As a christain young girl (13) what do u do when u feel discouraged and feel no hope?
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Listen. I'm 16 and im still tryin to find that out. U just gotta keep talkin 2 god and dont stop going 2 church. all u can do is pray. At this age and time im at right now, I feel the same way u do. Just keep being faithful to God the best way u can. HE will eventually give u hints on what to do wit ur life.
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First, get help.  You should not be feeling so hopeless.  You might need medication to help.  Please tell a parent or someone to get you help.\n\nSecond, what about finding something to make your time useful.  Sometimes by helping others, we help ourselves even more.  Volunteering is a wonderful experience.  Is there a homeless shelter in your area?  If not you could go to a nursing home and play checkers with someone who doesnt' have visitors.  Go to a children's ward at a hospital and read to patients.  Contact the red cross in your area and ask them what things you could volunteer to do. \n\nThird, you do have a reason to be alive.  You might not know what it is right this moment, but you have many years ahead of you to find out what it is.  Good luck, please get help!
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Well i am replying to you becuase i actually am 13 and thought id like to give u my advice...i also am christian and before i really had a deep relationship with God i bought a little devotional book and basically alot of it was on siblings. and for me it is hard becuase im the only girl and the closest brother age to me is 19 and the other two are even older then that, so for a while i had a very hard time with not fightigin with them. they teased me alot but really i think just talking to the kids about respect. it took me up untill about 7th grade to really respect my brothers, and even tho they did all this to me i knew i needed to try to step up and be  a bigger person, so i honestly think if u just sit them down and talk to them about those things about respect,love, and basically "treat them how you want to be treated" it would help them alot, and mean alot to them that you actually care enough to go out of your way, and mayb the siblings just need to be bonded together better, ask them to lay hands on eachother and just pray for one another, just so they feel closer...hope that helps and good luck!! and well another thing is, i really really apprecitate what my leaders do for me and i want to personally thank you for taking time out of your life to serve God by being a leader to kids my age and younger, its really a honorable thing your doing.
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NEVER FEEL LIKE THAT..GOD IS WITH YOU TO ENCOURAGE..TEN FINGERS WITH YOU TO HELP ANYTIME..A BOLD HEART IS WITH YOU TO GUIDE YOU..NATURE IS WITH YOU TO CHEER YOU UP..AND AN UNKNOWN FRIEND THATS ME WITH YOU TO WISH ALL SUCCESS...
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Faith and hope is inside yourself you must sit down in the quiet and discuss this with the Lord,empty your mind of any negative thoughts,concentrate on what it really is you want to know, and you will be answered.\nWomen of the Lord are all around you,you seem to be looking in and reaching out in the wrong places.\nCenter positive energy,and ask for what you want through Gods Help and it will come to you.Be open minded do not close a door on a possibility.
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Live Life, Love, and be Happy.  I found my success and happiness through Jesus.  Maybe you will too.  My lifes direction is answered in prayer.  When I feel confused or uncertain I ask the Lord for guidance, there is always an answer, though sometimes it may not be easy, there is always a way to acheive my goals. \nBefore I asked Jesus into my heart my life was a MESS; I was broke, miserable, and lonely.  Now I own my own business, met (and married) the love of my life, and now get to do something I once only "dreamed of" doing,..to travel extensively.
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Maybe you need something to fill your soul. I felt powerless once and tried to do everything to make me feel better about life and myself but nothing worked. Then I found God and I'm a changed man. I'm still powerless without Him but through Him I can do anything. If you think this is silly, then when you run out of options, you might just give God a chance. Who knows, you may just find what you are looking for. I know I did.
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Although I am not religous, my best friend is Christian.  And when I am in a rut, she always gives me the same advice.  Just believe.  Believe that things will get better.  Try to find something to hold on to, and begin praying again.  Try to find something you can join other than a church, or just surround yourself with really good friends and family.
