St. Joshua the White Star, at your service. I am still amazed at the fact ...in the uniqueness of my life, my story is such a reflection of All the other saints, Even in this modern world, it's nearly impossible to fathom the exactness of God and humble me in my struggles, knowing that I share with so many others before me. It's almost too much to take in. Never limit God in what He can do. Understand that God molds reality to His will, and you can't fathom God's lack of limitations. Prepare yourself daily for impossibly and the unknown, for God's greatness exceeds your limited and inexperienced imagination. In this, you can find hope for an unknown future.
Please pray for me. I’ve been struggling for quite some time with bad thoughts. I just don’t understand why God thought it was a good idea to create me. Sometimes I feel as if it were better if I were never brought into reality
Jay i know what your going through please know that I will truly pray for you, God created you because you have meaning, he created you in his image and you by no means are a mistake, God does not make mistakes. You must know that you feel this way because the enemy is infiltrating your mind and making you think that you are not worth anything, but know that through Christ our savior you can beat this spiritual warfare.
Just how much more beautiful it will be when you find peace and purpose through surrendering into God's plan for you. I'm on the same path, I'm hurting also but I have no doubt - that's the only way. Surrendering oneself into God's hands and accepting our stories as a gift no matter the hardships. God himself chose to experience greatest pain imaginable for us, we must deny our selfish nature and follow Christ example and I'm sure answers will come and the void will finally be filled. God bless you.
Pray for guidance and peace, fast if you can and you will see how God works in your life. He loves you, you are valuable and He wants you to be strong and victorious. Don't let the devil play with your mind. I will pray for you. Everything will be ok.
Say this prayer from St. Porphyria, "Great is the name of the Holy Trinity, most Holy Theotokos protect me" you are in my thoughts and heart brother. Im hurting with you.
My neurological condition has worsened to the point of extreme suffering and mental torture. Please pray that I keep fighting until God says so. I want to be a man of courage and deep faith in the Lord. Lord be with me during this battle. Satan is making me feel lost and hopeless. God, let me rest in your arms and lead me to victory for your kingdom.
My friend, you're not alone! I believe we all feel that same way! It's something happening in society for the past 15 years, but has become fierce in the last 4 to 8 years with the two presidencies, where people have literally gone insane. Governments / politicians, have brought in this intrinsic evil that is affecting all of us so drastically that we feel we are losing faith and hope. Hang in there, one day at a time. God bless!
@@benyaeger4388 The one who people believe they are seeking is not Jesus' Dad. If you seek the one who is honest ...that one will meet you at the child's door of your spirit..and has no desire to be "God" to us. Jesus was not sent to be "Lord" to us. Neither Jesus or our Dad are into dishonest titles. Child Like Faith is what we naturally express... because we are designed by the honest one, Daddy, to receive from him as our Daddy.....not "god". Others pursue "god". Enter through the children's door. It's the ONLY honest door....,,the true "narrow path" which remains unchanged and natural.......wide are all of the other paths.... On the narrow path.....you are born with faith....not sin. You are born expressing Daddy.....not the liar, Lucifer! Wide are the other paths that are full of lies! Who each person trust in their spirit.....they are following and repeating what they hear in their spirit. Those who are from Daddy....they naturally hear his voice and follow Child Like Faith Love is now No books......no buildings Spirit & Truth 🌅🌴🏄🤙...............................👀👹💃🤸
I want to help you by sharing my journey and what has helped me. I have lived in PTSD, addictions, fear, loathing and suffering. Today I am free, joyful, hopeful, energised, happy and living the best I can. I almost did not make it to be typing this message today, Satan almost destroyed me many times. Please tell me more about what your about, how you are living, your past and hopes etc. Maybe I can help, it would be my honor to talk to you, share my story and help my you my brother in christ. I was almost destroyed. I lived in darkness for many seasons. Jesus sets the captives free. Sometimes our struggles are very complicated, sometimes they are spiritual, mental or physical. Sometimes they are memories and unrecognised trauma, sometimes they are demonic and sometimes these problems are all at once. bless you hope to hear back from you from canada Darren
It always made me sad. And when I repented, God healed me, and just recently (years later), I realized it was self pity that was the cause. Put a different perspective on what was really happening. Maybe this will help.
I ask for prayer in my struggle. I’m 53 and destroyed my life through sin of lying, manipulation and emotionally hurting people I love; to the point that I have lost everything and everyone. I am alone, having to start a new job at my age, on the brink of homelessness with debt and bad credit. I feel like an utter failure in my life. I also battle with pornography and addiction to masturbation, which I shameful to my Lord Jesus Christ, and kills my heart. Please remember me in prayers. Please.
Desr Morningstar, I have my own struggles and will keep your issues in my prayers for your relief. Can you: go to Church, bless yourself with Holy water and attend Mass? Can you listen to this video and write down things that can be a minute by minute or hour by hour guide to take yourself away from old habits? Pick the easiest one that you can stop and move on to next. Listen to Dr. Jordan Peterson's videos & read the comments. You will see hiw he has helped thousands. Start your new job with gratefulness in your heart . Be proud to work, pay your bills and save money. Even a dollar a week: think about this: one dollar a week will become $52 in one year. Start where you can & build yourself up. Read books (free at the library) on money management. There are many easy to read and digest. You can help yourself and always thank Jesus for His guiding hands. Walk in His footsteps. 💕🙏🙏🙏💕🙏🙏🙏💕
I’m 48, same situation …..I’ve learned to win the smallest mind battles when I’m tempted…..you will find that once you start winning in your mind it gets easier…..1 day at a time and don’t allow the devil to make you feel depressed….I’m fighting right now
“So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7 Resist and demons will flee. It’s a guarantee. Start to define what resistance looks like. Make it practical. Resistance might look like prayer, reading your Bible, picking up a book or hobby instead of satisfying yourself. Simply make it about God and deny yourself.
1 Peter 1 KJV ✝️🩸 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. 1 Corinthians 15 KJV ✝️🩸 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: Romans 3 KJV 🩸 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 1 John 5 KJV 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Please pray for me everyone. It's summer and I'm trapped at home with my alcoholic father having to endure his yelling and hitting and oppressive atmosphere. I can't sleep well due to my anxiety and I can't even find the strength to leave my room to eat out of fear he'll begin berating me for something. Every day it gets tougher and I don't know how long I can do this without one day hurting myself. It's so hard to even pray to Jesus about it because thinking of my Heavenly Father reminds me of my earthly one and I can't help but break down and cry. I need prayer so bad.
I'm sorry ur so discouraged. Saying the Jesus prayer is very important, sometimes you might need to cling to this for hours.... Also when awake at night say it... Keep seeking and learning. I've found reminding myself that others are in same pain and struggle and praying for them eases the burden for me.... I pray out loud.... Also offering God thanks and praise out loud, sacrificially...... When in pain and anger....... Use ur tongue as a sword... Stay in touch with people go to liturgy. . Don't isolate urself. ❤️🙏☦️☀️
I am sorry to read this. As someone who comes from being abused, please pray about how to get out of this. Maybe find a local church and tell a Pastor what is happening. Maybe call DCF and report his abusive. You do not have to accept this behavior from your Dad.
As someone who struggles against a lifelong habit (since childhood) of internally "beating myself up" with excessive, and sometimes debilitating, guilt and shame at every kind of mistake, this is among the most helpful messages I've ever heard.
do what this video says. Christ alone is the answer. Talk to Him directly. You do not need a priest nor anyone else. He wants a relationship with you, one on one. That is what He died for.
A contrite heart is a gift to God. This is good my brother, I know it hurts beyond words. This is you choosing that narrow road. He will not give you struggle beyond what you can bare. No temptation that falls on us is anything new. Begin to cut off your passions and ties to this world and the flesh. I promise, you will experience something that is truly beyond words.
I used to torment myself in my thoughts. One day, I had a dream. An angel of the Lord told me, "Rebecca God wants you to forgive yourself. " I woke up and cried out to our Father "Lord I forgive myself!" I instantly felt the tangible presence of the Holy Spirit upon me. Unforgiveness of yourself is a stronghold used by the devil to not receive rest from God. It's a snare where he gets you to reject God's grace through self torture! It's a lie! Rest in our Lord Jesus he loves you!!
