Father Spyridon, it has been 2 years since my baptism. I have a sincere wish to learn iconography as a means to serve the church. Are layman able to serve in this capacity? I have not yet spoken to my Priest about my intentions.
@@joshevans4322 yes, I personally know two lay people who are iconographers, one of whom is internationally known. The important thing is to pray, not whether your prayer is offered wearing a rassa. God bless you
I used to suffer deeply from depression and anxiety and I used medication as treatment, I still suffer from depression and anxiety, but medication free and sustained by Christ.
Thank you for sharing. I tried to kill myself in April. I have a similar story. I still take medication to keep my family happy, but I don't mind taking it. God bless. ✝️❤️
@@observaabeliI wish for your life that you reach contentment and struggle until the end. Because struggeling means fighting the good fight. I want to kill myself often too, because life is very hard and full of suffering sometimes. I hope God will bless us with better and even good times in the future. I will pray for you in Jesus name
I was there for about 10 years but now it’s not an issue - bless you and free you ! You too can be content in all things and circumstances by the Grace of God ! Don’t give up
As an iraqi here in iraq ... in the deep of my heart I Thank you father for I feel the love and see the light of Christ through you . God have mercy on us all
May the God of all grace & peace bless you and protect you. Psalm 27 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. 3 Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident. 4 One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. 5 For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. 6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord. 7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.” 9 Do not hide Your face from me; Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me. 11 Teach me Your way, O Lord, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. 12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence. 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. 14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Please pray for me, Father. I have been chronically ill the past few years and I have recently reached new levels of suffering. I am even worried that I may die from my disease. There does not seem to be much if anything that the doctors can do to heal me. I am scared and feel hopeless. Please pray for me.
I pray you may find peace in your suffering. Do not be afraid, but place your trust in God’s mercy, that He will use your struggles to save you. Death is nothing to be feared.
The best cure for illness is plant based medicine. You need to cut out all junk food and eat clean, I’m talking about green vegetables and a lot of them. Do this and I believe you will be just fine. Become the healthiest person you can!
Im not gonna lie, Father spirydon you just released this video when I wonder why I am where I am and why I have such difficulties in my life. I am really struggling with a lot of sins that I grew up with before my conversion. My grandmother's illness, the unbelief of my family and my friends, the huge temptations that are sometimes unbearable for me, my laziness, ingratitude and the huge passion of lust (and many more). At the same time I have many things and responsibilities to carry out. I am currently standing at a crossroads and I am not sure what the Lord God wants from me, although I am leaning toward monasticism. All of this is kinda Overwhelming. Please brothers and sisters, pray for me and for my close ones. My name is Julius (so that you can mention me in ur prayers before God, cause u are more righteous and mercyfull than me). Ow Lord Jesus CHrist have mercy of me a sinner!
We are both sinners brother, but together we can grow! For iron sharpens iron and brother sharpens brother, I will pray for you! But do not give up, keep persisting in your journey, endure for Christ, and I will pray that the Lord reaches out his ever healing hands and provides you more strength, more spiritual strength when facing the battle against lust, remember, we must flee from lust and not fight it, but for your other struggles? Endure, endure, and endure again! Ave Christus Rex, may the Lord be with you!
Something that has helped me in terms of the body is remembering that our bodies are temples of Christ. Would you defile that which is the Lord's? Pray for strength and I promise God will answer. He answered me and has helped me through temptation. Each time you feel tempted- pray and those feelings will pass. May God Bless you.
I will be praying for you brethren, but trust me, I am not more righteous than you are. We all fall short. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us sinners. ☦️
I love this aesthetic, an orthodox christian in nature, teaching and worshipping, with the gritty camera and audio, it evokes a medieval sort of feeling, for me personally it adds to the awe of God.
I pray Jesus Christ heal all of us from our afflictions. May we suffer with patience and joy knowing soon we will be with our creator, our God, Jesus Christ.
I started weeping after this video, thank you father spyridon you were one of the first infulences on my christianity and have helped me grow my knowledge in god, all love to you and god bless your soul for it is good ❤ Greetings from finland
I’ve suffered immensely in my time here on this earth. From a very young age up until 33 present day. I’ve never been closer with the lord. But like Tyson said when you’re favored by God you’re also favored by the devil. I am thinking about giving all my things up to be an orthodox monk. I’ve spent the majority of my life on my own. I don’t have any family left. I’ve had one crazy life and I think that I should devote the rest of it to the Lord. Seeing videos of monks on Mount Athos inspires me.
@@Random_hero47 then let us suffer. Are we pathetic weak compared to Adam or are we stronger than him,? Oh no we're all weak but I don't know what else to do I can't self will myself to love humans who hate me. i give up. Honestly
"he patiently endures...". Guess I really needed to hear this cause getting impatient through accusations can get you so weary. And sometimes you lose focus cause of this impatience. Thank you. God bless!
