Hi there!

I know that we haven't met yet, as I am new to the site. Still wanted to post a welcome back, though!

Kit

Awwww thank you Cris *smiles*

Your English looks fine to me!

Nopes, I haven't been to the USA as yet. I am hoping to go in July, if I feel better, to a writing convention. I sure do look forward to it and I should be seeing part of the USA as a few friends of mine and I are meeting up first, then going up to Canada to meet another couple of friends, and then all going to the convention. Of course, the USA is huge. Certainly compared to the UK and even more so compared to Holland  

I hope to see some mountains, always wanted to see those!

Thank you so very much  

*hugs*

Kit

What you say makes a lot of sense. Thank you so much, again.

I will have a look around and talk to the priest/pastors, and see what makes me feel at home. I think it would be nice, and good for me, to be amongst other Christians. The people around me now, none of them are religious at all.

When I was in Holland I went to a church for a while. It was a really cheerful place, lots of singing and music, we had a visiting gospel choir once, that was great. But I left after a while because there was quite a bit of inner conflict there, which was a real shame.

My grandmother, and her sister (who sadly is in heaven now), and her sisters husband all went to the Salvation Army, so as a kid I used to go there for Christmas.

So I have had a bit of a taste of how nice and inspiring it can be. It always was so uplifting, made me feel so good.

I guess that I have just been postponing finding a church because of indeed not knowing what the churches are like. Guess it is time to find out  

I will pray for you, Pixie. And for your Grandfather.

I hope that everything will be so much better soon! And that you will feel so much better soon, as well.

Kit

  You are all so very welcoming, and those responses are heart warming and give me hope. Thank you!

I went to the therapist for that first appointment. He thinks that I have anxiety (I knew that, of course) and also post traumatic stress syndrome (or disorder, whatever it is called).

I guess that it makes it a bit easier to have a "label" on things. I was mainly so scared of harming somebody, what with my mind being so weird at times. I would never wish to harm anyone.

I also feared that perhaps something bad was affecting me. The devil, perhaps. That may sound weird, but then again it is easy to believe anything when feeling that way.

So it is lovely to see some good, nice people that pray for me, that are kind, and caring. And that didn't mind that someone they do not know, comes here and spills her troubles.

Thank you, again.

My surname is Marsters. I would be ever so appreciative. I believe in the power of prayer, and to know that people are praying for me does make a difference. It is comforting.

Kit

  I am not easily offended. Would be nice if it were so easy, though! But things worthwhile are almost never easy.

Thank you for your response, it did help. I often wonder what God wants for me to do, and if I am doing the right things. And how I may serve him better. If I do have some purpose, and what it will be.

I know of people like your sister-in-law. It would be so nice to have that kind of faith, and to be such a nice presence that would put people at ease. To be comforting and helpful to people. She must be an amazing woman.

Finding a good church is the hard bit. I don't mean that as the churches in my area not being good, I just do not know all the different faiths, what they stand for and what they are like. I do not think I would fit into one of the ones that preach so much about sin and hell. I have spoken to people sometimes whose whole faith seems to be based around that. My mind can be dark enough as it is, lately. I would love to go to a place that is more inspiring and uplifting. More positive. I hope that I am expressing myself in a way that does not offend anyone.

I do want to learn more, know more about what God wants from us, what is the right way to live. So many questions, so little knowledge  .

I am grateful for your offer, that is very kind and caring of you. I am certain that I will email, thank you  

Kit

Hi and thanks for the welcome!

And thank you for the encouragement  

Thank you both *smiles*

I would like to think that I am a Christian. I believe in God, I believe in Jesus. I believe that Jesus died for us, out of love for us.

Just lately I doubt everything, most of all myself. Everything just seems so uncertain. Sometimes it seems all so impossible. So even my faith is unstable, even though I cling to it. I hope that that makes sense.

But I pray, and I prayed for healing and for whatever is happening to me, to leave me. I hope that it will.

Hi there,

And welcome to the forum *smiles*.

I am far from an expert on prayers and the bible. I am sure other people will be able to help you a lot better with that. But I did want to leave a post for you and say I am sorry to read what you and your family have been through. And to not give up hope.

I have had many problems with my mother as well. I had real trouble with that, then decided the best I could do was forgive her and realise we all do not so nice things and say things that hurt others. We are all human, after all. Have you tried talk to her and ask her why she said that and is doing this? That may not be easy, but it might help.

I personally think that any prayer to God will be a good one. But as said, I am not an expert.

Hang in there *smiles* you will be in my prayers.

Kit

Many sincere thanks Richard for your prayer and kindness. I am very grateful.

Kit

Thank you Richard =)

Your kind welcome is very much appreciated. Past 4 am and I am still awake and on this forum, reading through threads and have posted several questions that I hope won't offend anyone!

It seems such a lovely place here.

...but my favorite books at the moment are those of author Terry Pratchett. Not a Christian author, or at least I wouldn't think so. But being in a bit of a personal low at the moment and finding current films and stuff on television rather flashy and violent (which may just be me, but other people around me say they find it all rather depressing too), I have found that Terry Pratchett's work can make me giggle no matter how I feel.

A couple of his books are not particularly to my liking, but the majority of them is great.

And between his rather cleverly written lines, there is a lot of truth. And they speak of acceptance of the other, no matter what your background is or what you look like. Tolerance, doing what is right, self confidence, helping people, getting the job done no matter how difficult it is, and a lot more.

That author will never know that he brought some light (and laughter) to my life recently. But I am very grateful!

Hello, my name is Kit, or at least that is what people call me, part of my middle name Kittiara. I came upon this forum this evening, when searching the Internet and looking for some answers. It seems a very welcoming and friendly place.

You may find some questions of mine on this board. Some may seem very silly, but they are genuine questions. I am going through a rather confusing time at the moment.

A bit about myself - I am 30 years of age, currently living in the United Kingdom. (I hope that that is okay, I think most people here are from the USA?). I have lived in the Netherlands for most of my life, hence my English is far from perfect.

I am a writer (or try to be), which may explain my overly active imagination. I love reading, nature, animals (especially felines, I have two felines around my place and another one that wanders in regularly, plus some occasional visitors).

I guess that is it, for now. I would not wish to bore you!
Besides, it is past 3 am here currently. I guess I should really go to bed sometime soon!

As I have mentioned in another post, I do believe in God and in Jesus (though sometimes it is difficult and I have so many questions and likely do a lot of stuff wrong).

But how do you know when your prayer is received? Some people seem so certain. Some people seem to be able to tell God is guiding them and what He wants from them. I don't. Am I doing something wrong?

My knowledge of the Christian faith and of the bible is very limited. I have always had my doubts about the bible (sorry, but I am of the wondering kind). I have always thought that if you try to live your life the best way possible and be kind to others and helpful and such, that that is the right way to go. But I am not sure.

The people here seem to nice, as I am reading through the forum. When asking other people I always get the sense that so much seems to be based on sin and fear of God, rather than His love. I guess that that is why I don't attend a church, because living a life based on fear does not seem a very good life to me. I rather thank God for His love for us all, if that makes any sense. Finding the right church for the individual can be difficult.

I am not sure how to pray correctly. I am not sure if I am listening correctly.

So how do you know? How do you know if you have truely been accepted as a child of God?