https://tasbeha.org/community/categories/personal-issues/p25/feed.rss Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:57:33 +0000 Personal Issues - Tasbeha.org Community en-CA https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8130/i-fell-god-gives-up Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:20:24 +0000 geomike 8130@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8123/trust Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:21:17 +0000 Christrules 8123@/community/discussions
does anyone know where i can hear a sermon about Trusting God? in english please :)

I really need one please

and if you can give me the direct link :)


GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Pray for me ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/2630/god-to-me-is Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:38:38 +0000 why 2630@/community/discussions
i am launching this poll to see the result....i think it would be very interesting really !!

personally i dont know if GOD should be mainly treated as a best friend or give him the respect of a father (not implying that i give my father that much respect) but hope you can join in]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/2710/confession-embarrassment Sat, 05 Nov 2005 07:07:52 +0000 mazza 2710@/community/discussions
i was wondering, in confession, do u ever feel extremely embarrassed to reveal a sin you commited and tell your foc?? how do u actually tell him if ur so embarrased about saying it.
any help??
thanks

mazza]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8209/thank-you-gergesezzat Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:22:09 +0000 geomike 8209@/community/discussions ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8205/spiritual-drought Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:28:39 +0000 miskande 8205@/community/discussions so....

For the last few months i've been feeling a downward shift in my relationship with God. I can't call it anything other than a spiritual drought. I don't pray as much as I used to, and when I do make myself pray, I find myself zoning out and not focusing on God's presence or His glory. I try to read the Bible, but once again, I'm not as interested, or I find myself looking forward to the end of the chapter. I know it's wrong and I know I should make myself do the right things and focus on God and my life with Him, but it's becoming a challenge. I do love God, even though it might not sound like it, but I don't know, I just am not at the same place I used to be spiritually.
I know most of you will tell me to talk to my FOC, but it's almost a struggle to get him to sit down with me everytime I want to confess because he's so busy. When I do bring up the subject, I get the same response, that I should try harder.
I need advice?!?

ezkrony fe salwatko]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8076/new-commer-with-problem-this-is-a-mature-topic Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:38:47 +0000 Lord Have Mercy 8076@/community/discussions
i have a small problem

I have a problem with the sin of lust of the flesh and i need to stop it before i finish planing with my fiancee the wedding and stuff!! She doesnt know yet and i feel bad keeping it from her but i cant tell her.
What do i do?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8175/non-orthodox-taking-co-communion Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:58:55 +0000 gregorytheSinner 8175@/community/discussions
is there any thing specific that should be done?

it was a one-time thing, incase your wondering, he never did it again.]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8176/ecclisiastical-school Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:22:24 +0000 Christrules 8176@/community/discussions
I graduate in 2 yrs and i was planing on going into law
with law (in Canada) i have to get a bachelors degree in anything then i can enter law
what my question is

if i enter in new jersey and get through the 4 yrs of study there will this count or will i have to come back and continue to get a bachelors degree?

Thanks in advance
God Bless

PS if you can give me the site to the jersey school i would love to have it and contact someone from there :)
thank you :) ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8155/no-peace Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:31:18 +0000 LauraForChrist 8155@/community/discussions and become so materialistic and trying to please people and not God...  and as a result I have no peace.
Even when I try to pray I feel anxious and shaky because i cannot calm down. I get tempted with all sorts of doubtful thoughts when I pray and as a result I just give up. I want to pray however i feel like i am so restless and i can't quiet myself even when I am by myself.
I feel so weak and idk how to fight this and to have peace
any suggestions are greatly appreciatedd

please pray for me and my weakness,
egypt45]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8160/no-study-at-all Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:58:02 +0000 NeedWisdom 8160@/community/discussions
Anyway it is my holidays and I know so many people who I love or who love me.. I can call to mind probably hundreds of people.. even if they were from my  past..

But I will not spend time with 1 of them... I have forsaken them all!

I do not have zeal for life anymore as I once did in the long past..  talking does not come naturally.. nothing catches my attention to talk about it..I am crap at sport, I am crap at chess.. I do not try hard enough..

I want to also ask? is it true that there is really such a thing as life anymore? Is there such a thing as having a life?