@@KJBonlyyou’re joking right? So do you call anyone teacher? Paul literally in the epistles refers to himself and others as spiritual fathers and talks about how some are gifted to teach by the Holy Spirit so your interpretation is a misinterpretation of Christ’s message in that verse. Matthew 23:8-10 8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ.
God bless you my friend, I was suffering severly from skin problems , it looked like I've been set on fire.. but God & Christ Jesus give me strength & wisdom to get me through it.. I paid for private on line allergy tests for food intolerance & purged & flush out all that I use to eat & drink. And completely changed my diet & scrutinized what I put in my mouth or on my skin ( includng antihistamines ) . God changed my way of thinking on so many levels. Look at all ingredients in cluding all foods , drinks & medicines. & write a reaction diary. never forget to pray to Amighty Father for wisdom to help understand what's poisoning your system. Hope this helps? 🙏
Father i have recently become so lazy and despondent in my prayer life and my prayer rule is all over the place, when i am tired i give up and when i do try nothing goes in my brain and my mind is so distracted and i get frustrated, i do not know what to do, and i dont know how early i need to wake up to pray, i am rather lost, also i am lost in my repentance, i fear i will get to a point where i dont pray nor repent thank you for this video and God Bless
You’re absolutely not alone, do you have a spiritual father you can talk to about these things. Try using the orthodox study bible prayers in the morning and evening. Slow down your prayer and focus on the words. Talk to god of your struggles and ask that he send his Holy Spirit to help you pray. Never despair and keep going. God bless you
Thank you I struggle with showing mercy and this put the fear of the LORD in me! God bless everyone and definitely be striving and praying to get right with God
Thank you, Father. Could you pray for me and my family, my brothers and sisters in Christ? My name is Aappo and I live in Finland. Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us, sinners.
Heb 12:3-6: "For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest all of you be wearied and faint in your minds. All of you have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. And all of you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks unto you as unto children, My son, despise not you the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives."
It's later than you think. Father Seraphim Rose. If you do not voluntarily withdraw yourself from the causes of sin,you will involuntarily fall into Sin. St Isaac the Syrian. I truly believe the Apocalypse is Now.
I've been struggling for almost a year now. It's easy to see myself as Lazarus but maybe I need to see myself as the Rich Man, realizing my own sins are the reason I am suffering now.
Only by enduring the difficult path and reaping the consequences of one’s actions can a person truly reflect on their choices and feel genuine remorse.
Dear Father Spyridon, I’m a 19-year-old male struggling with a serious addiction to lust, and I’m reaching out because I feel I’m losing hope. I keep giving in to temptations, and I’ve reached a point where resisting feels futile. Each time I try to fight it, I end up failing. Because of this, I’ve begun to wonder if I truly want to change, or if I’m just accepting this sin as a part of who I am. Though I want to honor God, I find myself sinning willingly, trapped in a cycle of defeat. My desire to improve and become a better person is overshadowed by the power this addiction holds over me. The more I fall, the more comfortable I become with it, and this scares me. It feels as though the strength of my flesh is overpowering my spirit. Watching pornography and succumbing to lust has left me feeling deeply ungrateful for the sacrifice Jesus made for us. I want to be better, to be free from this sin, but right now, I feel empty and lost. I’m reaching out because I need guidance. I need hope, and I’m not sure how to find it on my own. Thank you for reading this, and for any words of wisdom you may have.
Confession helped me. The fear of not wanting to confess my sins again to my confession father helped. But the most important thing to defeating masturbation, as someone who suffered from masturbation for over 10 years is, to avert gazing at a beautiful woman. Immediately when you see a beautiful woman, look away. Because as you see her once, you can resist by looking away but if you continue to gaze at her then you will fall into lust. That's what made me addicted. This is also what led David to sleep with Bathsheba. Had he just glanced at her and looked away he would not of been able to be captivated by her and the body enslaven. Also remember all the consequences that followed as a result of him sleeping with her. He had to have his best friend killed, commiting murder (a sin), and by commiting murder he lived by the sword, so just as he killed others, others seemed to kill him, his daughter was raped by her half brother, David couldn't punish him because he lost all authority as he sleep with his best friends wife and was an adulturer. Because of that, ammon his son was furious and tried killing his father David and David in his old age was on the run like in his childhood when running away from Saul. His son slept with his wives, and everyone knew. His son ammon was later killed which hurt David. Everything in his life went wrong because of that one sin. Not to mention, the first child of David with Batsheba dies. What do you think he would of done to go back in time to reverse him ever looking at her. We also have to see it from that light. If we continue this sin, we will end up worse than David, because at least for David, he didn't learn the precepts of Christ, and the knowledge we have now, that is why it says that our generation will be judged more because we are living under grace
I'm struggling with the exact same problem with Lust. Its a tought battle, and I have been thinking about accepting this sin as well because of how incredibly strong this desire is. But we cannot give up. I know because of experience that it is really, really hard, but we must trust God, never stop fighting this satanic debauchery, this abominable trap of the world. Lust, pornography and everything that came from it is a demonic attack upon our spirits. Remember that God says in his precious word (the bible) that THE ONLY WAY to defeat lust is to run from it. Do not fight it, as you will certainly fail, instead, everytime the temptation appears, try to go somewhere else or to distract yourself doing something else. Avoid being alone and secluded because I guarantee you that you will fall. Try to be around other people when this happens so no matter how strong the desire is you will not do it. I hope this helps. I wish you the best of lucks dealing with this corrupt desire. Don't give up. Believe in God's mercy and love. And trust me, it is possible to defeat it. But it takes time. Endure until the end. If you fail, get up again and keep going. God knows your struggle, and he's willing to help you.