Brothers and sisters. Please pray for me. For about 15 years I have been struggling with debilitating sickness that's made my life unberable. I am in my mid 30s and would love to still have strength to serve my Savior and Lord. Jesus is my Healer. Thank you all 🙏🏻 Please also pray that God grants me strength to go through this valley with humility and thankfulness. Please also pray that the fire of Holy Spirit would be with me. P.S. My name is Andrey
I'm almost 63. I'm Catholic and was away from the church for many years. Over the last 20 years I immersed myself in the word of God on a daily basis. By the grace of God I am freed from the demon of pornography. It was a problem much of my life since I was young. I noticed some comments reflected such addiction. Well do not give up. Now that addiction I had is a distant memory that I will always be ashamed of yet I know that Jesus freed me from what was a daily temptation. Praise Jesus. Such behavior is but an uncomfortable memory. So never give up. Even Saints were tempted perhaps more than anyone. Pray daily my friends. Avoid the pitfalls of Hell at all costs. Your body will pass and decay. Your soul is the most important thing you have. Heaven or Hell awaits everyone of us.
Thank you Father. I have warned about the dangers of prelest but only by the graceof God, I have relied on the blessings of the Jesus prayer and asking the Holy Virgin Mary the Theotokis for Her continued intervention. A humble and contrite heart God will not despise.
@@mckeojasortho Jesus prayed to the Father by the power of the Holy Spirit & told us to pray to the Father in the Name of Jesus may we all continuously thank our Heavenly Father for extending His grace amongst His children
Romans 8 : 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit this is the verse I remember if I start to feel guilty or shameful for past sin. It’s good to have Godly sorrow toward sin we should be convicted & ashamed if continuously willful sin but thank God for setting you free & giving the power to TURN FROM SIN & walk in the Spirit, where, if we truly be in Christ, there is no condemnation for the past
@@AnnetteCurtain-tc4mh "endure"? 🤔 Can't agree, just can't. The problem with the majority of "christians" is that they do not follow Jesus. He said "rejoice" when prosecuted. I almost never met someone who does that. Everyone "endures" while showing how victimized they are. That's not following Jesus. When I started following this advice from Him I started to feel better and better 🙂 It's powerful advice straight from God. Help your brother/sister to feel good and rejoice when someone hurts him/her. God will bless you 🙂
I'm so disgusted with myself today. My place is filthy. I live like a rat. I fail my exams. I don't practice sport. I have no discipline. I'm lazy. I just don't come forward in life. Edit: to everybody. Thank you so much for your support. The love that we show each other can really make up for everything. Edit 2: hi guys, thank you for your support. I'm doing a little bit almost everyday. Also I've found an orthodox church where i plan to go next week.
As mentioned in the video, don't torture yourself. Recognize failures, take a deep breath and continue. Don't wait for the ideal moment to start something, just start. Your mind will give you all the excuses possible, ignore them and do what needs to be done. Feeling lazy, feeling tired, feeling nauseous, etc. You don't have the state of pleasure to do something decent without doing it first, feeling good is the reward for something that comes after what is done. Just do it.
It could just be a season in your life that can be changed. I know the first steps are the hardest but you are human and will never be perfect. Just try small steps and be kind to yourself because it sounds like you’re depressed… not lazy. God bless you ❤😊
Can someone please pray for me? I'm living in a nightmare, since 2022 I'm not myself. I'm afraid of walking around on street, fear of panic attacks. I just want my normal life back, drive a car, travel with my fiancée, I traveled a lot and now I'm afraid of flying, I'm afraid of everything to be honest because of my panic attacks. God bless us and have mercy, I just want my normal life back.
Used to be the same. I used to be very afraid of phones because one emergancy alarm scared me to death. I had heart problems in my past and i thought that i was having a heart attack from the shock. I couldnt be around phones for a few months, always in constant stress and agony. Always panic always this fear of fear. It got so bad i went to the emergency psychiatry ward once. I managed to overcome it and get my life back. While i sometimes still am fearfull, i managed to get over the worst parts and i enjoy life again. It takes time, patience and effort, but it can be done. I wish you good luck and i pray you also manage to beat this 🙏 get professional help if you need it
Similar experience a few years earlier than yourself. We want control and certainty, We have to let go. I was certain I was dying during my panic attack; gave up too. This is the only thing that helped. Give it all up. Cast everything onto Christ. It’s not a one and done event; it gets easier and harder in waves. Flee from comfort; it is killing us. Do not worry about getting this right either. Please don’t be afraid to get help; you’re not alone. Get outpatient treatment and if needed; in patient psychiatric facility. I’ve been to seven, last time was a decade ago now. One day at a time, sometimes just getting to the next meal or hour. Much love. Please talk to your priest.
As an addict who has done horrible things to others. Who left his family. (My son then passed away at 1.5 years old) while with his mother. I have the hardest time caring about myself and my wellbeing. I frequently pray for others and for god to make me a better man for the glory of his kingdom. But every day is a struggle. The irony of this is I give my friends great advice(guided by the Holy Spirit) that has had great results. Please pray I find peace and happiness and the ability to love myself again.
Please pray for me, have chronic debilitating illness and pain that is unrelenting, I’ve been going through this for many many years. If someone can pray for me, it would mean the world. Thankyou. 💜✝️🙏
"For though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity." Proverbs 24:16. I've always heard an encouragement in these words.
I have seen about a hundred people die around me from old age, murder, covid, fentanyl, aids, hep C, suicide, car accidents, overdoses, etc etc. How great is our God. It is a privilege to be alive.
Very insightful,i am always stuck in that place thinking I am not worthy, that i am forsaken and not forgiven by God and therefore torture myself that I am unworthy to come before God to bring my trials and tribulations to him.Help me Lord to overcome🙏🙏🙏
Christ is Risen! 🙏🏻 My name is Alexandru, I am Orthodox guy from Romania and I have been praying for over a year to God to help me with some health problems that keep me away from having a family and getting my life in order. Please remember me in your prayers and may God help you in your needs as well! 🙏🏻❤️
Bunul Dumnezeu să te ajute, frate Alexandru! Să mergi la părintele Ioanichie la Surpatele, la părintele Irineu Curtescu sau la părintele Ioan de la Rarău.
Was doing so well for months and months, and then wam! I fall a thousand times in a week! Beating myself up, how could I ever fall like this! I know better! Such pride, dark subtle pride. Lord, forgive me, deliver me! your servant, Nathan.
Ask him ,be truly sorry and he will forgive you ,now stand up and continue, pick up your cross and follow him don’t stop he’s with you and watching your every move Nathan. He loves you for your perseverance, trust me.
Please pray for me, I've been struggling with severe anxiety, panic attacks, depression & a sense of being lost or detached from myself for about fours years... I don't live a fully normal life anymore, it impacts negatively all parts of my life and i feel my mind is so divided... I also pray for delivery... Guidance... And mercy. Thank you. God bless you.
@@helpIthinkmylegsaregone I'm agnostic but I came here to get perspective from an Orthodox Christian, not to see useless whining and "Christians bad" from a cringey person. Go figure out your past grievances with religion without freaking shouting it from the mountain tops for people on the internet. Holy crap. You wanna know how I feel? I don't care what religion did to you. Go away
Don't listen to cynical comments, dear lady. Praise God that you are saved. Your brothers and sisters are happy for your deliverence. Have a happy day!
You can't say I was a sinner and now still a sinner. What has Jesus done for you? What did Christ do on the cross for you? If you are a child of God , He gives you a new heart and new life. We walk by the spirit not by the flesh. Instead of looking for sin look for Jesus. I hope one day you will be set free, free indeed.
@@lauraoneil6408lady think out side the box, “WE” are all sinners even though we should and try to walk this life as straight as possible, we sin till the day that we die. You took what she said out of context, God bless 🙏🏼
A sinner was a class of people in Jewish society deemed irredeemable. Even though we sin, we are not sinners because we repent and work to satisfy the spirit more than the flesh. Sinners are dead in their sin, they cant even see what they are doing is wrong or come to repentance. Sanctification os the process of removing sin from our lives, someone doing that is a good person, not a sinner without eyes for their sins
Please pray for me, I’ve damaged myself through my sins through drugs, alcohol, lust, pride and i battle mental illness and suicidal thoughts. I don’t deserve the life I was given I was blessed and fumbled all my gifts
I will be praying for you. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Life is a struggle and it feels like battles are never ending. I know the Lord is with us and he hears us. Call on His name and trust in Him. God bless you and give you peace. 🙏🏼💕🙏🏼
Think about the man with a legion of demons who was saved by Christ, or Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector (they routinely practiced extortion and were despised by fellow Jews as sinners). Both of these are examples whom Christ personally came to in order to save! No such thing as a wasted life, only waste is not repenting and going forward. Morbid guilt is another waste of time. Don't torture yourself, like Father says! You are not the judge of whether or not you deserve your life, God is the judge and God keeps you alive !
