TW: possible pregnancy loss/abortion

I am currently in limbo of knowing if our baby has T13.

I am religious and notoriously have been very pro-life for myself. We got the screening that our baby is high risk for trisomy 13 with a 68% chance.

T13 is extremely fatal and I feel so much guilt about the possibility of deciding to terminate. But what is worse? The pain of the baby’s short life? Is it selfish to continue a pregnancy that isn’t viable? What if my baby survives and they are left with years of pain and suffering? I feel like the enemy is implanting these ideas into me alongside the screening before we get our amniocentesis. I do truly believe God has a plan.

I have tried to turn to God for answers. I am getting an amniocentesis and have no idea what this next chapter looks like. My partner is also religious and emphasized that it was my choice, and he also is questioning our route as he mentioned “I don’t even know if keeping a baby who has this much pain is worth it”.

We are both young. I am 22, he is 25. We are healthy. This feels incredibly unfair. Even if it is a false positive, I feel like my pregnancy has become tarnished by this newfound fear.

Part of me is struggling in faith and myself and my morals for even considering such a path. I feel like I am faced with an impossible decision and need input on some words from God and encouragement.

What method or how have you fleed from Lust, stopped a porn addiction or sexual content leading to porn, or sexual content leading to masturbation.

And a follow up question: Do everyone think that masturbation is fine according to the Bible, when it is not included with porn or a mind focused on adultery. And if yes, how does one masturbate in that manner?

I live in a liberal city and know almost no Christians. I was saved about 3 years ago, but the more time
that goes by, the more apparent the difference between Christians and non-Christians become. For example I work around a lot of pro-choice women who truly seem demonically possessed at times. Unfortunately my family members are also lapsed Christians. Outside of church, I'm surrounded by unbelievers.

How do you guys handle being in environments where you are such a minority? It's wearing on me to the point where I'm considering moving to a red state.

I’ve noticed that in many ministry stories, the breakthrough doesn’t happen immediately. It starts with someone showing up, listening, drinking coffee, building trust, and entering someone’s life slowly. Why do you think trust matters so much in spiritual conversations?

Hiya I’m a Christian woman (24 years old) from London and just wanted to know the experiences of other Christian Londoners. I attend an Anglican Church and doing my best to meet up with other young adults and build connections. My workplace has a lot of secular people ; I work at a bowling place and serve drinks at the bar. I felt a bit guilty for enjoying making the cocktails and serving the alcohol. However I was glad at the fact that I learned how to pour beer and make cocktails pretty quickly, even quicker than my duty manager. I know people have their own convictions about being surrounded by alcohol that’s why i was a bit unsure. But yea rambling aside , what’s it like for you guys ?

I don't want to rely on Google AI to answer this question cuz that just feels stupid. I recently had to block a lot of people out of my life siblings, coworkers, etc. simply cuz of the realization that I'm never going to be like anyone else (in a bad way) Also cause I feel like with what people have been supporting and doing I just don't feel like there are any pleasant people in the world anymore. But if there's any good soul out there that can answer this, please. Do any of you know any good bible stories about people going through loneliness with nothing else but a relationship with God. I'm sure they maybe a few or at least one.

Someone told me once that a Christian must not seek to see their offender punished for the injustice they perpetrated, but rather want them to repent without trials.

I have been quite a victim to persecution lately in my daily life. Lies about me, for example. Upon learning today someone false witnessed about me, I was taken by wrath (though I kept it to myself). I don't know how to face this kind of thing without desiring who do such a thing to me to face the consequences - even if in a trial that ultimately changes the person for the better.

I need this sense of justice.

Am I not being pious? How else to see justice if not like this? People wrong me and sometimes I am helpless, I can't seek justice by confrontating these people.

It seems wrong to me to see some even having great success in life.

I know that what happened could be protection, redirection, correction, or something God has a purpose for. I understand that He has a plan, and I genuinely want to trust Him. I keep seeking Him through prayer and the Bible, praising Him, and trying to live the way He asks me to.
And some days, after desperately seeking God because I’m in so much pain, I eventually feel okay. I feel like I’ve surrendered it. Like, “Okay, God. I give this to You.”

But then the next day comes, and it hurts again.
And it feels like I have to let go all over again.
Every day feels like another act of surrender. Every day I have to remind myself of the things that stabilize me, almost as if I didn’t just learn them yesterday.

I understand that healing takes time, but sometimes I genuinely question myself: If I had really surrendered this to God, shouldn’t I feel free by now?

How do Christians actually live with this kind of pain every day? Does surrender eventually become something you no longer have to consciously do, or is repeatedly giving the same thing back to God actually part of surrender?

I had a friend ask me a question about his baptism and I am puzzled over it. Here is the situation:

1. He genuinely put his faith and trust in Christ for his salvation
2. He believed in the Trinity
3. He believed Jesus bodily died and resurrected
4. However, when he was baptized, it was done in the name of Jesus and it was done by a unitarian apostolic preacher

I honestly don’t know what to tell him about the validity of his baptism outside of if the Holy Spirit convicts him to get baptized again then he should

I know that for most of the Christian world, the trinitarian formula is required for a valid baptism, as that's the one Jesus gave us.

But Acts has Peter and the apostles baptizing people in the name of Jesus Christ, not in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

So uh... are the baptisms performed in Acts invalid? Surely not?

Hey! As someone who struggles frequently with my faith, as well as the different interpretations of the Bible, it can make everything much more confusing. In you all’s personal experience, do you believe that if something was meant for you, it’ll happen regardless? Or can you do things you weren’t supposed to do, causing it not to happen, even if it was meant for you?

Secondly, do you believe we genuinely have free will? If I tell God I’m not ready to lose something, will He ignore my wishes and do it anyway? The question isn’t whether it’s for the better. The question is, do I really get a say in my own life?

Lastly, how do I determine the difference between a coincidence and God removing things from my life, especially when I’m not ready for the answer or for things to be removed?

Scripturally, is there any hope of a gentile Christian moving to Israel during the first half of the tribulation for the sake of fleeing into the wilderness or mountains. I ask because God called me to celibacy when I gave my life to Christ last year and it just caused me to rebel persistently against him. And I’ve been wanting to move to Israel for the sake of fleeing so I can get married.

I’ve been seeing on instagram reels “fake” christians pray like this, like that and its so draining because I’m so scared to not be welcomed into God’s home, when i have free time i read my bible, i pray consistently every night and during strong emotions (i don’t pray before meals yet i plan on doing so). i really want a relationship with God but I’m scared I’m doing this all wrong and I’m missing something i SHOULD be doing. Please help i really do want this but its like everything i do is wrong and I’m always a bad person.

(Sorry for my bad english)I've been struggling with lust (im M19) for year's and I don't know how to control it, I tried so many methods but non of them worked.

I though the reason I can't find a girlfriend is that I can't beat lust.I tried my best to fast for 40 days but my best run is 30.

I don' know if I have to beat this cycle fully to find the person I want or something else.

I don't know what to do

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