I have a lot of painful health problems and I wonder if I should even ask for healing or relief sometimes, knowing how easily I can forget and not try to live righteously if I dont feel that pain so badly on a certain day. I often wonder the same about my physical appearance or my life circumstances; if I were more attractive or more liked or more well off, how prideful would I be then if even now I am this judgemental.
This thinking is as much a Gift from God to your soul as is the suffering he allows you to experience. You are drowning in Blessings. Be like a child. Accept your circumstances and don't think too much. Listen to the Holy Spirit in the silence of your heart and let that Voice guide you.
Beautiful message. Thank you for sharing your faith with us. I've been watching your teachings for many months, and you have assisted me on my path to the love of Christ. I have been mentally ill for some time now, and over the past two years, I've been freed from legions, delusions, and fantasies. I continue to learn more and dive headfirst into the love of God. I've been utilizing my gifts and keep discovering the beautiful things He placed in me. What do you have to say on the matter of loving and forgiving ourselves? Truly we must be forgiven by Christ, but then must we also forgive ourselves?
Hello Father Spyridon, I have watched all of your videos and currently reading the UFO Deception. You have really helped me with humbling myself and biting my tongue. I can be a bit hot headed and piercing. But I have a question I began selling things on the facebook marketplace. It is bothering me because I feel like I am doing business with the anti Christ. Am I being ridiculous? Do you think I should continue to sell things on the market place? Thank You
There have been saints whose profession was tradesmen or soldiers or other field of work which seem contrary to the words of god.If you do an honest work ,it will not lead you astray .st John the Baptist was giving such advice to the people who came to him.
Father Spyridon I’ve recently fallen into lust and I am addicted to pornography and have been living in the Sin of gluttony and sloth pls give me any advice for me and pls pray for me and my salvation pls I need help
In my journey with lust I have discovered what my weakness is, it may be yours too. 1. I don't hate the sin enough. You have to hate it, I mean absolutely detest it. They call it rock bottom because you are faced with the choice of either life or death, and you have to have hatred for the sin to turn away from it. 2. The pride cycle. Look up the pride cycle. If you think you are above masturbating you have already failed. Do not let pride well up. Think of yourself as the worst sinner in the world, and the woman you lust after as holy creations made by God himself. You must honor women, you must hate the sin, you must kill pride before it swells. Please pray for me on my journey. I have prayed for you in yours.
Our body is drawn to lust when our stomach is full and from the things we see and hear and from our environment .First step would be to a go to a priest and confess our sins.next fast until 3 pm if you can while praying to god atleast 2 times a day.watch only religious stuff or news on the Internet.stop watching movies and listening to music .you can listen to Orthodox hymns as a replacement .Divert your eyes when you see a loosly dressed or beautiful woman,knowing that staring will lead you to sin followed by despair over the sin (the devil tells you then that you are hopeless and god will not listen to your prayers because you are dirty.Looking away saves you from a world of hurt down the road.)And lastly we sin When we lay idle so keep yourself busy with work,tire your body with work so it will not have the energy to feel lustful .
I suffer from panic attacks. Very serious and scary. Feels like I’m dying sometimes. I prayed and tried to do it without medication but I couldn’t even leave my home, work or function: I feel like I’m failing for using medication to manage. Am I failing Jesus? I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to be on medication but I feel like it’s the only thing that’s helped me get through it. Any advice is appreciated… God bless you all.
I suffered panic attacks and anxiety. I think they were caused possibly by demonic oppression as at the time I was also searching for life's answers before exploring and becoming Christian myself. Oppression is very common. I stood up to the source as I saw at the time, workplace toxicity etc and the anxiety disappeared. However it and other depressive states such as lethargy came back as my faith increased. Theres many things do do. I'd suggest try to lead as structured, organised life as possible in prayer - bible study, listening to these clips and fasting particularly. The wisdom you'll find on this channel and others should reinforce your faith and enable you to really develop your spiritual life and work out whats missing or what you can do to ward off any oppression. Yes, suffering is part of it but the feeling of immense joy I sometimes getting for having a productive day, or learn something new is worth it. God is refining us through this - go with the flow of the Holy Spirit. God bless you. P.S Derek Prince is worth watching for what you're experiencing. .