The devil want's you to feel like that. What you feel about yourself does not come from God. It comes from the evil one, who wants you to despair, he wants destruction. We are all sinner's and in need of our loving father in heaven, Jesus love's you so very much, not matter what wrong we do, we can turn to him and show sorrow for our sins, like we all do, he wants you to come to him. He never changes he is the same for all time, and that means he always loves you dearly. Don't give the devil a chance, all bad thought's and self loathing come from the devil, and Love comes from God. Keep strong, I will pray for you 🙏💗 May God bless you.
Me too. Was just talking to God and telling Him I know I'm doomed to hell but please let me live to lead more to Him. I don't care about me anymore at all. I pray and hope I can lead someone to scripture before they are doomed too.
I am soon to be 76. I am Roman Catholic. My grandsons have turned to the Russian Orthodox faith. One is a monk in St. Sabos Monastery in Michigan. The other is in the process of receiving chrismation. Since their becoming Russian Orthodox, their grandfather and I have supported their decision and have learned much. Your teaching today was received by me in a very timely manner. If we were younger, we would have considered orthodoxy. God bless you, Father.
Thank you for these encouraging words. I'm new to Orthodoxy. I've been awakening each day at 2am in a panic about one of the sins I struggle with, which is gluttony over food. This is affecting my heath, and I use food for comfort. For two months God's grace and mercy set me free. For the first time I could see how I was imprisoned by that sin, and tortured by it. I had peace for two months. I felt set free from prison. Then I was tempted and sinned again, and the tortUre started all over. My failure keeps me from sleep and is destroying my health. I am from a fundamental Baptist background. So these truths you teach are profoundly new and encouraging. Thank you;)
We allow the demons to torment us. They have no power they are tricksters. They know every trick in the book and will continue to attempt to trick you until we are set free from them. Not handing over your power to them (which God gave us) is a difficult thing to learn and may not even be achieved. However, we must work towards this. Ask God to strengthen your faith, may you be constantly illuminated. You will be in my prayers.
As a Protestant I’m slowly understanding why orthodoxy puts focus on Saints. They help flesh out the scripture in new and meaningful ways that don’t deviate from sound theology. 👍🏼 Thank you for this message. I may be getting old but I had to put you on 0.75 speed so I could really digest everything thoughtfully! 😆
King Jesus only you can change my situation. Jesus you are my King, I need a miracle today please come and rescue me. As a single mother, raising not one but two children on the spectrum I am overwhelmed and I’m constantly struggling to pay bills. Struggling to buy groceries, struggling to do it all. But I won’t give up. I have the faith to believe and receive a blessing from you today Lord Jesus. 💕
У вас правильный настрой , жизнь это испытание , нельзя падать и отчаиваться .Запомните молитва матери со дна моря достанет . Молитесь невкоем случаи не оставляйте молитву . Молитесь также деве Богородице Марии матери Иисуса . Вам обязательно поможет .
This really helped me. I was up most of the night caring for my sick three year old. I woke up this morning feeling weak, discouraged and exhausted. Probably the the reason I feel weak is because I am weak. I humbled myself and prayed as I watched this. Thank you.
Please pray for me, my girlfriend and I broke up after nearly two years of heading towards marriage and family. Pray that the Lord uses my suffering to help me grow in Him
I'm a Christian but i'm not Orthodox. however, lately ive been finding a lot of value in "Orthodox internet". this is a good video, thank you. i'm really taking in the whole "don't be shocked" thing, I never thought of it as prideful until you put it in that way. there's a strange reassurance in accepting that i will struggle until the day I go to be with God. The Bible makes it clear that this life will be painful. I'm going to begin putting these things into practice. pray for me, lots of spiritual warfare in my life right now.
I find it very surreal that this video popped up in my recommended today of all days. I have my reasons on why today and I have never searched for a Jesus video or Christian video before. I feel this video and this father’s words are going to put me a track to a better life for me and the people in my life. I have a lot of work to do still and forever more but today is the start of it. I have a lot more hope today than I have in a long long time. This feeling is not fleeting.
I’ve been feeling this lately. I’m 27 years old, never before I have felt no intrusive thoughts against myself filled with shame and guilt. I know this is God’s doing, I’m able to forgive myself and other’s more easily. Amen ❤️
I struggle daily with self condemnation. I’m constantly repenting of all faults. I found this message during my meditation. Thank you for your message. Christ is Risen. ✝️
Father Josiah, my brother... I am a reformed Pastor and I just found your channel. Let me just say that I have been utterly blessed by this video! Thank you for your ministry, both public and private!
This is a beautiful and divine word! Thank you so much, Father! I am learning the divine value of self forgiveness and trusting in God’s grace and the blood of Jesus Christ. What a gift! Thank you so much 😊🙏😊
I am the father of an autistic child. For years I prayed, to no avail. I find myself not really interested in prayer, bible reading or any other spiritual discipline. I live my life now without much of God's input in my life. It is sad, but God's will for me has been one of difficulty and indifference to my pleas.thank you.
I will pray for you as a Father myself. Your plea echoes of Job. Be encouraged, all I know (having suffered greatly myself) is that God works in mysterious ways.
Dear man.. your prayers are not in vain, you have to look for Gods blessings in the little things . Jesus and his beloved blessed mother Mary both suffered greatly. Mary’s life was not an easy one and she suffered terrible emotional pain throughout her life and especially as she watched her son be brutally abused, beaten and murdered on the cross. Jesus suffered emotional pain to the point of sweating blood in the garden of Gesamene then being abandoned by his friends, beaten by scouring to near death, his skull was crushed with thorns and then he carried a cross and was brutally nailed to it… all for you. He knows your suffering, unite your suffering with his and his mothers . Never give up on God , God is with you. He is carrying you through your troubles, your strength to go on each day is being given to you by God .. again I say look for him in the littlest of blessings. God gives the toughest battles to his strongest soldiers. Now put back on your armor of God . Keep up the good fight …Soldier of Christ. ✝️
Thank you Father Josiah for reminding me of this. Life has been difficult recently. Too often, I beat myself up because of my own shortcomings. It's a struggle to keep in mind that we are all sinners and we all fall short. I need to be kind to myself and remember that I am loved, in spite of my own flaws and mistakes. To anybody else reading this, remember God's love for you and that we are redeemed through the blood of Christ, who died for our salvation and is alive.
We are witnessing new awakening, we realize that life without Jesus Christ is a nightmare. Doesn’t matter how rich famous loved by our surroundings we are. Only comfort comes from Jesus Christ. May god bless us all sinners.
Thank you Father Josiah. I am currently a struggling catechuman and i’ve been dealing with many sins since i was a child. Especially lust, sometimes when i fall i just lose hope, but now you’ve opened my eyes, and gave me new ways to break out of the chains of sin.
Thank you for this sermon. Please pray for me brothers and sisters. I am struggling to shed my pride and find my proper posture before God. I fall and fall in sin and fall to my knees in repentance. Still, I have shame and a deep anger for my failure. -Zac
Every time you fall into some pardonable transgression, even if it happens one thousand times a day, as soon as you notice it, do not torture yourself and so waste your time without profit. But at once, humble yourself and conscious of your weakness, turn to God with hope and call to him from the depths of your heart, “Oh, Lord, my God, I have done this because I am what I am, and so nothing can be expected of me. But such transgressions are even worse. If thy grace does not help me, and I am left to myself alone, I grieve over what I have done, especially because my life has no righteousness responding to Thy care for me. But I continue to fall and fall. Forgive me, and give me the strength not to offend Thee again, and in no way to digress from Thy will. Having done this, do not torment yourself with thoughts as to whether God has forgiven you. The Lord is near, and listens to the sighing of His servants. So, calm yourself in this certainty. Having regained your calm, continue your usual occupations as though nothing had happened. You must do this, not once, but if necessary a hundred times in every minute, and the last time, with the same perfect trust and daring towards God as the first. In doing this, you will render due honor to the infinite goodness of God whom you must always see as full of infinite loving kindness towards us, then you will never cease to make progress in your life and will go on moving forward without waste of time or labor. St. Nichodemus
How about the Act of Contrition? I grew up Catholic, and upon reading the beginning of this it sounds like this, much deeper, but kinda in a way similar. It goes like this: Oh my God, I’m sorry for my sins. In choosing to do bad instead of good. I have sinned against you and your church. I firmly intend with the help of your Son to make up for my sins and to love as I should. Thank you Lord. forgive me. 🙏🏻❤️✝️
This is an amazing video, full of hope and wisdom. I love this, and pray i get to remember what is said so i might have a chance to share it with others. Glory and praise be to our God
Lord I pray every single person here is given the strength and guidance of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit no matter what tribulations they may have already or have yet to go through and to remain steadfast no matter what pasts we’ve had As well I would beg to be prayed for, my weed addiction has changed me, in combination with my selective mutism I am terrible at socializing, awkward, or come across as anything other than natural or nice , I am sorry to butcher my relationships with everybody and anybody I know 😞 I am garbage and trash
I pray The Holy Spirit surround you with His Compassionate Healing Love. The Lord has recently delivered me, may you be encouraged more unto His Presence to experience His Perfect Peace and Freedom. 🕊️ Holy
I just read several comments in the comment section and I want all you to know I am praying for you. All I can say is this message father gave is truth. This is a very hard life. When the darkness starts to creep in I have learned to RIDE THE WAVE. I tell myself over and over this will pass and it always does. I ask the Lord to show me what I need too learn in those dark moments and trust he will. I believe this is where the faith comes in. I just accept this feels aweful and trust Jesus will help me past it and through it. It is so hard at times but it always passes stay hopeful no matter what.
