Prayer for courage to accept Jesus

Urrayo said:

Hello everyone,

I'm sort of in a limbo between being an Agnostic and a Christian, after having almost constantly looked into different religions for over a decade (I started young). I'm getting kind of exhausted at this point, and while I've learned a lot, I feel like I might've really found something different with Christianity.

I've been reading the Bible (I'm about 4/5 done) and authors like C.S. Lewis and G.K. Chesterton. I originally started so I could stand my ground when Christians tried to convert me, as well as make extra sure I wasn't writing off the truth by trying everything but Christianity. Now, to my great surprise, here I am, studying diligently, starting to go to church, etc. But while I think I can feel a sort of beckoning (it's weird but oftentimes it feels like a kind of warmth), I'm still scared to fully commit. I've prayed the sinner's prayer and variations of it several times and tried to mean it, but I don't think I'm really there yet...

So if you all could be so kind as to maybe pray (if it'd be appropriate) for God to soften my heart and help me find the courage to accept this truth, if that's what this is. I feel like I'm so close to home I can taste it.

Thank you so much in advance

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It's more than appropriate my friend and you are in my prayers. I studies many different religions too. For me it was not to find the right religion per say. It was because I felt "called" that there was a truth in all religions and a falsehood in Christianity. What I found out was amazing. Not only did it strengthen my faith in Jesus like it never was but I found out the call was real and by GOD, it was just my understanding of the call and the reasoning behind it that was wrong. I found a very common denominator in every single religion, new and old along with many denominations and beliefs that some call "christianity" today but are not (I won't single any out). If you study into all other religions other than TRUE Christianity you will find that all the symbols, stories, images, etc. are all the same and if you compare them along with these latter day "christian" beliefs and pictures, statues, images, etc. they all go completely against what the Bible (King James and before Bibles, not the translations corrupted) say is the one true religion. Also in astrotheology if you look at all of the coincidences like the degrees on the horizon and the sun, on the winter solstice which is the shortest day of the year at the day in which the sun is at the lowest point , at the equator is 66.6 degrees. And Venus is called the morning and the evening star. Stuff like that would make some believe that worship of Jesus (the son) was actually a metaphor for SUN worship. Well when you see in the Bible that GOD made the stars to mark the times and seasons, That we specifically should NOT worship them (astrology is bad) and in the book of Enoch we are told that it was the fallen angels that gave us Knowledge of the stars. (why would fallen angels a.k.a. demons actually tell us that they were leading us away from the coming Christ) Knowing that along with the knowledge that these things were taught to the pharaohs, these are the ancient secret teachings that are said to be true but aren't. I've learned the deeper I study that Christianity is the only one among all of these since time began that's different. I don't believe in coincidences not that many. I also don't believe that demons and the devil do nothing to help us and if they can be found the frequently and all are spitting in the face of Jesus it proves to me that I should follow Jesus. Keep digging into everything you can find about religion, it may sound weird but start with the moon and saturn and go from there, it'll keep you busy for a long time. Pray for wisdom and that your eyes are opened. GOD bless.

Praying for your path and relationship with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Thank You Lord for listening to this prayer!

Prayed Urrayo! I understand what your circumstance is, I fall into the same category atm. Trusting in God is difficult when you don't have all the answers I know this for sure. My advice is to just let go and except that some questions may never be answered and trust God that he loves you, that he is your savior and redeemer, that he will come again, and he has awesome plans for you. I've come to acceptance with those terms now and I feel good. No one is perfect so expect your journey to be a little bumpy. As long as you continue praying I promise you faith will get better in due time.

My prayers!