Literally just have faith. Faith in His grace leads to higher thinking, which then leads to 'works', which then leads to salvation. Surrender to Him and keep surrendering and you'll build faith. Everything will fall in place automatically just trust Him. You'll start thinking more positively, speaking more positively, being more positive. Just don't resist the loneliness and change that comes with. Embrace it. It gets better in the end, much better. His hands are much better than ours lol! He's got your back!
I have been suffering much in my life. Isolated from others, berated and mocked. My brother and my young dog have passed away far too soon, and I have felt failure after failure beset me. I pray to God Almighty that I may be delivered from this. That I may stop being impatient with Him and learn to trust His timing.
Father, many in the US are suffering mental health problems due to media manipulation of emotions. Everything is fear, are we intentionally being put through this in order to wake us up?
We must be careful about making assumptions, but the choice to consume the material broadcast by the mainstream media is a decision people make for themselves. We are warned that if man refuses to listen to truth, God will not only give him no truth, but will send a spirit of deception that he will given over to his lies completely. Whether your country has reached that point it is not for me to conjecture, but the warning applies to all of us. If you watch television, you are letting the enemy in.
@ it seems like Trump is actively saving the west through his persecution and resurrection. How must a Christian understand these events as it seems like he speaks truth and is persecuted . He is pro Christianity and anti lgbtq and anti abortion. He seems to be on the side of truth.
I really do be caving to the weakest of temptations even when I see the Lord's signposts beforehand. Lord have mercy on me, the sinner, wretched as I am...
Galatians 5:13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
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Father Spyridon, it has been 2 years since my baptism. I have a sincere wish to learn iconography as a means to serve the church. Are layman able to serve in this capacity? I have not yet spoken to my Priest about my intentions.
@@joshevans4322 yes, I personally know two lay people who are iconographers, one of whom is internationally known. The important thing is to pray, not whether your prayer is offered wearing a rassa. God bless you
@FatherSpyridonROCOR thank you Father! Glory to God!☦️
I used to suffer deeply from depression and anxiety and I used medication as treatment, I still suffer from depression and anxiety, but medication free and sustained by Christ.
God bless you
Thank you for sharing. I tried to kill myself in April. I have a similar story. I still take medication to keep my family happy, but I don't mind taking it. God bless. ✝️❤️
@@observaabeliI wish for your life that you reach contentment and struggle until the end. Because struggeling means fighting the good fight.
I want to kill myself often too, because life is very hard and full of suffering sometimes. I hope God will bless us with better and even good times in the future.
I will pray for you in Jesus name
I was there for about 10 years but now it’s not an issue - bless you and free you ! You too can be content in all things and circumstances by the Grace of God ! Don’t give up
God bless you all
As an iraqi here in iraq ... in the deep of my heart I Thank you father for I feel the love and see the light of Christ through you .
God have mercy on us all
It must be tough brother !
My prayers ❤
As a fellow Chaldean, God be with you, and may God have mercy on us all
May the God of all grace & peace bless you and protect you.
Psalm 27
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked came against me
To eat up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
3 Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this I will be confident.
4 One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.
5 For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock.
6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;
Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When You said, “Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
9 Do not hide Your face from me;
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not leave me nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation.
10 When my father and my mother forsake me,
Then the Lord will take care of me.
11 Teach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
For false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.
13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.
14 Wait on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!
God bless you and yours brother
Please pray for me, Father. I have been chronically ill the past few years and I have recently reached new levels of suffering. I am even worried that I may die from my disease. There does not seem to be much if anything that the doctors can do to heal me. I am scared and feel hopeless. Please pray for me.
I pray you may find peace in your suffering. Do not be afraid, but place your trust in God’s mercy, that He will use your struggles to save you. Death is nothing to be feared.
The best cure for illness is plant based medicine. You need to cut out all junk food and eat clean, I’m talking about green vegetables and a lot of them. Do this and I believe you will be just fine. Become the healthiest person you can!
Prayers to you Josh🙏
I'm in a similar boat and my name is also Josh.
@@itsnot1984anymore 🙏
This priest can see the reality of what God requires.
You have been a valuable Teacher, for this isolated sinner. Please pray for me GLORY BE TO
Im not gonna lie, Father spirydon you just released this video when I wonder why I am where I am and why I have such difficulties in my life. I am really struggling with a lot of sins that I grew up with before my conversion. My grandmother's illness, the unbelief of my family and my friends, the huge temptations that are sometimes unbearable for me, my laziness, ingratitude and the huge passion of lust (and many more). At the same time I have many things and responsibilities to carry out. I am currently standing at a crossroads and I am not sure what the Lord God wants from me, although I am leaning toward monasticism. All of this is kinda Overwhelming.