Thank you. I'm struggling to rely on the lord for my short comings. Expecting something more than I can deliver and never realised that I could be distancing myself further from my lord.
Once we truly realize we cannot do anything on our own, with a broken and contrite heart, God can and will help us. Patience dear sister, and trust God before you trust yourself.
Thank you, Father Trenham,for this good and holy words! I'm longing to get closer to what Christ, His holy Orthodoxy, the Church and the Saints want for me, but i'm still much too far away. Please pray for my family and for me, a sinner! Greetings from Germany!
The will of God for everyone including you it’s to love Him .When your mind it’s always in dialogue with God this is a proof that you love Him .This can be done through the Inner Prayer .This prayer it’s called the Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God have mercy on me the sinner.This is the unceasing prayer .Demons attack the human mind unceasingly with evil thoughts and we can defeat them with the Grace of God who works through this prayer . Say the prayer with your lips and mind unceasingly and the Comforter , the Holy Spirit will teach you everything Also don’t forget to pray to our Theotokos . With the unceasing prayer your heart will cleanse steo by step Blessed are those pure in heart they shall see God Christ is risen !
For many years I believed that God hated me. Even as a Christian. I never felt that God hated anyone else, just me. Definitely a stronghold in the mind, and one day I heard “I want you to divorce this idea.” 💡 The Fathers love wrapped me so tight. May those who are tormented by the same are set free as I. 🙏🏽
Thank you for this. When Satan attacks, it's a must to return to your state of being as a humble soldier in Christ, and calling on his mercy and understanding. Amen.
Pray for me my brothers and sisters! I have dealt with intense fatigue for many years and great for the past few years! May God give me my family back or a beautiful family again. Amen.
3:45 "opportunity" that is the change in mindset--and perception of adversity. when you no longer see challenges as obstacles but as opportunities, you truly become free in Christ.
Thankyou Father Josiah. I rode that train to the end when bloody and beaten I finally heard from the Lord through prayer exactly what you just described. It evolved upon me as an understanding. It wasn’t until then that I experienced marginal victory that kept increasing. His strength is truly made perfect in weakness. He prunes us one dead leaf and branch at a time. One filthy habit after another until hopefully one day we will experience His divine nature never forgetting that we are sinners even on our best day. We shall overcome through our God given faith, the shield of which shall withstand the most vicious firey darts of the evil one.
I had to learn this because every time i sinned it started to feel like the lord wouldn't forgive me and it also felt like i could here the enemies telling me to kms. But God is good and his love and mercy is never ending 🙏🏾
I was needing this message. Thank you, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and Holy Mary His mother. I'm struggling with depressive episode and you gave what I need, Fr Trenham. Thank you and to the Orthodox Church of Jesus Christ. From a catholic brother. God bless you all.
Dude, you know whats crazy. I asked last night to better understand why i go through mental battle every day for many years. Then i see this dude with this video covering this book. I know now much better. Thanks bro.
Christ has risen. What perfect timing for this video as Ive been putting a lot of pressure on myself to perform at my job. I went out into the desert to pray today and was reminded to disconnect from the patterns of thinking that are causing me excess stress and worry. I prayed the jesus prayer continually and found myself with a spirit of strength and overcame the mind battle. I'm grateful to ft josiah for this video and enduring message. Praying for all of you brothers and sisters in christ who read this today. Your comments below touch my soul.
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Thank you Father for reminding us of Christ’s infinite love for us. Truly He is risen!☦️
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I'm sorry, but per Christ's command, I don't call anyone on earth Father.
St. Joshua the White Star, at your service.
I am still amazed at the fact ...in the uniqueness of my life, my story is such a reflection of All the other saints, Even in this modern world, it's nearly impossible to fathom the exactness of God and humble me in my struggles, knowing that I share with so many others before me. It's almost too much to take in.
Never limit God in what He can do. Understand that God molds reality to His will, and you can't fathom God's lack of limitations. Prepare yourself daily for impossibly and the unknown, for God's greatness exceeds your limited and inexperienced imagination. In this, you can find hope for an unknown future.
Please pray for me. I’ve been struggling for quite some time with bad thoughts. I just don’t understand why God thought it was a good idea to create me. Sometimes I feel as if it were better if I were never brought into reality
🙏🏻 I'm there with you, fam. We got this. Glory to God, we got this. 😅
Jay i know what your going through please know that I will truly pray for you, God created you because you have meaning, he created you in his image and you by no means are a mistake, God does not make mistakes. You must know that you feel this way because the enemy is infiltrating your mind and making you think that you are not worth anything, but know that through Christ our savior you can beat this spiritual warfare.
Just how much more beautiful it will be when you find peace and purpose through surrendering into God's plan for you. I'm on the same path, I'm hurting also but I have no doubt - that's the only way. Surrendering oneself into God's hands and accepting our stories as a gift no matter the hardships. God himself chose to experience greatest pain imaginable for us, we must deny our selfish nature and follow Christ example and I'm sure answers will come and the void will finally be filled. God bless you.
Pray for guidance and peace, fast if you can and you will see how God works in your life. He loves you, you are valuable and He wants you to be strong and victorious. Don't let the devil play with your mind.
I will pray for you. Everything will be ok.
Say this prayer from St. Porphyria, "Great is the name of the Holy Trinity, most Holy Theotokos protect me" you are in my thoughts and heart brother. Im hurting with you.
My neurological condition has worsened to the point of extreme suffering and mental torture. Please pray that I keep fighting until God says so. I want to be a man of courage and deep faith in the Lord. Lord be with me during this battle. Satan is making me feel lost and hopeless. God, let me rest in your arms and lead me to victory for your kingdom.
Heav 11:11 enly Father, please hear this prayer and save him from the devil. In Crist Jesus, Amen
My friend, you're not alone! I believe we all feel that same way! It's something happening in society for the past 15 years, but has become fierce in the last 4 to 8 years with the two presidencies, where people have literally gone insane. Governments / politicians, have brought in this intrinsic evil that is affecting all of us so drastically that we feel we are losing faith and hope.
Hang in there, one day at a time. God bless!
@@benyaeger4388
The one who people believe they are seeking is not Jesus' Dad. If you seek the one who is honest ...that one will meet you at the child's door of your spirit..and has no desire to be "God" to us. Jesus was not sent to be "Lord" to us. Neither Jesus or our Dad are into dishonest titles. Child Like Faith is what we naturally express... because we are designed by the honest one, Daddy, to receive from him as our Daddy.....not "god". Others pursue "god". Enter through the children's door. It's the ONLY honest door....,,the true "narrow path" which remains unchanged and natural.......wide are all of the other paths....
On the narrow path.....you are born with faith....not sin. You are born expressing Daddy.....not the liar, Lucifer! Wide are the other paths that are full of lies!
Who each person trust in their spirit.....they are following and repeating what they hear in their spirit.
Those who are from Daddy....they naturally hear his voice and follow
Child Like Faith
Love is now
No books......no buildings
Spirit & Truth
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I want to help you by sharing my journey and what has helped me. I have lived in PTSD, addictions, fear, loathing and suffering.
Today I am free, joyful, hopeful, energised, happy and living the best I can.
I almost did not make it to be typing this message today, Satan almost destroyed me many times.
Please tell me more about what your about, how you are living, your past and hopes etc.
Maybe I can help, it would be my honor to talk to you, share my story and help my you my brother in christ.
I was almost destroyed. I lived in darkness for many seasons. Jesus sets the captives free. Sometimes our struggles are very complicated, sometimes they are spiritual, mental or physical. Sometimes they are memories and unrecognised trauma, sometimes they are demonic and sometimes these problems are all at once.
bless you
hope to hear back from you
from canada
Darren
Deworm yourself friend.
Pray for me I bAttle against sexual sin against my body
I will pray for you. Pray for me as well. I'm fighting the same battle.
