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Q: I am having a difficult time in my life. I have lost my faith in God. Can you tell me why I should believe in God when nothing in my life has gone the way I have wanted it to? What can I do to get my faith in God back? Any advice would be great.
— Reader on Internet

A: You are certainly not alone. We all go through times of difficulties, discouragements and regrets about life. Yet God's Word provides many encouraging solutions to our human dilemmas. Jesus Christ said: "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). The apostle John wrote: "Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers" (3 John 2).

While God wants us to experience a positive and encouraging Christian life in the here and now, He is even more concerned with our awesome potential of enjoying everlasting life with Him in His Kingdom. But getting there isn't an easy journey, since society is mostly focused on the here and now. Jesus Christ tells us that "narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it" (Matthew 7:14).

As Paul and Barnabas reminded members of the early Church, "We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God" (Acts 14:22). At times God even uses our discouraging "down" times to help bring us to our senses and cause us to rely more on Him, increasing our faith.

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