Please brothers and sisters, pray for me and for my close ones. My name is Julius (so that you can mention me in ur prayers before God, cause u are more righteous and mercyfull than me).
Ow Lord Jesus CHrist have mercy of me a sinner!
We are both sinners brother, but together we can grow! For iron sharpens iron and brother sharpens brother, I will pray for you! But do not give up, keep persisting in your journey, endure for Christ, and I will pray that the Lord reaches out his ever healing hands and provides you more strength, more spiritual strength when facing the battle against lust, remember, we must flee from lust and not fight it, but for your other struggles? Endure, endure, and endure again! Ave Christus Rex, may the Lord be with you!
Something that has helped me in terms of the body is remembering that our bodies are temples of Christ. Would you defile that which is the Lord's? Pray for strength and I promise God will answer. He answered me and has helped me through temptation. Each time you feel tempted- pray and those feelings will pass. May God Bless you.
I will be praying for you brethren, but trust me, I am not more righteous than you are. We all fall short. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us sinners. ☦️
☦️🙏☦️
I pray for you Julius, and all your close ones. God bless. ✝️❤️
That very last phrase is awesome. The flesh is weak. We can look to Jesus for faith in suffering.
✝️ ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕС ☀️
БОГ С НАМИ ПРОТИВ ЗЛА И ИСКУШЕНИЙ ✝🙏⛪️💪🕊️❤
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father
If I may ask Please pray for my recovery of a surgery I just recently had brothers and sisters, thank you to all who do and God bless to all.
May God help you and heal you of your wounds
Please pray for my health. 🙏 In Jesus name, We all will be cured from whatever is striking each one of us.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. ☦️
Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner. Please pray for me father.
I love this aesthetic, an orthodox christian in nature, teaching and worshipping, with the gritty camera and audio, it evokes a medieval sort of feeling, for me personally it adds to the awe of God.
Your talks have changed my life, completely changing the spiritual trajectory I was on. I cannot thank you enough for what you do. God bless.
Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner ☦️
I pray Jesus Christ heal all of us from our afflictions. May we suffer with patience and joy knowing soon we will be with our creator, our God, Jesus Christ.
Please pray for me father am sick
I'm praying for you. May your faith make you whole in Jesus Name!!
We have to endure suffering, you can pray for strenght for enduerence from God ❤
I started weeping after this video, thank you father spyridon you were one of the first infulences on my christianity and have helped me grow my knowledge in god, all love to you and god bless your soul for it is good ❤ Greetings from finland
Father you become one of most influential people my life lately i can't thank you enough for these videos
I’ve suffered immensely in my time here on this earth. From a very young age up until 33 present day. I’ve never been closer with the lord. But like Tyson said when you’re favored by God you’re also favored by the devil. I am thinking about giving all my things up to be an orthodox monk. I’ve spent the majority of my life on my own. I don’t have any family left. I’ve had one crazy life and I think that I should devote the rest of it to the Lord. Seeing videos of monks on Mount Athos inspires me.
@@Random_hero47 then let us suffer. Are we pathetic weak compared to Adam or are we stronger than him,? Oh no we're all weak but I don't know what else to do I can't self will myself to love humans who hate me. i give up. Honestly
Thankful for Jesus my Savior and for Father S for his beautiful words and reassurance….God bless you..
Thank you Father. You always seem to know what I need to hear. God bless
Everyone here in this comments we all will find peace let us try every day to care for ourselves in order for us to care for others let’s take steps
Thank you Father Spyridon and may God bless you, always.
"he patiently endures...". Guess I really needed to hear this cause getting impatient through accusations can get you so weary. And sometimes you lose focus cause of this impatience. Thank you. God bless!
Amen. God Bless
thank you brother...i feel your words...may the Father God continue to bless and extend your ministry in Jesus.
Thank you Fr.Spyridon for your Wisdom and Guidance ✝️
Father Spyridon, you are a gift from God. Your nous is absolutely enlightened and cooking. Thank you
These words speak powerfully to me this day, in terms of what I'm going through - thank you so much and many blessings!
Amen 🙏🙏🙏 all glory be to our lord Jesus Christ
Thank you Father Spyridon
I found as soon as I thought like I was in purgatory, it helped wake me up. Thanks be to God for this mercy.
Thank you Father 🙏
I’m a Catholic looking into the Orthodox Church.
@@SandalDad God bless you
@@KJBonlyyou’re joking right? So do you call anyone teacher? Paul literally in the epistles refers to himself and others as spiritual fathers and talks about how some are gifted to teach by the Holy Spirit so your interpretation is a misinterpretation of Christ’s message in that verse.
Matthew 23:8-10
8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers.
9 And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ.
Don’t leave the Catholic Church.