@@mement0_m0ri I will brotha
I will too, brother. It's a plague and I'm in that foxhole with you too.
It always made me sad. And when I repented, God healed me, and just recently (years later), I realized it was self pity that was the cause. Put a different perspective on what was really happening. Maybe this will help.
Jesus Christ is Lord
I ask for prayer in my struggle. I’m 53 and destroyed my life through sin of lying, manipulation and emotionally hurting people I love; to the point that I have lost everything and everyone. I am alone, having to start a new job at my age, on the brink of homelessness with debt and bad credit. I feel like an utter failure in my life. I also battle with pornography and addiction to masturbation, which I shameful to my Lord Jesus Christ, and kills my heart. Please remember me in prayers. Please.
God bless you brother. Lord have mercy on us all.
Desr Morningstar, I have my own struggles and will keep your issues in my prayers for your relief.
Can you: go to Church, bless yourself with Holy water and attend Mass?
Can you listen to this video and write down things that can be a minute by minute or hour by hour guide to take yourself away from old habits? Pick the easiest one that you can stop and move on to next.
Listen to Dr. Jordan Peterson's videos & read the comments. You will see hiw he has helped thousands.
Start your new job with gratefulness in your heart . Be proud to work, pay your bills and save money. Even a dollar a week: think about this: one dollar a week will become $52 in one year. Start where you can & build yourself up.
Read books (free at the library) on money management. There are many easy to read and digest.
You can help yourself and always thank Jesus for His guiding hands. Walk in His footsteps.
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I’m 48, same situation …..I’ve learned to win the smallest mind battles when I’m tempted…..you will find that once you start winning in your mind it gets easier…..1 day at a time and don’t allow the devil to make you feel depressed….I’m fighting right now
I've just said a prayer for you. God bless you for your vulnerability.
“So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
James 4:7
Resist and demons will flee. It’s a guarantee. Start to define what resistance looks like. Make it practical. Resistance might look like prayer, reading your Bible, picking up a book or hobby instead of satisfying yourself. Simply make it about God and deny yourself.
Lord Jesus Christ son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
1 Peter 1 KJV ✝️🩸
23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
1 Corinthians 15 KJV ✝️🩸
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Romans 3 KJV 🩸
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
1 John 5 KJV
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
The Christ Jesus prayer
Pray for me iv been struggling with Sexual immorality and laziness. I’m a fool
That's a good one. Now find the practical application of those words.
I repeat this daily.
Please pray for me everyone. It's summer and I'm trapped at home with my alcoholic father having to endure his yelling and hitting and oppressive atmosphere. I can't sleep well due to my anxiety and I can't even find the strength to leave my room to eat out of fear he'll begin berating me for something. Every day it gets tougher and I don't know how long I can do this without one day hurting myself. It's so hard to even pray to Jesus about it because thinking of my Heavenly Father reminds me of my earthly one and I can't help but break down and cry. I need prayer so bad.
May God have mercy on you and give you strength to endure. God wants you to live and to have hope. God will help you
God loves you and is nothing like our earthly fathers. Prayers 🙏🙏🙏
Hold on brother, seek help among us and always seek the kingdom
I'm sorry ur so discouraged. Saying the Jesus prayer is very important, sometimes you might need to cling to this for hours.... Also when awake at night say it... Keep seeking and learning. I've found reminding myself that others are in same pain and struggle and praying for them eases the burden for me.... I pray out loud.... Also offering God thanks and praise out loud, sacrificially...... When in pain and anger....... Use ur tongue as a sword... Stay in touch with people go to liturgy. . Don't isolate urself. ❤️🙏☦️☀️
I am sorry to read this. As someone who comes from being abused, please pray about how to get out of this. Maybe find a local church and tell a Pastor what is happening. Maybe call DCF and report his abusive. You do not have to accept this behavior from your Dad.
As someone who struggles against a lifelong habit (since childhood) of internally "beating myself up" with excessive, and sometimes debilitating, guilt and shame at every kind of mistake, this is among the most helpful messages I've ever heard.
I have the same struggle, even to the point of physically beating myself up. This video is a blessing for us
Join the club. Let's stop torturing ourselves.
I do the same.❤
You could struggle with faulty defense mechanisms that you haven’t let go of or have forgiven yourself for….
I was brought up Roman Catholic and it taught me to walk with guilt and constantly beat myself up. Awful.
Im so so depressed. I know all my bad choices is due to my sins. Please pray for me
🙏 don't give up your deliverance is near.
Don’t give up! I would truly recommend going to confession it helped me so so much in my struggle 🙏🏻
do what this video says. Christ alone is the answer. Talk to Him directly. You do not need a priest nor anyone else. He wants a relationship with you, one on one. That is what He died for.
A contrite heart is a gift to God. This is good my brother, I know it hurts beyond words. This is you choosing that narrow road. He will not give you struggle beyond what you can bare. No temptation that falls on us is anything new. Begin to cut off your passions and ties to this world and the flesh. I promise, you will experience something that is truly beyond words.
May God help and refresh you, us all!
I used to torment myself in my thoughts. One day, I had a dream. An angel of the Lord told me, "Rebecca God wants you to forgive yourself. " I woke up and cried out to our Father "Lord I forgive myself!" I instantly felt the tangible presence of the Holy Spirit upon me. Unforgiveness of yourself is a stronghold used by the devil to not receive rest from God. It's a snare where he gets you to reject God's grace through self torture! It's a lie! Rest in our Lord Jesus he loves you!!
Brothers and sisters.
Please pray for me. For about 15 years I have been struggling with debilitating sickness that's made my life unberable. I am in my mid 30s and would love to still have strength to serve my Savior and Lord.
Jesus is my Healer. Thank you all 🙏🏻
Please also pray that God grants me strength to go through this valley with humility and thankfulness.
Please also pray that the fire of Holy Spirit would be with me.
P.S. My name is Andrey
We will pray for you today Andrey! Keep strong ❤
Andrey go to church each sunday. You will hear a word of god addressed to you.
I am praying, Andrey.
Prayers for you Andrey hope all is well 🙏🏾
Praying for you Andrey
I'm almost 63. I'm Catholic and was away from the church for many years. Over the last 20 years I immersed myself in the word of God on a daily basis. By the grace of God I am freed from the demon of pornography. It was a problem much of my life since I was young. I noticed some comments reflected such addiction. Well do not give up. Now that addiction I had is a distant memory that I will always be ashamed of yet I know that Jesus freed me from what was a daily temptation. Praise Jesus. Such behavior is but an uncomfortable memory. So never give up. Even Saints were tempted perhaps more than anyone. Pray daily my friends. Avoid the pitfalls of Hell at all costs. Your body will pass and decay. Your soul is the most important thing you have. Heaven or Hell awaits everyone of us.
Thank you Father. I have warned about the dangers of prelest but only by the graceof God, I have relied on the blessings of the Jesus prayer and asking the Holy Virgin Mary the Theotokis for Her continued intervention. A humble and contrite heart God will not despise.
You’re 63 so your access to P was a lot different than it is now! Pray for these children with iPhones who can watch it with the click of a button 😢
Amen and thank you for this encouragement
@@mckeojasortho Jesus prayed to the Father by the power of the Holy Spirit & told us to pray to the Father in the Name of Jesus
may we all continuously thank our Heavenly Father for extending His grace amongst His children
Romans 8 : 1
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit
this is the verse I remember if I start to feel guilty or shameful for past sin. It’s good to have Godly sorrow toward sin we should be convicted & ashamed if continuously willful sin but thank God for setting you free & giving the power to TURN FROM SIN & walk in the Spirit, where, if we truly be in Christ, there is no condemnation for the past
I realized this now, It's not you against the world and everyone, It's always you against yourself
Amen, I understand and comply with why we are taught to die daily. God Speed. And God bless.
Life is about how much you can endure,walking away is not failure,your just changing direction.
@@AnnetteCurtain-tc4mh amen thank you for saying that.
Finally, a proper comment rather than a crybaby comment.
@@AnnetteCurtain-tc4mh "endure"? 🤔
Can't agree, just can't.
The problem with the majority of "christians" is that they do not follow Jesus.
He said "rejoice" when prosecuted. I almost never met someone who does that.
Everyone "endures" while showing how victimized they are.
That's not following Jesus.
When I started following this advice from Him I started to feel better and better 🙂
It's powerful advice straight from God.
Help your brother/sister to feel good and rejoice when someone hurts him/her.
God will bless you 🙂
In our darkest moments, He is there when no one else is. You’re never alone when you walk with God. 🖤
Amin ☦️💜
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I'm so disgusted with myself today. My place is filthy. I live like a rat. I fail my exams. I don't practice sport. I have no discipline. I'm lazy. I just don't come forward in life.
