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What can I do to fix my faith?

I have grown up in a christian home but have had some huge struggles with my faith. My back ground was in one of the churches that believes in speaking in tongues and that you will be blessed if you give to the offering ect. I have found all of this to not be true and have had so many disappointments. These churches have had a large emphasis on the supernatural and in my opinion, have abused their role as a Christ centered church. All of this has had a lasting impact on me and now I question the very power of God. I have been looking for another church for a few months now but I'm not sure if that can even help me with this. I read my Bible every day yet I really don't think it has had any impact on the situation. I feel myself slipping into a direction that I don't want to go. What can I do to get myself back on the right track? Please keep all answers respectful. Also everyone that believe in Christ, please keep me in your prayers.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Unfortunately a lot of churches do not teach the truth of the Bible. Here's a website that perhaps can help you find a Bible teaching church. Do not give up on your faith. More importantly, do not give up on Jesus. Remember to keep your eyes on the prize and the One Who gives it. It's a shame we are also disillusioned by our very own brothers and sisters in the Lord. Jesus knows your hurts and He will give you an answer, if you seek Him diligently. Remember Jeremiah 29:11-12

  • 1 decade ago

    Mike, there is only one faith, "the faith once given to the saints" (Acts 2 onwards) whereby all receive the infilling of God's Spirit, evidenced by speaking in tongues (though the main use is personal private prayer - Jude 3, 20-21), and meetings should focus on teaching about how this transforms people from being natural to sons of God!

    To back this up there should be the orderly use of the Spiritual gifts as detailed in 1 Corinthians 14.

    This will unite, strengthen and envision people in the willl of God.

    Get these things wrong and you will hardly see the power of God, instead you will have what you have experienced.

    Mike, I hope you visit us once. There are many with us who used to be in set-ups like you are noww in.

  • 1 decade ago

    I empathize. I was in the same place a couple years ago, but now I am where I should be. I feel safe, happy, content and at peace. My stress level is at zero, my heart no longer skips a beat.

    I suggest you think very carefully about who you are and what is real and true and do not try to fend off unwanted thoughts. You must deal with each issue. Let it all come in to you and your natural decision would follow.

    I hope this helps.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    I disagree. Crutches restoration no longer something; they basically help help people who can't help themselves. Edit: I disagree. faith isn't a restoration; it fairly is an emotional crutch that can actually worsen their emotional instabilities. advantageous, the guy would experience a non everlasting excitement from their faith, notwithstanding it is going to backfire on them the subsequent time a concern occurs. it fairly is plenty extra advantageous to tutor a individual the thank you to handle existence’s problems than it fairly is to mask them with fake desire. a sensible guy as quickly as stated, provide a guy a fish and you will feed him for the day, yet coach a guy to fish and you will feed him for a existence time. faith is risky. it is going to be consistently be discouraged.

  • 1 decade ago

    by trusting god

    it was not god that led you wrong but a church

    why would you stop following god because of what one church did

    if you went to a doctor who was a quack would you stop going to all doctors?

    continue to believe in and follow god

    god does not let us down people do.

    KJV: Hebrews 11:6. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    How will you know when you find the One True Church(tm)?

  • 1 decade ago

    Just find Jesus and have Him help you. He will bless you in all areas of your life if your heart truly wants Him. =)

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