@paulktemplar that's not good advice. Endorsement of gay marriage was just one final nail in the coffin. Come home to orthodoxy
@@joshevans4322 that’s not what happened. He said he blesses the person but not the marriage
I am currently going through some stuff due to issues regarding my skin. Just seeing the title made me feel better. I appreciate this video.
God bless you my friend, I was suffering severly from skin problems , it looked like I've been set on fire.. but God & Christ Jesus give me strength & wisdom to get me through it..
I paid for private on line allergy tests for food intolerance & purged & flush out all that I use to eat & drink.
And completely changed my diet & scrutinized what I put in my mouth or on my skin ( includng antihistamines ) . God changed my way of thinking on so many levels.
Look at all ingredients in cluding all foods , drinks & medicines.
& write a reaction diary.
never forget to pray to Amighty Father for wisdom to help understand what's poisoning your system.
Hope this helps? 🙏
Father i have recently become so lazy and despondent in my prayer life and my prayer rule is all over the place, when i am tired i give up and when i do try nothing goes in my brain and my mind is so distracted and i get frustrated, i do not know what to do, and i dont know how early i need to wake up to pray, i am rather lost, also i am lost in my repentance, i fear i will get to a point where i dont pray nor repent
thank you for this video and God Bless
Take up fasting, that helps me. God bless you.
You’re absolutely not alone, do you have a spiritual father you can talk to about these things. Try using the orthodox study bible prayers in the morning and evening. Slow down your prayer and focus on the words. Talk to god of your struggles and ask that he send his Holy Spirit to help you pray. Never despair and keep going. God bless you
Thanks father
Glory be to God. In gratitude
A informative video Fr. Spyridon.
May God bless you.
I needed to here this💯 God bless you brother🙏🏾
God bless you ,for you help us in edification of our souls
Thank you I struggle with showing mercy and this put the fear of the LORD in me! God bless everyone and definitely be striving and praying to get right with God
From those who are suffering. You know not how much you are really blessed
If only we had the strength to hold and remember that thought when in the midst of suffering.
"what is evil is called good" is such a good quote. in our culture i often find that people call lust "love" and its hard for people to separate
A lot of confortability today despite old age people being really christian , tempted, murdered etc
Thank you for your wise teaching father 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you, Father. Could you pray for me and my family, my brothers and sisters in Christ? My name is Aappo and I live in Finland. Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us, sinners.
Father thank you for speaking the truth so beautifully
Amen.
Heb 12:3-6: "For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest all of you be wearied and faint in your minds. All of you have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. And all of you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks unto you as unto children, My son, despise not you the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives."
It's later than you think. Father Seraphim Rose. If you do not voluntarily withdraw yourself from the causes of sin,you will involuntarily fall into Sin. St Isaac the Syrian. I truly believe the Apocalypse is Now.
True, we have to
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❤thank you brother
Truly words …. Your videos are like an elixir of wisdom and blessings to my day.
I've been struggling for almost a year now. It's easy to see myself as Lazarus but maybe I need to see myself as the Rich Man, realizing my own sins are the reason I am suffering now.
Only by enduring the difficult path and reaping the consequences of one’s actions can a person truly reflect on their choices and feel genuine remorse.
Thank you Father spyridon bless you I hope to grow closer to your videos as they relate to me
Thank you father
Dear Father Spyridon,
I’m a 19-year-old male struggling with a serious addiction to lust, and I’m reaching out because I feel I’m losing hope. I keep giving in to temptations, and I’ve reached a point where resisting feels futile. Each time I try to fight it, I end up failing. Because of this, I’ve begun to wonder if I truly want to change, or if I’m just accepting this sin as a part of who I am.
Though I want to honor God, I find myself sinning willingly, trapped in a cycle of defeat. My desire to improve and become a better person is overshadowed by the power this addiction holds over me. The more I fall, the more comfortable I become with it, and this scares me. It feels as though the strength of my flesh is overpowering my spirit.
Watching pornography and succumbing to lust has left me feeling deeply ungrateful for the sacrifice Jesus made for us. I want to be better, to be free from this sin, but right now, I feel empty and lost. I’m reaching out because I need guidance. I need hope, and I’m not sure how to find it on my own.
Thank you for reading this, and for any words of wisdom you may have.
I know your pain, I want to help
@@catchercat_yt3503 please keep me in your prayers
Confession helped me. The fear of not wanting to confess my sins again to my confession father helped.
But the most important thing to defeating masturbation, as someone who suffered from masturbation for over 10 years is, to avert gazing at a beautiful woman. Immediately when you see a beautiful woman, look away. Because as you see her once, you can resist by looking away but if you continue to gaze at her then you will fall into lust. That's what made me addicted.
