Hello Everyone

Hello to everyone reading this. A little about me.

I debated joining and posting on here for a while. Finally got up the courage to do so.

I'm not quite sure what to say. I'm a guy who has been a sociology grad student for the past couple years, dealing with the stress of that and some health issues. I want to build/strengthen my faith, as a way to help me with what I am dealing with. I had been looking at reaching out to churches, in the process, when there were other issues, and then everything closing.

I am hoping here that I can find one or more people who can help me learn, help guide me and answer questions. Perhaps some new friends?

Well, that's me. Hopefully that works as an introduction to why I am here.

Welcome and Godspeed.

Welcome BernieD! The BEST PLACE and PERSON to go to for help is Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

You are loved by God. We on CC are your brothers and sisters in Christ- we CANNOT help you the way GOD CAN!

You’ll get love and encouragement but, help comes from the Lord!

I thought help from the Lord comes through his people though? One could mistake your saying with wanting to excuse yourself from helping your brother in Christ. Am I wrong? I hope so. I'm always down for helping anyone as long as they're doing their best to pull their own weight and are being responsible of course.

BernieD, you will find a lot of God's help here thanks to Lafftur's Bible Trivia thread, which got me reading in the Bible again.

There are many other threads that are social, spiritual, or intellectual, and should help get the ball rolling again on your faith.

Godspeed.

Wisdom and discernment has its place.

There are those that take advantage of people with giving hearts.

It is best to depend on the Lord to send help - NOT people.

"Let us hope we are a channel for God's Spirit, that may
flow through us into the lives of others. We should be an example
of God's Divine love, and to share with others, that hopefully
they too may find strength and courage in their own lives, through
our reflection of how God has changed our lives."

Hello Bernie and welcome to CC!

Welcome to CC and nice to meet you! I'm glad you decided to step out in faith and join the fellowship here. I pray God blesses you with your heart's desires and I'm sure you'll make great friends here. God bless you!

That works great, my friend. A warm welcome to CC. The first thing you have to do is get to first base. The funny thing about life, if you look at it form an eternal perspective, is that you have an opportunity to hit a Home Run, right here, right now. You can acquire that Pearl of Great Price just like I did. It is free to us because a man named Jesus paid an infinitely high price for it 2000 years ago. He wants to give it to you right now. The terms are total surrender. To the meek and small, this is easy. To the big and proud, this is hard. The only Way is by the Blood of Jesus. You say you are unsure now, but a man who has totally surrendered his heart, mind, and soul will be granted that blessed assurance that only the Holy Spirit can give. Life on this old Earth will not suddenly get easy, but you will know that you have a home in Heaven. God bless you, BernieD.

Hello BernieD, welcome to Christian Chat. I hope you'll enjoy your stay here.