Edit: to everybody. Thank you so much for your support. The love that we show each other can really make up for everything.
Edit 2: hi guys, thank you for your support. I'm doing a little bit almost everyday. Also I've found an orthodox church where i plan to go next week.
You're not alone. Keep praying..
@jmo1366 thank you
As mentioned in the video, don't torture yourself. Recognize failures, take a deep breath and continue. Don't wait for the ideal moment to start something, just start. Your mind will give you all the excuses possible, ignore them and do what needs to be done. Feeling lazy, feeling tired, feeling nauseous, etc. You don't have the state of pleasure to do something decent without doing it first, feeling good is the reward for something that comes after what is done. Just do it.
@@Heosphoros77 Thank you
It could just be a season in your life that can be changed. I know the first steps are the hardest but you are human and will never be perfect. Just try small steps and be kind to yourself because it sounds like you’re depressed… not lazy. God bless you ❤😊
I am filled with so much anxiety and terror because of financial misfortune. Please pray for me. I need to support myself and my child.
Is there a way I could help you?
Prayers going up 🙏
Peace
You are in my prayers...Amen.
@@Surykatkazkosmosugod bless you
Can someone please pray for me? I'm living in a nightmare, since 2022 I'm not myself. I'm afraid of walking around on street, fear of panic attacks. I just want my normal life back, drive a car, travel with my fiancée, I traveled a lot and now I'm afraid of flying, I'm afraid of everything to be honest because of my panic attacks. God bless us and have mercy, I just want my normal life back.
Used to be the same. I used to be very afraid of phones because one emergancy alarm scared me to death. I had heart problems in my past and i thought that i was having a heart attack from the shock. I couldnt be around phones for a few months, always in constant stress and agony. Always panic always this fear of fear. It got so bad i went to the emergency psychiatry ward once. I managed to overcome it and get my life back. While i sometimes still am fearfull, i managed to get over the worst parts and i enjoy life again. It takes time, patience and effort, but it can be done. I wish you good luck and i pray you also manage to beat this 🙏 get professional help if you need it
@@Niko_L thank you very much
Similar experience a few years earlier than yourself.
We want control and certainty,
We have to let go.
I was certain I was dying during my panic attack; gave up too. This is the only thing that helped. Give it all up.
Cast everything onto Christ.
It’s not a one and done event; it gets easier and harder in waves.
Flee from comfort; it is killing us.
Do not worry about getting this right either. Please don’t be afraid to get help; you’re not alone. Get outpatient treatment and if needed; in patient psychiatric facility. I’ve been to seven, last time was a decade ago now.
One day at a time, sometimes just getting to the next meal or hour.
Much love. Please talk to your priest.
@@bondservantandbrideoflogos7570 thank you, i will, God bless you
may God bless you, please pray for me too 🙏
As an addict who has done horrible things to others. Who left his family. (My son then passed away at 1.5 years old) while with his mother. I have the hardest time caring about myself and my wellbeing. I frequently pray for others and for god to make me a better man for the glory of his kingdom. But every day is a struggle. The irony of this is I give my friends great advice(guided by the Holy Spirit) that has had great results. Please pray I find peace and happiness and the ability to love myself again.
Forgive yourself
Confession and forgive yourself. Talk with the Angels, Holy Spirit a lot.
There is no saint without a past and no sinner without a future. I believe in you!
Jesus LOVED the sinners. They can be redeemed. They can become the BEST healers.
God bless you! Jesus forgives us, if we have a contrite heart. The devil wants to keep you tormented.
Please pray for me, have chronic debilitating illness and pain that is unrelenting, I’ve been going through this for many many years. If someone can pray for me, it would mean the world. Thankyou. 💜✝️🙏
🙏🏼 may the Lord lift you up.
Thank you heavenly father for bringing health to Johnny, amen
Many healing prayers
Absolutely, I've been where you are. I'm free of that now. I totally understand.
Praying
"For though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity." Proverbs 24:16. I've always heard an encouragement in these words.
Amen!
agree
I have seen about a hundred people die around me from old age, murder, covid, fentanyl, aids, hep C, suicide, car accidents, overdoses, etc etc. How great is our God. It is a privilege to be alive.
Very insightful,i am always stuck in that place thinking I am not worthy, that i am forsaken and not forgiven by God and therefore torture myself that I am unworthy to come before God to bring my trials and tribulations to him.Help me Lord to overcome🙏🙏🙏
I am not orthodox, but I needed to hear this today. Thank you.
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and of great love.
Christ is Risen! 🙏🏻
My name is Alexandru, I am Orthodox guy from Romania and I have been praying for over a year to God to help me with some health problems that keep me away from having a family and getting my life in order.
Please remember me in your prayers and may God help you in your needs as well! 🙏🏻❤️
Il pray for you 🙏🏼.
Doamne ajută
I can help you! I have learned much on health because of my own life being born with genetic problems. Let me know if you want to reach out.
Salut frate, sănătate! Domnul să te binecuvânteze.
Bunul Dumnezeu să te ajute, frate Alexandru! Să mergi la părintele Ioanichie la Surpatele, la părintele Irineu Curtescu sau la părintele Ioan de la Rarău.
Was doing so well for months and months, and then wam! I fall a thousand times in a week! Beating myself up, how could I ever fall like this! I know better!
Such pride, dark subtle pride.
Lord, forgive me, deliver me!
your servant, Nathan.
Ask him ,be truly sorry and he will forgive you ,now stand up and continue, pick up your cross and follow him don’t stop he’s with you and watching your every move Nathan. He loves you for your perseverance, trust me.
Please pray for me, I've been struggling with severe anxiety, panic attacks, depression & a sense of being lost or detached from myself for about fours years... I don't live a fully normal life anymore, it impacts negatively all parts of my life and i feel my mind is so divided... I also pray for delivery... Guidance... And mercy. Thank you. God bless you.
INDEED, HE IS RISEN!!
I was a sinner, I am still a sinner. Christ is my salvation and the glory and lifter of my head. ❤
@@helpIthinkmylegsaregone I'm agnostic but I came here to get perspective from an Orthodox Christian, not to see useless whining and "Christians bad" from a cringey person. Go figure out your past grievances with religion without freaking shouting it from the mountain tops for people on the internet. Holy crap. You wanna know how I feel? I don't care what religion did to you. Go away
Don't listen to cynical comments, dear lady. Praise God that you are saved. Your brothers and sisters are happy for your deliverence. Have a happy day!
You can't say I was a sinner and now still a sinner. What has Jesus done for you? What did Christ do on the cross for you? If you are a child of God , He gives you a new heart and new life. We walk by the spirit not by the flesh. Instead of looking for sin look for Jesus. I hope one day you will be set free, free indeed.
@@lauraoneil6408lady think out side the box, “WE” are all sinners even though we should and try to walk this life as straight as possible, we sin till the day that we die. You took what she said out of context, God bless 🙏🏼
A sinner was a class of people in Jewish society deemed irredeemable. Even though we sin, we are not sinners because we repent and work to satisfy the spirit more than the flesh. Sinners are dead in their sin, they cant even see what they are doing is wrong or come to repentance. Sanctification os the process of removing sin from our lives, someone doing that is a good person, not a sinner without eyes for their sins
Please pray for me, I’ve damaged myself through my sins through drugs, alcohol, lust, pride and i battle mental illness and suicidal thoughts. I don’t deserve the life I was given I was blessed and fumbled all my gifts
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I will be praying for you. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Life is a struggle and it feels like battles are never ending.
I know the Lord is with us and he hears us. Call on His name and trust in Him. God bless you and give you peace. 🙏🏼💕🙏🏼
Think about the man with a legion of demons who was saved by Christ, or Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector (they routinely practiced extortion and were despised by fellow Jews as sinners). Both of these are examples whom Christ personally came to in order to save! No such thing as a wasted life, only waste is not repenting and going forward. Morbid guilt is another waste of time. Don't torture yourself, like Father says! You are not the judge of whether or not you deserve your life, God is the judge and God keeps you alive !
God bless you! Keep going! things will get better just have faith.
The devil want's you to feel like that. What you feel about yourself does not come from God. It comes from the evil one, who wants you to despair, he wants destruction. We are all sinner's and in need of our loving father in heaven, Jesus love's you so very much, not matter what wrong we do, we can turn to him and show sorrow for our sins, like we all do, he wants you to come to him. He never changes he is the same for all time, and that means he always loves you dearly. Don't give the devil a chance, all bad thought's and self loathing come from the devil, and Love comes from God. Keep strong, I will pray for you 🙏💗 May God bless you.
