Faith?
 

Okays well...this is weird.
I would love to be religious.
I have so much respect for religion.
But I don't believe it.
I want faith but I just can't find anything that I'd consider to be true.
I want to believe in something.
I want something that isn't gunna change, that I know will always be there.
But I don't know where to find it.
I'm so confused, how can you want to be religious but not believe anything?
x

Do you have faith in yourself, in other people? That is, as I see it, the best place to start.
At the end of the day, after my experimenting with spirituality/religion, I've come to realise that compassion for myself and others is the centre of everything. You don't need a religion or spiritual leader for that.

i agree with stellata. you can also believe n a set of moral values/ principles that you will always abide with- then you have created someonthing constant for yourself. youcan't force yourself to believe.
take care xx

I understand what you mean. I think it's because faith gives you that extra security too.

It might be worth educating yourself on different religions, see if there is anything that sounds true to you. Faith doesn't exactly happen overnight though, but I think it's good to be educated anyway.

Most faiths involve a similar values, where you have love and respect for others and do them no harm. Maybe concentrate on that for starters, see if you respect yourself as you do other people.
xo

all i could suggest is research different religions; my friend is considering buddhism atm.

Find out as much as you can about different religions and maybe you will find something that you can find faith in....

good luck

romp

Wow, I could've written this myself (in facti, i was about to do a thread concerning this same subject when I found this - FREAKY!!!!)

For the first time in my life I've really started giving a lot of thought to religion and God and all that. For the same reasons as you. I think faith would really help me to get through some difficult stuff I'm dealing with at the moment... In wa way, I guess I wanna be "saved", as lame as it sounds...

I have a friend who is cristian and very very religious. So is my mum. Talking about this issue with my cristian friend helped me a lot coz he let's me ask anything and always has good answers. And he even prayed for me (while i was listening) which gave me a whole new kind of strength and that was amazing! I can't say I yet believe in God or anything but I am really getting to know my spiritual side and it is exciting, to be honest:)

In the end, I don't really believe it matters what you believe in. I think it's the believing in general that gives you hope and strength.

Good luck and take care!

<3 Laura

*hugs* I don't really have any good advice (actually, I don't have any advice, not even bad advice...), but I just wanted you to know that you're not alone in thinking and feeling this way.

*offers hugs*

I know what you mean, kind of. I think having faith in something can be a brilliant help to people. Of course, I'm probably not the best person to talk to because I think the only good reason to believe in something is because it's true. It's great that you're interested, and that you're searching, though, and I hope you find what you're looking for.

I'd suggest doing some proper research. I think too many people are put off because they think "I don't want to believe that, so it can't be true". But I would really look into different faiths and see what you think. When you come across an objection or something that makes you think it can't be right, look into it further. People WILL have written about it from both sides. And then make up your mind.

Gosh, that sounds like a lot of work, doesn't it? Sorry, I don't mean to suggest that you HAVE to do all of that! It's just that personally I find it one of the most interesting things ever, lol. I can't promise to be able to help, but if you have any questions, feel free to PM me, I'm a bit of a religion geek.

Take care, I hope you're alright xo

I just wanted to say: having faith isn't always easy, even for people who do believe in something.

I'm a Christian, and I have been since I was 14. Lately (I'm 22 now!) I find myself neglecting my faith. It's not because I don't believe; I do. But I think being depressed makes everything harder, including that.

If you want to talk about anything spiritually-related, feel free to PM me. I'll try to listen and help and be non-judgemental.

very true.

i'm a christian and have been since i was 12 or 13, and it has helped me a lot and given me hope. it just feels right having something to believe in...

it can take a long time to actually have faith in something, just like it may take a long time for you to really trust a friend.

feel free to pm me if you want to talk about anything religious or whatever :)

I just wanted to say that I totally know how you feel. I want nothing more than to be able to believe...but something in me is just not letting me.