Is it true that I once did have a life as I think I did? I sometimes think other people are to blame.. maybe they don't share the vision I have..
I have once been diagnosed with clinical depression.. but I have prayed and I have seen God do some interesting things I think..

I do not at all think religion is to blame.. on the contrary I can not have peace without God.. but jesus sometimes does seem more interested in the other life than this life.. the preaching of hell is to cause but then I think if you would just not be worried too much about this teaching and just followed the rest of His teachings life would improve.. but the fathers tell us we should think about death everyday.. and it does help I guess..

but is this the way life is meant to be for an adult?

Now tell me does everything a person says on these forums have a potential to cause people doubt? thats what I am afraid of? and if this is the case .. I truly can have no friends

There is many places in the bible which show that following God makes you happy.. so noone should think because of me that being a christian is anti-life.. Was Joseph Son of Jacob in the OT happy for following God's commandments? what was the result afterwards .. after a little trial?

Anyway I know my life isn't really bad.. and it might be a bit selfish to ask these questions



]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8154/how-do-you-make-yourself-strong Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:52:14 +0000 geomike 8154@/community/discussions

]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8144/church-writings Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:30:44 +0000 geomike 8144@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8110/relationship-leading-to-marriage Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:00:33 +0000 egyboy 8110@/community/discussions I need some advice on a relationship with a girl i have recently become friends with. We are both sophomores in college and are both good Christians. we have recently gotten to know each other and we have a lot in common.. etc.. we have known each other for a little over a month now and we have been friends for about a month. I feel some "chemistry" between us as we have gotten closer and have become better friends. To be honest, I am somewhat attracted to her but i realize that personality is the most important aspect and that it should stay that way.  I really like her and i feel like she is "the one" for me and that we could be a perfect match for each other, but i dont know if she feels the same way. My purpose for this relationship is for marriage and nothing but marriage. I have also prayed about this situation many times and have asked God to help me. I dont think i am ready for marriage at the moment, but i will be graduating in 3 years so should be making a steady income soon after. I really feel like she is the perfect girl for me and I dont want her to slip away. I realize that we are only friends at the moment but i dont know what else to do. what would be the right thing for me to do?

Since this topic would most likely require first-hand experience, please keep this topic to members 18 and older. Thanks.
Please pray for me and for my weakness!]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8157/hardened-heart Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:44:22 +0000 Ashamed 8157@/community/discussions However i gave that all up and sinned again and again and again.
I feel so alone and scared now because i know i need to repent, but unfortunately the feelings of repentance are hardly there.
Its like my mind knows that I should, but my heart won't.
I am sooo scared. Please help me.
I pray to God everyday to touch my heart and make me repent, but i dont feel any connection to God anymore. I pray with no feelings.
I don't even feel remorse for my sins.
Please help me.
why am i still alive when i know there is no point!]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8066/lust Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:34:18 +0000 geomike 8066@/community/discussions




Pray for me and my weakness.]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8088/foc-what-do-i-do Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:12 +0000 Christrules 8088@/community/discussions
Ok so i love my abouna like i honestly owe him so much he has taught me so much brought me up in the church so close to our Lord, and keeps me yearning for more knowledge, i love sitting with him and learning from him i love everything he does in our church may God Bless His service AMEN.

But my problem is i cannot no matter how hard i try no matter how much i want i cannot open my heart's contents out to him and tell him my inner most secrets. And i feel that your FOC should be one of the ppl in your life you can open up to, if not the only one you can fully completely do that with. And i wish to fix this.

I think it may be one of two things:
1. i am just not comfortable talking to him -- because i dont truly like all his methods
2. I cant talk to him because of language barriers (his english is weak and my arabic is weaker)

And i can only think of 2 things to do:
1. Find another FOC --- i dont know any and it wouldnt feel right
2. Suck it up --- i dont get the spiritual benefit i am supposed to as God was planning when he set this up.

I need all your help
Pray for me
God Bless :)]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8119/people-taking-advantage-of-me Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:52:55 +0000 geomike 8119@/community/discussions

Of course not like answers or something just stuff in life. What should i do?