This is also what led David to sleep with Bathsheba. Had he just glanced at her and looked away he would not of been able to be captivated by her and the body enslaven. Also remember all the consequences that followed as a result of him sleeping with her. He had to have his best friend killed, commiting murder (a sin), and by commiting murder he lived by the sword, so just as he killed others, others seemed to kill him, his daughter was raped by her half brother, David couldn't punish him because he lost all authority as he sleep with his best friends wife and was an adulturer. Because of that, ammon his son was furious and tried killing his father David and David in his old age was on the run like in his childhood when running away from Saul. His son slept with his wives, and everyone knew. His son ammon was later killed which hurt David. Everything in his life went wrong because of that one sin. Not to mention, the first child of David with Batsheba dies. What do you think he would of done to go back in time to reverse him ever looking at her. We also have to see it from that light. If we continue this sin, we will end up worse than David, because at least for David, he didn't learn the precepts of Christ, and the knowledge we have now, that is why it says that our generation will be judged more because we are living under grace
I'm struggling with the exact same problem with Lust. Its a tought battle, and I have been thinking about accepting this sin as well because of how incredibly strong this desire is. But we cannot give up. I know because of experience that it is really, really hard, but we must trust God, never stop fighting this satanic debauchery, this abominable trap of the world. Lust, pornography and everything that came from it is a demonic attack upon our spirits.
Remember that God says in his precious word (the bible) that THE ONLY WAY to defeat lust is to run from it. Do not fight it, as you will certainly fail, instead, everytime the temptation appears, try to go somewhere else or to distract yourself doing something else. Avoid being alone and secluded because I guarantee you that you will fall. Try to be around other people when this happens so no matter how strong the desire is you will not do it.
I hope this helps. I wish you the best of lucks dealing with this corrupt desire. Don't give up. Believe in God's mercy and love. And trust me, it is possible to defeat it. But it takes time. Endure until the end. If you fail, get up again and keep going. God knows your struggle, and he's willing to help you.
Man Im in your same situation
I have a lot of painful health problems and I wonder if I should even ask for healing or relief sometimes, knowing how easily I can forget and not try to live righteously if I dont feel that pain so badly on a certain day. I often wonder the same about my physical appearance or my life circumstances; if I were more attractive or more liked or more well off, how prideful would I be then if even now I am this judgemental.
This thinking is as much a Gift from God to your soul as is the suffering he allows you to experience. You are drowning in Blessings. Be like a child. Accept your circumstances and don't think too much. Listen to the Holy Spirit in the silence of your heart and let that Voice guide you.
I pray for you.
Praising god in the midst of suffering is considered a form of martyrdom .saint john Chrysostom
The suffering of man is the expiation of his sin, if he chooses to think his suffering is a grace
Godbless you father
Amen!
You are God's voice
“That which is evil is now called good.” Makes me think of the “cancel culture” that exists today, refusing to forgive others.
Amen
I must really need to be saved then.
No amount of suffering will get anyone into heaven but suffering can bring little heaven within us making us better stronger closer to Christ
Beautiful message. Thank you for sharing your faith with us. I've been watching your teachings for many months, and you have assisted me on my path to the love of Christ. I have been mentally ill for some time now, and over the past two years, I've been freed from legions, delusions, and fantasies. I continue to learn more and dive headfirst into the love of God. I've been utilizing my gifts and keep discovering the beautiful things He placed in me.
What do you have to say on the matter of loving and forgiving ourselves? Truly we must be forgiven by Christ, but then must we also forgive ourselves?
As humans we are all cursed by sin and selfishness. We think me ,me ,me. We must do better.
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I pray the Jesus prayer 100 times
Pray for me in my battle of list
Father Spyridon, please pray for me. I am 17 years old and i struggle from lust. I do my best to try to flee from it but it continues to bother me
I can't take it anymore man
Hello Father Spyridon, I have watched all of your videos and currently reading the UFO Deception. You have really helped me with humbling myself and biting my tongue. I can be a bit hot headed and piercing. But I have a question I began selling things on the facebook marketplace. It is bothering me because I feel like I am doing business with the anti Christ. Am I being ridiculous? Do you think I should continue to sell things on the market place? Thank You
That book changed my entire way of thinking about UFOs.
There have been saints whose profession was tradesmen or soldiers or other field of work which seem contrary to the words of god.If you do an honest work ,it will not lead you astray .st John the Baptist was giving such advice to the people who came to him.
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Father Spyridon I’ve recently fallen into lust and I am addicted to pornography and have been living in the Sin of gluttony and sloth pls give me any advice for me and pls pray for me and my salvation pls I need help
In my journey with lust I have discovered what my weakness is, it may be yours too.
1. I don't hate the sin enough.
You have to hate it, I mean absolutely detest it. They call it rock bottom because you are faced with the choice of either life or death, and you have to have hatred for the sin to turn away from it.
2. The pride cycle.
Look up the pride cycle. If you think you are above masturbating you have already failed. Do not let pride well up. Think of yourself as the worst sinner in the world, and the woman you lust after as holy creations made by God himself. You must honor women, you must hate the sin, you must kill pride before it swells.