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I'm sorry to hear that Angel...maybe a kind word or two from a friend can brighten your mood.\n\nI learned a long time ago that life is too short to waste any part of it feeling sad and blue.  Things happen, whether deliberately or accidentally, and our natural reaction to them is to allow them to hurt us emotionally.  But it doesn't have to be that way!\n\nWould you be surprised to learn that we, as humans, choose to feel the way we feel about everything?  The outside world continues to turn and move forward, regardless of what we feel inside.  How we react to those outside influences determine what we feel inside.\n\nI saw quite a bit of sadness and misery as a child, and one day I made a conscious decision that changed my life.  I heard something called "The Serenity Prayer" and I took it to heart.  Hopefully it will help you as well:\n\n"Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference!"\n\nIf you truly take that simple phrase to heart, you will be amazed at what you can endure!  Those things that happen that are completely out of our control are unchangeable... we need to accept them and move on.  They are over and done...if we choose to dwell on them and live in the past, we will feel miserable and it will be a conscious decision that we have made.\n\nOn those occasions when an action (or inaction) on our part has negatively impacted ourselves or those around us, we need to recognize our role in what happened and have the courage to make it right.  If it is not possible, we must accept responsibility for it and strive to never let it happen again.  Once that has been accomplished, there is nothing more that can be done, so we need not carry it with us and feel miserable about it!\n\nI don't know if any of my ramblings have made sense to you Sweetheart, I only hope that you will feel better soon, and realize that, no matter how bad it gets, it always seems darkest before the dawn!  Stick in there and remember:  people you don't even know love you more than you will ever realize.  Yours is a wonderful, bright light...one that should never be dimmed by shadow!  So CHEER UP!!!
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be strong in who you are and thank God for everything hes given you.\nlove yourself for who you are, and know God loves you even more.\nIf you live your life worrying about what other people think, you will never find happiness.\n\n be happy & love yourself!\nI think your great just the way you are, but when you love yourself first, people will see you differently.
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What! You mean God doesn't give me extra brownie points for keeping a good average? I feel lied to. I feel let down. I feel it has all been for nothing. I am now so depressed. \nLove & Light \nSharon
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There will be hope until just before Christ returns. Until then there is hope for each and every person to turn to Christ. I'm not wasting my time. I try to spread shine the light of God's love every day. Each day presents new opportunities to make the world a better place, one person at a time. It's the little things we do that add up and change the status quo. So, don't give up! God has a job for you to do. I hope you will follow where He leads! God bless!
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Pray to God for strength, courage and wisdom to move on and guide you in His direction. He loves you very much and will see that you will carried through this troubled time in your life.\nGod bless you and give you peace.
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You are your own's best support. Even I was having that feeling earlier but then I find out what are my likes and I concentrate on that things. Whatever make me feel good I start doing that. Try to be positive towards life and enjoy whatever you Have. Something is not in your hand to change but you can create a way to be calm/happy in that bad time. Its all up to you to live happy or down. All the best
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Are you holding anything back?  God wants you to get real with him.  He knows all about you already, tell him your fears and He WILL comfort and help you.  I have been in your situation.  I have had to learn like others have said, there is not always that magic feeling that we want to feel and that is where faith comes in.  You have to remember, the devil knows all about you also, and he will do everything in his power to make you doubt yourself and most of all doubt God.  Clear your mind and ask God what is going on, He will reveal His path for you.  When I was saved I did feel different, I knew it was real, but the peace and presence of God that He has shared with me came much later after I grew in faith and wanted a real relationship with God not just seeking a feeling.  Keep close to God, find spiritual friends and leaders, and spend time with them each day.  God loves you, He is leading you through this and I have learned those times when I have felt down and out of the loop with God, -if I kept the faith- He always brought me out stronger than before.  Seek Him with all you heart, trust me He WILL answer.
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Well, well, well... here's my prayer for the evening.\nI'm so sorry for all you've lost.\nJust keep getting up in the morning. and put one foot in front of the other. Give yourself time. It hasn't been that long. At least a year or maybe two.\nYou'll be okay. God will comfort.\nPeace to you.
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wow you sound a little down I hope things get better for you and not all guys feel like that some feel like there not a girl they can't get