another to hell and GOD hates no one. I can see why the non believers are so offended by these acts I would be too. No one can force another to believe in something they don’t want too.JMHO BRD

then dont, yet ur still miserable

pray it works. no need to be involve in one religion, it is a relship u create w/ ur God that matters. hope u will be enlightened

mas1s wrote:
I’m not suggesting that you get the 10 commandments chucked at you as a reply - I was more of why object to the general ‘god bless you’ ‘you’ll be in my prayer’ group to which I have no objection.

The thing is, religion can be used powerfully for good or evil. I think the problem the poster is trying to get help with is not helpful religious-minded responses, but unhelpful or dangerous ones.

i have to ask but if you are going to complain about someone telling you to trust in god and call that useless advice and inappropriate, what makes you think that telling a girl to “get rid of that kid… your going to ruin its entire life” is such appropriate and great advice? you don’t have to answer i was just making a point.
positive thinking, that might help with your problems a little bit.

i am sad for you, you don’t seem to have anything good to say. and what do you think negative thinking is going to give you? just quit being so angry. positive thinking forces you to see the good in the world. it’s not that bad, it could always be worse, you can get out of this, you can do it; those are all ways of positive thinking. it doesn’t sound like much but if you can’t be positive during hard times then you won’t get out.

I think we need to be careful in the words that we choose to say to people. People have different experiences with those words. Just this week I was misunderstood by a good friend. Anyhow I think you have some valid points. If ‘positive’ thinking provides a false sense of comfort then you shouldn’t be thinking on it. I am not sure what you mean by ‘positive thinking,’ but I can relate to not liking to think on false things. For example, say you feel like someone at home is ignoring you. It is easy to imagine that they are, but sometimes people read into things and put themselves through torture. I have this problem a lot. It is hard to think on what is true and real sometimes. To take things at face value. I’m not finished…

Maybe you are thinking about positive thinking in another way… maybe you don’t want to imagine good things because you get disappointed???? Am I close?

First of all nobody’s problems will just go away if they trust God so thats completely false. We will always have problems especially in the fallen world we live in. As people created by God our created purpose is to have a relationship with God. I’m 44 and spent a lot of time trying to figure things out in life but until I truly realized who I was in Christ did it really begin to make sense. I see posts by people who havn’t even begun to live or are just going through the fire and thinks its the end of their world. In this world we will have all kinds of things and trials happen to us. In speaking to my daughters I would give you the same advise as I would them there is someone bigger than ourselves that loves more then we will ever understand or comprehend we just need to reach out to Him and let Him in.

never be tired in trusting god!