Please pray for me on my journey. I have prayed for you in yours.
He’s got a video on this
Go to confession
Our body is drawn to lust when our stomach is full and from the things we see and hear and from our environment .First step would be to a go to a priest and confess our sins.next fast until 3 pm if you can while praying to god atleast 2 times a day.watch only religious stuff or news on the Internet.stop watching movies and listening to music .you can listen to Orthodox hymns as a replacement .Divert your eyes when you see a loosly dressed or beautiful woman,knowing that staring will lead you to sin followed by despair over the sin (the devil tells you then that you are hopeless and god will not listen to your prayers because you are dirty.Looking away saves you from a world of hurt down the road.)And lastly we sin When we lay idle so keep yourself busy with work,tire your body with work so it will not have the energy to feel lustful .
This is an excellent reply, 100% agree. In addition, learn to recite the Jesus prayer every moment you remember and never cease.
I suffer from panic attacks. Very serious and scary. Feels like I’m dying sometimes. I prayed and tried to do it without medication but I couldn’t even leave my home, work or function: I feel like I’m failing for using medication to manage. Am I failing Jesus? I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to be on medication but I feel like it’s the only thing that’s helped me get through it. Any advice is appreciated… God bless you all.
I suffered panic attacks and anxiety. I think they were caused possibly by demonic oppression as at the time I was also searching for life's answers before exploring and becoming Christian myself. Oppression is very common. I stood up to the source as I saw at the time, workplace toxicity etc and the anxiety disappeared. However it and other depressive states such as lethargy came back as my faith increased. Theres many things do do. I'd suggest try to lead as structured, organised life as possible in prayer - bible study, listening to these clips and fasting particularly. The wisdom you'll find on this channel and others should reinforce your faith and enable you to really develop your spiritual life and work out whats missing or what you can do to ward off any oppression. Yes, suffering is part of it but the feeling of immense joy I sometimes getting for having a productive day, or learn something new is worth it. God is refining us through this - go with the flow of the Holy Spirit. God bless you. P.S Derek Prince is worth watching for what you're experiencing. .
The world is a very harsh place. Please try and not judge them too hard. Because of their circumstances, some were born into a life of hardship
Algorithm boost.
Please pray for me father. My name is ኪዳነማርያም/kidane-mariam. I am from Ethiopia. I am in midst of spiritual warfare.
How can i totally turn from my sin
It is a process. Of constant prayer and repentance, but also resistance and patience towards temptation
Patience is the keyword however
Literally just have faith. Faith in His grace leads to higher thinking, which then leads to 'works', which then leads to salvation. Surrender to Him and keep surrendering and you'll build faith. Everything will fall in place automatically just trust Him. You'll start thinking more positively, speaking more positively, being more positive. Just don't resist the loneliness and change that comes with. Embrace it. It gets better in the end, much better. His hands are much better than ours lol! He's got your back!
You can't in this life. YOU CAN ONLY REPENT AND TRY YOUR BEST NOT TO SIN. AND THAT'S WHAT GOD WANTS.
You'll never be sinless, but you can sin less than you do now, hold Christ near to you and pray unceasingly
Often it takes self control
I have been suffering much in my life. Isolated from others, berated and mocked. My brother and my young dog have passed away far too soon, and I have felt failure after failure beset me. I pray to God Almighty that I may be delivered from this. That I may stop being impatient with Him and learn to trust His timing.
Do you have any books?
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Brothers and sisters, please pray for me. I’m in need of love, pray for my poor soul. Blessings to y’all
Why does suffering often involve not just self but others around you
We are never saved alone.
We are united in Christ’s Body, the Church.
is it okay to ask for prayer here my name is Hector
Father, many in the US are suffering mental health problems due to media manipulation of emotions. Everything is fear, are we intentionally being put through this in order to wake us up?
We must be careful about making assumptions, but the choice to consume the material broadcast by the mainstream media is a decision people make for themselves.
We are warned that if man refuses to listen to truth, God will not only give him no truth, but will send a spirit of deception that he will given over to his lies completely. Whether your country has reached that point it is not for me to conjecture, but the warning applies to all of us.
If you watch television, you are letting the enemy in.
@ it seems like Trump is actively saving the west through his persecution and resurrection. How must a Christian understand these events as it seems like he speaks truth and is persecuted . He is pro Christianity and anti lgbtq and anti abortion. He seems to be on the side of truth.
@@mattc5868 Follow Christ, dont put your hope in human ,,saviors,,.... especially politicians, because we live in very dangerous times!
if God can see the suffering, why does he reward the quite suffering as opposed to dealing with the cause of the suffering?
I really do be caving to the weakest of temptations even when I see the Lord's signposts beforehand. Lord have mercy on me, the sinner, wretched as I am...
I don't agree with sufference, I don't think it's the only way for a spiritual awake.
Galatians 5:13
For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
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