I’m just finding this Jan. 6th 2025… God bless you and everyone finding this video.
Thank you. 🙏 A blessing your way.
Me too. Was just talking to God and telling Him I know I'm doomed to hell but please let me live to lead more to Him. I don't care about me anymore at all. I pray and hope I can lead someone to scripture before they are doomed too.
I am soon to be 76. I am Roman Catholic. My grandsons have turned to the Russian Orthodox faith. One is a monk in St. Sabos Monastery in Michigan. The other is in the process of receiving chrismation. Since their becoming Russian Orthodox, their grandfather and I have supported their decision and have learned much. Your teaching today was received by me in a very timely manner. If we were younger, we would have considered orthodoxy. God bless you, Father.
I hope there will be a reunion between us Catholics and the Orthodox in the near future.
It’s never too late!
addendum: try the Byzantine or Marionite Catholic rites
I converted from Roman Catholicism to Russian Orthodox at age 62. It is never to late. I am age 78 now & learn new things every day.
It is never too late to join the ancient faith!❤
“We overcome satan by testifying personally what the word of God says the blood of Jesus does for us.” -Derek Prince
Thank you for these encouraging words. I'm new to Orthodoxy. I've been awakening each day at 2am in a panic about one of the sins I struggle with, which is gluttony over food. This is affecting my heath, and I use food for comfort. For two months God's grace and mercy set me free. For the first time I could see how I was imprisoned by that sin, and tortured by it. I had peace for two months. I felt set free from prison. Then I was tempted and sinned again, and the tortUre started all over. My failure keeps me from sleep and is destroying my health.
I am from a fundamental Baptist background. So these truths you teach are profoundly new and encouraging. Thank you;)
You are not alone! Many of us use food for comfort because of our upbringing and other reasons. DO NOT DESPAIR.
Pray to Christ for the emotional nourishment you need, to satisfy the inner hunger that from the outside looks like gluttony.
You may find confession very helpful and freeing. Are you attending Divine Liturgy?
I’m sorry for your struggle. I hope you find peace with life through Jesus
We allow the demons to torment us. They have no power they are tricksters. They know every trick in the book and will continue to attempt to trick you until we are set free from them. Not handing over your power to them (which God gave us) is a difficult thing to learn and may not even be achieved. However, we must work towards this. Ask God to strengthen your faith, may you be constantly illuminated. You will be in my prayers.
As a Protestant I’m slowly understanding why orthodoxy puts focus on Saints. They help flesh out the scripture in new and meaningful ways that don’t deviate from sound theology. 👍🏼 Thank you for this message. I may be getting old but I had to put you on 0.75 speed so I could really digest everything thoughtfully! 😆
King Jesus only you can change my situation. Jesus you are my King, I need a miracle today please come and rescue me. As a single mother, raising not one but two children on the spectrum I am overwhelmed and I’m constantly struggling to pay bills. Struggling to buy groceries, struggling to do it all. But I won’t give up. I have the faith to believe and receive a blessing from you today Lord Jesus. 💕
Praying right now for you and your family.
God bless you! May God shine prosperity to you and your children.
У вас правильный настрой , жизнь это испытание , нельзя падать и отчаиваться .Запомните молитва матери со дна моря достанет . Молитесь невкоем случаи не оставляйте молитву . Молитесь также деве Богородице Марии матери Иисуса . Вам обязательно поможет .
God Bless you Sister in Christ
I'm Roman Catholic and LOVE and PRAY for my EASTERN ORTHODOX brothers and sisters, Pray for we Catholics!!! GOD BLESS YOU Father!!!
I’m praying for everyone here who needs prayers. ❤
Thank you for this wonderful video ❤
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Lord Jesus Christ,have mercy on me as I am a sinner.
Please pray for me Brothers. Im actually struggling real hard at the Moment
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This really helped me. I was up most of the night caring for my sick three year old. I woke up this morning feeling weak, discouraged and exhausted. Probably the the reason I feel weak is because I am weak. I humbled myself and prayed as I watched this. Thank you.
You sir certainly are not weak
I will think of you the next time I'll be staying the whole night up
Je suis orthodoxe depuis plus de 15 ans maintenant. Merci 🙏 Jesus Christ
Holy God this is the EXACT video I needed to hear after this day Thank you father
Truly needed to hear this encouraging message thank you much for your teachings Father.
Humble yourself, don't beat yourself.
When i'm under attack i think of My grandchild and positivity and peace fill me .
@@Dbusdriver71 Well he aint attacking You for your jokes because they Bad as can be !
Please pray for me, my girlfriend and I broke up after nearly two years of heading towards marriage and family. Pray that the Lord uses my suffering to help me grow in Him
I'm a Christian but i'm not Orthodox. however, lately ive been finding a lot of value in "Orthodox internet".
this is a good video, thank you. i'm really taking in the whole "don't be shocked" thing, I never thought of it as prideful until you put it in that way. there's a strange reassurance in accepting that i will struggle until the day I go to be with God. The Bible makes it clear that this life will be painful. I'm going to begin putting these things into practice. pray for me, lots of spiritual warfare in my life right now.
His hat is awesome as well
He got it in Romania. I think it was a gift..
I find it very surreal that this video popped up in my recommended today of all days. I have my reasons on why today and I have never searched for a Jesus video or Christian video before. I feel this video and this father’s words are going to put me a track to a better life for me and the people in my life. I have a lot of work to do still and forever more but today is the start of it. I have a lot more hope today than I have in a long long time. This feeling is not fleeting.
Amen (:
Amen 🙏
I’ve been feeling this lately. I’m 27 years old, never before I have felt no intrusive thoughts against myself filled with shame and guilt. I know this is God’s doing, I’m able to forgive myself and other’s more easily. Amen ❤️
Praise God. My mind tortures me constantly. Glory be to God the Father.
Please pray for me I live in fear all the time and I’m tormented
I struggle daily with self condemnation. I’m constantly repenting of all faults. I found this message during my meditation. Thank you for your message. Christ is Risen. ✝️
Please pray for me I’ve been struggling physically and spiritually. My health is deteriorating.
Father Josiah, my brother... I am a reformed Pastor and I just found your channel. Let me just say that I have been utterly blessed by this video! Thank you for your ministry, both public and private!
This is a beautiful and divine word! Thank you so much, Father! I am learning the divine value of self forgiveness and trusting in God’s grace and the blood of Jesus Christ. What a gift! Thank you so much 😊🙏😊
Christ is Risen! Father! What a massive injection of hope! Amen! Greetings from Ortodox Serbia
Поздрав брату у Христу. Благословен Бог наш у име Оца Сина и Светога Духа сада увек и у све векове векова. Амин. ♥️🙏☦️
I am the father of an autistic child. For years I prayed, to no avail. I find myself not really interested in prayer, bible reading or any other spiritual discipline. I live my life now without much of God's input in my life. It is sad, but God's will for me has been one of difficulty and indifference to my pleas.thank you.
Don’t give up brother
@@ducky9908 thank you
I will pray for you as a Father myself. Your plea echoes of Job. Be encouraged, all I know (having suffered greatly myself) is that God works in mysterious ways.
@@georgioiopelan169 thank you
Dear man.. your prayers are not in vain, you have to look for Gods blessings in the little things . Jesus and his beloved blessed mother Mary both suffered greatly. Mary’s life was not an easy one and she suffered terrible emotional pain throughout her life and especially as she watched her son be brutally abused, beaten and murdered on the cross.
Jesus suffered emotional pain to the point of sweating blood in the garden of Gesamene then being abandoned by his friends, beaten by scouring to near death, his skull was crushed with thorns and then he carried a cross and was brutally nailed to it… all for you. He knows your suffering, unite your suffering with his and his mothers . Never give up on God , God is with you. He is carrying you through your troubles, your strength to go on each day is being given to you by God .. again I say look for him in the littlest of blessings. God gives the toughest battles to his strongest soldiers. Now put back on your armor of God . Keep up the good fight …Soldier of Christ. ✝️
Thank you Father Josiah for reminding me of this. Life has been difficult recently. Too often, I beat myself up because of my own shortcomings. It's a struggle to keep in mind that we are all sinners and we all fall short. I need to be kind to myself and remember that I am loved, in spite of my own flaws and mistakes. To anybody else reading this, remember God's love for you and that we are redeemed through the blood of Christ, who died for our salvation and is alive.
Dearest Father pray for me and my family in Ireland 🇮🇪 ✝️🙏🙏
We are witnessing new awakening, we realize that life without Jesus Christ is a nightmare. Doesn’t matter how rich famous loved by our surroundings we are. Only comfort comes from Jesus Christ. May god bless us all sinners.
