Babtism at 2 months old in 63, Came to Christ in 1988/89, searched for the experience as it is written in N T. found it in 1995 in Orthodoxy, was received in 96 ... New every morning.

Pray for the truth. Pray every day for God to lead you to the truth and to give you the strength to follow the truth wherever it leads. That what I was praying for when I found the Orthodox Church

Devout Protestant for 33 years. Baptized into Orthodoxy last year. Best decision I ever made.

I pray for you. He is calling you to the truth.. He called me too.. From New age. Glory to God for everything ♥️☦️

I pray for you. He is calling you to the truth.. He called me too.. From New age. Glory to God for everything ♥️☦️

Once you can drive 100% go to as many services as possible and become part of the family. So much of knowledge and understanding in Orthodoxy is experiential. I’m just recently baptized and feel your struggles. Confession helps - the sacraments are profoundly real in a way you can only know by participating. Persist and struggle brother. Sin is swift to snatch us but our Lord is faster to save for those who call on Him. Pray, and pray a lot. Pray the Jesus prayer.

@@wesleyerickson8661 thank you bro. The funny part about all of this is that I know everything you’ve told me. But knowledge is not enough. I need to actually experience it all and be part of it. Much love brother ❤️☦️

@@FollowerOfChrist_PX I know what you mean 100% I had the same experience.

In the meantime, there is no reason to be doing this alone. Contact a church or the one you were part of. Contact A PRIEST and start talking to him. Now...or very soon. We do not do this alone. ☦💝📿💝☦

Ask your Spiritual Father for guidance. Regular exercise and a good diet (good proteins, vegetables, fruits, good carbs) will help you a lot.

It is not dishonest to say that I can scientifically prove God exists because Once you realize that Earth IS NOT a spinning ball floating in space, once you realize that Space as we know it from Nasa does not exist, then it will be much more simple for anyone to see that there is a Creator The Bible even says "even demons believe" Atheists are simply lost, dumb souls They are deceived by satan The whole theory of evolution, big bang, gravity, ball earth is a deception made by satan himself, Scientifically, the globe is a hoax, it does not exist Earth is stationary and it is the center of creation, and it has leveled surface, exactly as it says in the Bible Terra is a leveled plane, surrounded by an ice wall and with water above and below the firmament There is a firmament as it says in the Bible, that divides the waters above from the waters below - the oceans on earth The book of Enoch which still exists in the Ethiopian Biblical cannon, talks in more details about the shape of Earth and about the Universe Ethiopia is the first Christian Kingdom in the world, and the oldest bible is in Ethiopia Dinasours never existed, they are a hoax together with evolution and big bang All the dino bones you see in museums are fake Dragons and giants and other creatures that The Bible talks about, did exist There are no aliens, but "angels" and "demons" The Moon is plasma, it is not solid, all the planets above are luminaries, non solid objects reflected in the firmament Nasa or Nasha in hebrew means "to deceive". It is a satanic organization together with the majority of the Government. nasa is satan, Earth is not a planeT, but a plane. It is all an attempt from satan to make people atheists. The devil is real and he wants your life and your soul. Look up "top 20 proofs earth is not a spinning ball", I cannot write the name of the channel because my comment will be automatically removed by yt algorithm Things are much deeper and much worse than you imagine Once you realize this, you WILL HAVE TO COME TO THE UNDERSTANDING THAT the question is not if there is a creator, the question is who IS GOD? And unless you come to the CONCLUSION that GOD is YESHUA JESUS CHRIST THE SON FROM THE TRINITY, THE MESSIAH, unless you come to this, you are still asleep and not awake THE OLD TESTAMENT IS THE INTRODUCTION TO JESUS CHRIST THE TRINITY "I AM THE WAY, THE LIFE AND THE TRUTH" This is what you NEED to understand The war is between Christ and satan And they fight for our souls JESUS CHRIST THE TRINITY IS THE ONE AND ONLY GOD AND THE ONE AND ONLY WAY JEWS ARE THE CHOSEN ONES SO THEY SHOULD UNDERSTAND THIS BETTER THAN ANYONE IF THEY DON'T, THEY ARE ASLEEP AND NOT AWAKE THE ONLY TRUE CHRISTIANITY IS ORTHODOXY, NOT CATHOLICISM May God Yeshua Jesus Christ THE TRINITY HELP YOU!!!

Agreed! I"m Orthodox and also have befriended Sikhs who invited me to participate in their Seva, or 'Selfless Service' and it was very spiritually fulfilling. The focus, at all times, is on the giving, not a 'transaction', i.e., offering service and expecting something back. Just giving and serving. If you expect something back in return, you miss the point entirely and would be counterproductive. Works are important. Believe, live the belief, become, and 'DO'.

That is so true

Isn’t that basically just saying works save ?

​@@RoyalDiadem91read James😊

Hi, For some reason I was drawn to write this message to you. I have a some-what of a similar background. I was a Buddhist for 20+ years, visited Thailand, Singapore, India, Nepal, Tibet, etc. Interested in talking with you, and processing this journey.

@@Tryingtofindmyway That would be great, and a big help. Thank you, sir 🙏🙏🙏

@@Tryingtofindmyway please leave any feasible contact here and I'll reach out as soon as possible

I will pray for your mother

@@Tryingtofindmyway would you please happen to share your Instagram or email or anything feasible?