Should i let people take advantage of me and use me or should i withhold information and not give them what they want?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8113/urgent-help-needed Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:18:50 +0000 torab 8113@/community/discussions here is my problem!
a friend lives in sydney and he lived with friends in an apartment...he got no job and his friends lost there jobs...so they gonna leave the apartment and move to a friends parents in melbourne...

he cant move with them cause its too far and he wanna stay in sydney...

i know he is not coptic...but i mean if u can do something for him it would be so great...he has no job nothing...or if he can put his stuff somewhere...maybe in church just as long as he will find something...

so pls if anyone has an idea please....


please pray for him

in jesus
ur brother youssef]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7714/techniques-to-resist-temptation Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:35:53 +0000 geomike 7714@/community/discussions



Pray for me, \
Michael]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8078/sayings-of-the-fathers Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:43:37 +0000 Christrules 8078@/community/discussions recently i have been looking for sayings of the Holy desert fathers on self control....repentance....and prayer :)
Thanks guys
God Bless
Pray for me :)]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8091/marriage Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:50:45 +0000 bigeee 8091@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8083/how-do-you-stop-getting-angry Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:27:25 +0000 8083@/community/discussions
What is the best way to stop getting angry?

When someone makes you angry, and makes your blood boil, what should you do?

The fact that their behaviour makes you mad (and you get mad) is that a sin?


What is the ultimate Christian behviour to do in such circumstances?
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8084/when-i-pray Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:40:04 +0000 bigeee 8084@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8081/friendship-between-a-guy-and-girl Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:30:04 +0000 coolboy1000g 8081@/community/discussions I have been thinking lately about the best decision when it comes to friendship between guys and girls. I have heard from many priests that no true friendship exists between different sexes even how pure it could be.
I am not sure if this is just in Egypt or for all coptic youth in general; if you live in the US or Europe, you would find it hard not to be best friends with a member of the other sex or be brothers and sisters in christ. So I am seeking the advice of mainly the older youth (elders) and Fr peter (as I benefit a lot from your response), but I want everyone who has an opinion to share it so we can all benefit.
If a true friendship can exist with no harm, what are the limits? conditions, prereqs etc
I have many other questions but lets focus on these first

please pray for me]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8060/money-to-illegal-immigrants Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:14:24 +0000 8060@/community/discussions
I have a question about giving money to the Church:

There are two parts to this question:

Question 1:

We have a coptic Church in the diaspora where the priest has openly said that money from the Church will go to help bring illegal immigrants to the country. There are already 100's of illegal immigrants in this Church, and the priest's logic is that he feels its unfair that they are not illegal also when others are illegal.

I personally feel that this is not something we should be encouraging - and its REALLY putting me off giving money to that Church.

Even though these immigrants may be Coptic, they end up getting papers to stay in the Country by paying a woman money to marry her, they get divorced etc.. and marry someone else Coptic.

I just wish to add one thing also:

Egyptians, when they come to the west, especially illegally, do not really contribute to the society they are in, and nor do they have any respect for it (from what I've seen). They do not integrate, nor respect the culture of their host country. I'm not sure if this is even good for them anyway.

Question 2:

Is it OK to give your 10's to an organisation OUTSIDE the Coptic Church?

]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8071/should-i-get-baptised Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:53:56 +0000 St teklehaymanot 8071@/community/discussions
I was born to two (eritrean)orthodox parents and have grown up in the orthodox church and faith BUT i was born in Saudi Arabia (i moved to england when i was 1 year old) and thus there was (and still isn't) any churches there and thus baptisms take place covertly and secretly and you basically get whatever type of priest you can get your hands on and therefore my sister was baptised as a greek orthodox but as at the time of my birth there was no orthodox priest avaliable i was baptised by a catholic priest. Although i have no vendetta against the catholic church i consider my faith (if not my deeds) orthodox therefore what do i do?

P.s. i am now 19 years old]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8067/in-prayer Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:35:49 +0000 geomike 8067@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8063/how-to-feel-after-sin Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:10:54 +0000 geomike 8063@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/8058/family Sun, 31 May 2009 20:16:59 +0000 Darkeye 8058@/community/discussions