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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:26 am
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 2:53 pm
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:02 pm
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LRD_nick For the last few days I have began to pick up what I am really like. I feel I am fallin away from God but I know he's with me. I have found out things in me that I didnt know like,I am not really a christian,I can sense crap and I believe in more logic and myself and the evidence around me then anythin else. I know I have my God and my savior and lord. But am I fallin away from them? Some help please!!!!!!!!
If you realize what you're truly like, perhaps the Holy Spirit is convicting you of sin. I have certainly had my moments of feeling as though I were not saved. I even wept over the thought, questioning myself as to whether or not I am truly a believer. I even asked God one night, and several nights after that, "Do I love You, God?" My worry was not that God loved me, but if I loved Him. Be like the psalmist, who said, "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts" (Psa. 139:23). Remember God's promises, and keep in mind that if you trust in what God says, you are trusting Him. James writes, "Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up" (Jas. 4:8-10).
Now, about that logic you speak of, how about you use that logic? God blesses His children with great gifts, gifts that come from the heavenly Father who does not change like shifting shadows. If any one of you lacks wisdom, says James, he should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault and it will be given to him (1:5). Do not think of logic as something bad, but see it as good, and use it to defend what you believe in.
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:27 pm
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John Calvin LRD_nick For the last few days I have began to pick up what I am really like. I feel I am fallin away from God but I know he's with me. I have found out things in me that I didnt know like,I am not really a christian,I can sense crap and I believe in more logic and myself and the evidence around me then anythin else. I know I have my God and my savior and lord. But am I fallin away from them? Some help please!!!!!!!! If you realize what you're truly like, perhaps the Holy Spirit is convicting you of sin. I have certainly had my moments of feeling as though I were not saved. I even wept over the thought, questioning myself as to whether or not I am truly a believer. I even asked God one night, and several nights after that, "Do I love You, God?" My worry was not that God loved me, but if I loved Him. Be like the psalmist, who said, "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts" (Psa. 139:23). Remember God's promises, and keep in mind that if you trust in what God says, you are trusting Him. James writes, "Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up" (Jas. 4:8-10). Now, about that logic you speak of, how about you use that logic? God blesses His children with great gifts, gifts that come from the heavenly Father who does not change like shifting shadows. If any one of you lacks wisdom, says James, he should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault and it will be given to him (1:5). Do not think of logic as something bad, but see it as good, and use it to defend what you believe in. -nod- Sometimes its good to realize how sinful we really are. It hurts a lot (especially our pride surprised ) but it's a big reality check that can help us get back on track with God. :]
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:15 pm
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:47 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:31 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:21 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:58 pm
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