I’ve been questioning a lot of things about my faith recently, and I was wondering if any of you lovely ladies could give me your thoughts, opinions, and wisdom. I’m 17, so I obviously don’t have much life experience, but I want to feel closer to God again. Please help!

* How do you deal with doubts?

* How do we know who’s right?

* Are there any sins that are unforgivable? Is it ever too late?

* Where did God come from? Was He created, and by who/what?

* What if the whole thing is just a scam? How do we know it’s not?

* From what I understand, you can be an awful person, but if you believe that Jesus saved you, you go to heaven. Is that really how it works?

* As great as heaven sounds, the idea of forever/eternity terrifies me. How do I cope with that?