Betrayed

by Dustin Reed

I often thought to myself, "What now? What do I do now? She made my life so enjoyable. Now what am I supposed to do?"

Other tags: relationships, betrayal, bitterness, depression, approval, insecurity

Away to School

by Jay Didriksen

I went off to college soaring like a bird without direction.

Other tags: roomates, relationships, identity, overwhelmed

Forgiving My Dad

by Ted Yuan

My dad and how my heart has changed towards him

Other tags: acceptance, depression, healing, hatred, insecurity, fear, family, guilt, change, traumatic experience, College

Good Enough

by John Schneider

What amount of effort is "good enough" for God?

Other tags: forgiveness, approval, doubt, acceptance

Success

by Chris Carter

I had heard John 3:16, read the Bible, grown up in church, and had Godly parents, but I never knew what freedom in Christ was all about.

Other tags: religious discontent, doubt, overwhelmed, bitterness, success

Acheivement Mountain

by Ford Burgher

My quest to prove my self worth through achievements

Other tags: comparison, fear, depression, doubt, Sports, acceptance,

From Agnostic to Christian

by Holly Johnson

I learned something new to me: Christianity was about "having a relationship with God". I had never heard anything like that before. Before I thought Christianity was about being on your best behavior.

Other tags: change, overwhelmed, identity, relationships, bitterness

It Blew Me Away

by Kevin Stanley

Redemption entered into the story when I saw my need for God at that moment and I actually recognized it.

Other tags: change, anger, approval, identity, success

Finding Real Friends

by Matt Brubaker

Apparently I put on a good enough show for people to like me and think I was fun, but I was always so guarded that people assumed I didn't want to get to know them

Other tags: aprroval, relationships, identity, depression, drinking

Masks

by Elliott Cavett

I actually saw someone who wasn't wearing any mask and didn't expect anyone to wear one for him.

Other tags: approval, relationships

Wanting Love

by Jenna King

I was desperately searching for a soulmate; someone who I could invest all my energy into or perhaps, spend the rest of my life with.

Other tags: dating, doubt, approval, relationships,

Keeping It Secret

by Julian Battle

The problem was this - I was dating a lovely young lady whose parents didn't approve of interracial relationships. We kept our relationship a secret. . .

Other tags: sex, dating, rebellion, race, relationships,

Parent's Divorce

by Jeremy Graves

Parent's Divorce

Other tags: divorce, anger, rejection, family, loneliness, College

Still Happening

by Traci Sinnott

I was dragged to church on Sundays, where I would spend mass doodling on the parish bulletin; and to Religious classes on Tuesdays, which eventually stopped interesting me.

Other tags: religious discontent, College, depression

Coming Home

by Lauren Reece

Sometimes God allows us to fall flat on our faces to see that we need Him to pick us up!

Other tags: approval, doubt, relationships

The Chair

by Rick McGee

Everything I did seemed to end in tragedy. Nothing I did was good enough for my family or for my friends at school.

Other tags: relationships, approval, identity

Not Fashion Show Religion

by Sarah Dougherty

I was the president of this club, queen of that, captin of this.... In my mind I tried to rationalize my actions thinking, "I am a good person, I do all these good things, God MUST be proud of me."

Other tags: overwhelmed, addiction, identity, childhood, emptiness, approval, drinking, College

Broken Relationships

by Kirk Anderson

I began to understand that no earthly relationship is ever enough to fill the void within my life.