Thank you Father Josiah. I am currently a struggling catechuman and i’ve been dealing with many sins since i was a child. Especially lust, sometimes when i fall i just lose hope, but now you’ve opened my eyes, and gave me new ways to break out of the chains of sin.
My psychiatrist told me this today. She said I was doing better and to stop beating myself up. I've been through so much I can't
Thank you for this message. It was perfect timing. A heavy burden has been lifted from me.
This could not have come at a better time. Thank you Father.
Thank you for this sermon. Please pray for me brothers and sisters. I am struggling to shed my pride and find my proper posture before God. I fall and fall in sin and fall to my knees in repentance. Still, I have shame and a deep anger for my failure.
-Zac
Every time you fall into some pardonable transgression, even if it happens one thousand times a day, as soon as you notice it, do not torture yourself and so waste your time without profit. But at once, humble yourself and conscious of your weakness, turn to God with hope and call to him from the depths of your heart, “Oh, Lord, my God, I have done this because I am what I am, and so nothing can be expected of me. But such transgressions are even worse. If thy grace does not help me, and I am left to myself alone, I grieve over what I have done, especially because my life has no righteousness responding to Thy care for me. But I continue to fall and fall. Forgive me, and give me the strength not to offend Thee again, and in no way to digress from Thy will.
Having done this, do not torment yourself with thoughts as to whether God has forgiven you. The Lord is near, and listens to the sighing of His servants. So, calm yourself in this certainty. Having regained your calm, continue your usual occupations as though nothing had happened. You must do this, not once, but if necessary a hundred times in every minute, and the last time, with the same perfect trust and daring towards God as the first. In doing this, you will render due honor to the infinite goodness of God whom you must always see as full of infinite loving kindness towards us, then you will never cease to make progress in your life and will go on moving forward without waste of time or labor. St. Nichodemus
Thank you
Precious words. Reading reinforces even more.@@italianjjs550
What is a pardinable transgression?
How about the Act of Contrition? I grew up Catholic, and upon reading the beginning of this it sounds like this, much deeper, but kinda in a way similar.
It goes like this:
Oh my God, I’m sorry for my sins. In choosing to do bad instead of good. I have sinned against you and your church. I firmly intend with the help of your Son to make up for my sins and to love as I should.
Thank you Lord. forgive me. 🙏🏻❤️✝️
Nice summation
How deep my pride runs......thank you Father. I surely needed to hear this.
Amen 🙏 all glory be to our lord Jesus Christ
I am Catholic but I so love our Orthodox brother and sisters. So much wisdom there. Thank you Fr. Josiah. God bless you and your family.🙏🏼🕊️❤️✝️
This is an amazing video, full of hope and wisdom.
I love this, and pray i get to remember what is said so i might have a chance to share it with others.
Glory and praise be to our God
Lord I pray every single person here is given the strength and guidance of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit no matter what tribulations they may have already or have yet to go through and to remain steadfast no matter what pasts we’ve had
As well I would beg to be prayed for, my weed addiction has changed me, in combination with my selective mutism I am terrible at socializing, awkward, or come across as anything other than natural or nice , I am sorry to butcher my relationships with everybody and anybody I know 😞 I am garbage and trash
I pray The Holy Spirit surround you with His Compassionate Healing Love. The Lord has recently delivered me, may you be encouraged more unto His Presence to experience His Perfect Peace and Freedom. 🕊️ Holy
I just read several comments in the comment section and I want all you to know I am praying for you. All I can say is this message father gave is truth. This is a very hard life. When the darkness starts to creep in I have learned to RIDE THE WAVE. I tell myself over and over this will pass and it always does. I ask the Lord to show me what I need too learn in those dark moments and trust he will. I believe this is where the faith comes in. I just accept this feels aweful and trust Jesus will help me past it and through it. It is so hard at times but it always passes stay hopeful no matter what.
Good Lord almighty, THIS is a powerful teaching, thank you so much.
" I have done this because I am what I am". I needed that BAD. Thank you.
This is EXACTLY what I needed to see. By no coincidence I am seeing this, but by the providence of the savior. Thank you. VERY well said.
Truly he is risen
This video came at the right time! This is definitely from Jesus❤ my love
Thank you. I'm struggling to rely on the lord for my short comings. Expecting something more than I can deliver and never realised that I could be distancing myself further from my lord.
Once we truly realize we cannot do anything on our own, with a broken and contrite heart, God can and will help us. Patience dear sister, and trust God before you trust yourself.
Wooooow!!!! This is powerful! I'm Catholic and this is deeply resonating!!
Thank you, Father Trenham,for this good and holy words! I'm longing to get closer to what Christ, His holy Orthodoxy, the Church and the Saints want for me, but i'm still much too far away. Please pray for my family and for me, a sinner!
Greetings from Germany!
The will of God for everyone including you it’s to love Him .When your mind it’s always in dialogue with God this is a proof that you love Him .This can be done through the Inner Prayer .This prayer it’s called the Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God have mercy on me the sinner.This is the unceasing prayer .Demons attack the human mind unceasingly with evil thoughts and we can defeat them with the Grace of God who works through this prayer .
Say the prayer with your lips and mind unceasingly and the Comforter , the Holy Spirit will teach you everything
Also don’t forget to pray to our Theotokos .
With the unceasing prayer your heart will cleanse steo by step
Blessed are those pure in heart they shall see God
Christ is risen !
@@cristianciula4033 Indeed, very true. Thank you! Christ is risen!
Deutschlsnd uber alles
I need to get the book 📚 after prayer sad why because I do not feel worthy such words are powerful in prayer
But I do not feel worthy to give have such honor to the Lord for I am Man so I will always fall short but I will not stop keeping the faith ❤❤❤
Father Josiah is Awesome
Indeed He Has Risen
I really needed to hear this, Father. Thank you , from a Roman Catholic sister, in Christ.
For many years I believed that God hated me. Even as a Christian. I never felt that God hated anyone else, just me. Definitely a stronghold in the mind, and one day I heard “I want you to divorce this idea.” 💡 The Fathers love wrapped me so tight.
May those who are tormented by the same are set free as I. 🙏🏽
Truly is Risen. Amen.
Thank you for this. When Satan attacks, it's a must to return to your state of being as a humble soldier in Christ, and calling on his mercy and understanding. Amen.
Moving on in humility is such a wise decision. Thank you 💪♥️🪽
Prayers for these people in these comments and who ask God , struggling heartbreaking, help them to overcome their weaknesses and sins.
And me too 😊❤
Bow a river
Habakkuk 3:8-10
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Pray for me my brothers and sisters! I have dealt with intense fatigue for many years and great for the past few years! May God give me my family back or a beautiful family again. Amen.
3:45 "opportunity" that is the change in mindset--and perception of adversity. when you no longer see challenges as obstacles but as opportunities, you truly become free in Christ.
Thankyou Father Josiah. I rode that train to the end when bloody and beaten I finally heard from the Lord through prayer exactly what you just described. It evolved upon me as an understanding. It wasn’t until then that I experienced marginal victory that kept increasing. His strength is truly made perfect in weakness. He prunes us one dead leaf and branch at a time. One filthy habit after another until hopefully one day we will experience His divine nature never forgetting that we are sinners even on our best day. We shall overcome through our God given faith, the shield of which shall withstand the most vicious firey darts of the evil one.
Amen
well said 🙏
I had to learn this because every time i sinned it started to feel like the lord wouldn't forgive me and it also felt like i could here the enemies telling me to kms. But God is good and his love and mercy is never ending 🙏🏾
I was needing this message. Thank you, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and Holy Mary His mother.
I'm struggling with depressive episode and you gave what I need, Fr Trenham. Thank you and to the Orthodox Church of Jesus Christ.
From a catholic brother.
God bless you all.
Dude, you know whats crazy. I asked last night to better understand why i go through mental battle every day for many years. Then i see this dude with this video covering this book. I know now much better. Thanks bro.
Thank you! ♥
Christ has risen. What perfect timing for this video as Ive been putting a lot of pressure on myself to perform at my job. I went out into the desert to pray today and was reminded to disconnect from the patterns of thinking that are causing me excess stress and worry. I prayed the jesus prayer continually and found myself with a spirit of strength and overcame the mind battle. I'm grateful to ft josiah for this video and enduring message. Praying for all of you brothers and sisters in christ who read this today. Your comments below touch my soul.
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain from the foundations of the earth ❤
I'm hurt father..I know it's a warfare..I'm hurt.. 😢 I pray 🙏 🤲 Taught my kids to pray 🙏 🤲 The pure hearted always get hurt...
Please pray for me and my family! Thank you for this!