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I'm not exactly a socialite, I don't get out much and I spend a lot of time by myself. I need help and In my mind I'm taking a risk by even posting here for people to see. I don't get much interaction with Christians, however I do get interaction with everyone else. I don't smoke, drink, do drugs or party. I'm boring in every sense of the word. And My "friends" let me know all the time. I trust in God, but not in man. What do I need help with you might ask? For the entirety of my life I've been fine in solitude. But now that I am in school and since I've started working I've been absorbing the world and not God, I seek Him when I'm alone but no one, not even my "friends" I have support my faith. I'm starting to break down on an emotional level. I need to know there are others who believe, right is still right, and wrong is still wrong.

• [email protected] If there are such people, email me here. Thank you for your time.

Hi OuterHeaven, welcome to CC.

OuterHeaven, you are not boring. You are a box of awesomeness just needing to be opened. I have been in a very similar situation just a couple of years ago. To this day I still spend most of my time in solitude. Getting to know fellow brothers and sisters is a good step forward, whether you know then face to face or online. Remember, you are "Blessed and Highly favored" just for being a child of God. One more thing, "Welcome to CC."

Brother, I struggle with the same things, and any other Christian will as well.

First of all, abstaining from foolishness is not boring; it is wise. I spent the better part of my 20's giving in to the world instead of standing up to it, and all it did was break my spirit because my soul belongs to Christ and I knew I was living foolishly. That's what drugs, alcohol, casual sex and other worldly behaviors cause. Separation from God. Emptiness.

1 John 2:!5
[SUP]15 [/SUP]Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Did you know that word boring only came around in the last few hundred years? Boredom is a modern luxury and a part of the first world disease of excess and pride. With the advent of modern technology people have decided they know it all because they experience it in a school book written by worldly men or on a screen with programming created by worldly men with worldly agendas.

The older you get, the more evil you will see/experience. The world lets evil break them because they do not have the strength of Christ. They adopt a paradigm of bitterness instead of love. Christ is the only way we can understand pure love because he is the only giver of pure love.

The world will tell you that you are an idiot for believing in a "stupid book". The sad part is, the world is trapped in a cage; the gate of Christ's love and forgiveness is ready and waiting for them, but they choose to remain caged. They are the ones who are "bored". In fact, they are so bored, that they are purposefully killing themselves with drugs and alcohol. You can't argue with that because those substances are all immediately toxic to the body, but their reply will ALWAYS be, "dude, just chill out/relax; don't be so uptight."

Ever notice the names for being drunk? Here are a few: plastered, wasted, sh*tty, smashed, trashed, hammered.. How about high? Stoned, burnt, spaced, tweaked... Do any of these words sound good???

1 Corinthians 2:14
[SUP]14 [/SUP]But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Put on the full armor of God because the word will attack you, and it is only going to get worse as the years go by. We are aliens to this world, and we will be treated like it. Considered it a blessing.

Ephesians 6: 13-18
[SUP]13 [/SUP]Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. [SUP]14 [/SUP]Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, [SUP]15 [/SUP]and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. [SUP]16 [/SUP]In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. [SUP]17 [/SUP]Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.[SUP]18 [/SUP]And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Welcome to CC OuterHeaven!

You are not boring, you are wise!

But I do have some advice. I know this is going to sound harsh, but it's time for some new friends. You need friends who share your spiritual values. That's what the Bible means about being equally yoked (no, it's not just for marriage, it's for ALL our relationships!).

Please find a local Bible-believing church in which you can grow in the Lord, meet new people and make new relationships that will support you, not bring you down.

You are blessed, brother, and I wish you all God's best! I'll be praying!

Brave young man! Welcome; I hope today you feel a little less alone.

Thank all of you! Matthew, Thank you for the effort you put in your post, and I will heed your advice. It is nice to see that there are believers out there and I am not alone. Santuzza, I have tried going to churches around where I live, and I feel as if I am treated with a mild neglect and not love or respect. Now I'm not saying all churches are like that in any way, but the past few I have visited seem to have so many of their own problems they can not properly outreach to others. Satan did well to cripple the church. I don't think he has succeeded in doing so, but I would love to surround myself with believers. That is why I attempted to post here. My success has lifted my spirits. Again, thank all of your for you time and concern

All of this is very true! You want to know what I find very sad? People are more likely to ask me to get drunk or high than to go to church or pray. I've opened up to some of the "Christians" I know, and one response that shocked me was "Well I drank too much last night so I can't talk right now" Really? I know we are not supposed to be perfect as Christians, but we should trust God more than Alcohol. And putting up with so many people hell bent on self destruction on the daily basis, its hard for me to relate or have friends I can trust. And my love for God has been the cause for my past relationship to end. And to be honest I'm really angry inside. And I'm trying to get rid of it, I have a bad habit of listening to music that "relates" to it. I shouldn't and I know I shouldn't but sometimes it hard to hang on when you feel like your fighting the world all by yourself.

(@Matthew) All of this is very true! You want to know what I find very sad? People are more likely to ask me to get drunk or high than to go to church or pray. I've opened up to some of the "Christians" I know, and one response that shocked me was "Well I drank too much last night so I can't talk right now" Really? I know we are not supposed to be perfect as Christians, but we should trust God more than Alcohol. And putting up with so many people hell bent on self destruction on the daily basis, its hard for me to relate or have friends I can trust. And my love for God has been the cause for my past relationship to end. And to be honest I'm really angry inside. And I'm trying to get rid of it, I have a bad habit of listening to music that "relates" to it. I shouldn't and I know I shouldn't but sometimes it hard to hang on when you feel like your fighting the world all by yourself.

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