Yes, i understand that long journey. I was close to that age myself when i was finally received into the church i had been looking for most of my life.. ☦💝📿💝☦

@@lindaphillips4646 💜✝️💜

​@@marlonorris4474☦💝📿💝☦

Me too

You are not Orthodox. You are Monophysite/Miaphysite heretic.

Don’t get discouraged brother, remember that God will always provide sufficient grace for you to overcome any difficult position you find yourself in. Although difficult, it’s absolutely not impossible and therefore you must pick yourself up time and time again and keeping fighting to overcome.

We can't do this alone bro, we need Christ, you have beer, I have cigarettes and some one have porn, we need the cross.

Drinking beer everyday isn’t a sin. Getting drunk every day would be sinful

​@@Muhbelly I think that allowing anything or any substance to replace our Christ is the sin.

Drunkenness is sin not alcohol consumption

Oh, Rebecca! Good for you! GLORY TO GOD! I have dear friends at St. Mary's. Met them in sthrn CA. The father, son, and daughter used to sing in the choir. Am not sure what is happening now. My husband and i watched ST. MARY'S all the time during the lockdown and afterwards.. I still do.. at least i watch some and sing along with the choir and almost always hear the homily and forward links to it.. I think you are in very good hands there.. I assume you know the story of St. Alexis Toth.. I many ways rather applicable to your story. CHRIST is RISEN! What a joy to read your comment. ☦💝📿💝☦

Why you call him father? Doesn't the Bible says don't call anyone father? In the book of Matthew? Why you call him father?

Lots more at @orthodoxnet. Priest Seraphim Holland

Truly He is Risen!☦️

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God has brought you to Orthodoxy? Ask yourself why! Have you obedience to a Spiritual Father or Mother? May Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Seraphim of Sarov, Gabriel of Georgia, pray to God for you. Have you placed yourself to try the monastic life? Ask, seek ... You will not find your way ... Live the life and CHRIST will be your life ... Sing the hymns, pray for everyone you meet ... if you enter into the struggle with them there is no room for depression and self seeking. Find peace and thousands around you will have peace (St Seraphim of Sarov)

God has brought you to Orthodoxy? Ask yourself why! Have you obedience to a Spiritual Father or Mother? May Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Seraphim of Sarov, Gabriel of Georgia, pray to God for you. Have you placed yourself to try the monastic life? Ask, seek ... You will not find your way ... Live the life and CHRIST will be your life ... Sing the hymns, pray for everyone you meet ... if you enter into the struggle with them there is no room for depression and self seeking. Find peace and thousands around you will have peace (St Seraphim of Sarov)

That deep feeling is the Holy Spirit, it is written (Mark 16:15). Don't concern yourself with whether "this is the true church" or "that one is the true church," that was written too, (Mark 9:38-39). It will take great courage from your part and you will be risking your life to bring the Gospel to the Muslims because the elites of those countries need the legitimacy of a false prophet to keep their tyrannical grip on the population. You will most likely suffer in this mission like the apostles did, but your purpose will be clear and your mission in this world would be accomplished. Our Father will reward you with greater riches in Heaven that you could ever have on this fallen earth, it is written (Matthew 5:12).

@@Kaytee-miow thank you for you comment. I really appreciate it. I have spiritual father and i do ask his guidance. But as i said he is very busy and very seldom i have opportunity to talk with him. I just cannot talk about my problematic situation with him very well becouse he has so little time. I understand becouse he really has lot to do. I try to go liturgies but even there i find myself depressed becouse i see there very young people and i feel me too i tried to dedicate my whole life to Lord when i was in their age but i was in heretical church so i wasted my life. But i did not ask to born in Pentecostal family. And yes I know you are right i should be showing love to my family BUT it is opposite. I think I already ruined it. They have seen me deeply depressed and bitter for years now. And my mother even said to me that if she would see anything good in my life ever since i became orthodox she would maybe think about what i say about faith. But becouse she sees that i have became only deeply deppressed and bitter for life she cannot think i am in the right road. Its very hard for me to explain. I did not even find a wife in my life becouse i was trying only to serve Lord denying my self and now i feel i am already too old. Please pray for me if you remember me in your prayers. I was just praying i feel peace of God in prayer but other than that life seems only darkness.

@@chungusmaximus526 thank you for you thoughts. I was living seven years in one islamic country and I learned their language. Yes there were some religous people hating me and even said they will kill me. But i did not scare them. I matter of fact i did not have any fear. I think it was from the Lord. Also i did live in very poor conditions just like locals. But i love ascetic life and dont like to live in luxury. Now in my homecountry i feel my self always depressed and meaningless. Life is save and calm here and materialistic but i feel emptiness. Honestly sometimes i wonder should i just return to that country but i cannot understand how could i do that as an orthodox. And if i would not be orthodox then i dont see any apostolic church and i dont know how could i share a gospel if i dont know the gospel.

Sometimes, I think it is more appropriate to keep the things that pop into one's head..in one's head, and not shared on a public forum...I think this is one of those instances😊 Peace.

Growing up Catholic, sin was essentially crime--the illness model was completely foreign to me when I first learned about Orthodoxy.

Protestants are not Christians. let's start with that, then you look for the rest.