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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]   I am going to leave my actual religion out of it and I am not religious in terms of going to a place of worship, but I believe in God and religious values like being kind to others, staying humble, helping those less fortunate, showing gratitude, being loyal etc. I have faced so many big and sometimes prolonged adversities in the past few years where I was overwhelmed, but incredibly fortunate. I feel like in many ways it has broken me and made me stronger at the same time and I am in awe of how fortunate we have been (things like reversing a grim medical prognosis,teenager surviving a serious car accident that wasn't her fault unharmed) but with some of the things I have faced where I feel fortunate others who don't understand how bad it could have been might think the outcomes wasn't good. I have friends who are stunned that so many major challenges have happened these past few years and I feel both unfortunate and incredibly fortunate at the same time. I feel like there are so many lessons I have learned and God is so good, but also please give me a break from adversity for a while because my nerves can't take it. I do ask "why me" yet I know to ask "why not me" because everyone will have challenges. I need to be grateful to God and find all the lessons, but wow do I need a break!

Are there verses or quotes or sermons that you have found useful? Anyone relate to this?[/quote]

Being "kind to others, staying humble, helping those less fortunate, showing gratitude, being loyal etc."  are not religious values, they are human values.  You don't have to be religious at all to have those values and many religious people don't have these values, or at least don't exhibit them.

Also, there are plenty of people who don't believe in God (as you say you do) who go to religious services regularly, like many Jews and  Unitarians. Go to church.  Get a community.  The community will help you more than any verses, quotes or sermons you get from a message board.[/quote]

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