loosing faith

[bubblefish]

I need help! I am losing my faith in God.
I cant believe in him anymore, I just cant. I have been a strong christian for a year but for about the last moth I have really started to doubt Gods love and even his presense. I have tried to talk to one of the leaders at church but couldnt. I went to church tonight to talk to someone and maybe find that feeling of God in my life again but it is gone which is making me think was there anything there in the first place?
I know I am just going on now and not making much sense so I will stop.
I just dont know what to think or what to do.

 

[madison1101]

I understand where you are, because I have been there. What I have learned is that faith is a choice I make, not a feeling I have. I choose today to believe what God's Word says about me today. I choose today to obey His Word. Whether I feel His presence in my life or not, I must choose to believe and choose to obey.

Read the Word today. I sometimes pray the Psalms, and ask God to give me one thing to hold onto for the day.

Make the choice today.

Hugs,
Madison

 

[Evie]

I need help! I am loosing my faith in God.
I cant believe in him anymore, I just cant. I have been a strong christian for a year but for about the last moth I have really started to doubt Gods love and even his presense. I have tried to talk to one of the leaders at church but couldnt. I went to church tonight to talk to someone and maybe find that feeling of God in my life again but it is gone which is making me think was there anything there in the first place?
I know I am just going on now and not making much sense so I will stop.
I just dont know what to think or what to do.

God is not a feeling sweetie,salvation is based on your faith. Are you reading and praying,maybe that's why your week. He gives us strength to endure.He can make you strong.

Father God I pray for my sister in Jesus name,Lord give her your strength and renew her love for you. She needs you now more than ever. We thank you for this. We give you glory and the honor in In Jesus name,
Amen

 

[Just Me Garry]

I need help! I am loosing my faith in God.
I cant believe in him anymore, I just cant. I have been a strong christian for a year but for about the last moth I have really started to doubt Gods love and even his presense. I have tried to talk to one of the leaders at church but couldnt. I went to church tonight to talk to someone and maybe find that feeling of God in my life again but it is gone which is making me think was there anything there in the first place?
I know I am just going on now and not making much sense so I will stop.
I just dont know what to think or what to do.

I see that from your profile you are a new Christian. When we turn our lives to Christ, we get a new Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous and that is the moment satan--the devil will get on your case and lie to you and tell you such things as you are not saved or you would not do this or that or even as you stated to doubt Gods love and even his presence.

The devil is a liar and the father of it. Do not believe him. He tempts everyone of the believers into sin or not to believe God at all.

The Lord is not a man that he should lie. I do not know if you have read the Book of John in the New Testament or not, but I suggest you read it along with Matthew, Mark & Luke.

Our walk is by faith and not sight.

2Co 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight


Guess what I do not always feel the Lords presence all the time either but feelings will deceive you. Believing the Word Of God will not.

 

[bubblefish]

I have been trying to pray and read my bible but i get this thought that he is not there, not real. And I have started believing that. It is really hard to explain, its not just the feeling but i dont know how to describe it...its really hard.
I have read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John many times.
I dont have the faith in God that I used to have. I am still trying to work out exactly what changed.
Some of my friends know now...they found out. I am trying to explain it to them as well, but I dont even have the answers to some of the questions. It is so confusing. I have thousands of thoughts all going through my head at once

 

[mikeforjesus]

Maybe you will find alot of the answers in psalms... I did.. but other q's u should look for answers online but u must test the spirit of online sites whether they are of God.. whether they believe Jesus is Son of God in the flesh... otherwise its the spirit of the antichrist.. I want to say everytime u have a q dont leave it thinking faith is we dont understand all things.. while this is true for things such as trying to prove God exists in order to believe (which I know u have trouble with) .. some things we have to understand to some extent like the Father the Son and The Holy Spirit are one God . The more u answer ur questions the more ur faith increases... and u have to find the answers because u must love God with all your heart AND Mind. A friend on the net said all this to me hehe.

Anyway Every christian will have doubts at times.. coz of the enemy like my above brother said hehe. But like my sister said reading the Word puts u into the presence of God and u will remember that ur older experiences are true right? even though u know its the same Person touching you the movements in your heart will be different coz ur in a different stage in your spiritual life. Im probably not making sense.

Anyway u should know this verse from the new testament..
[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif][size=+1]"Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened. For all who ask receive, he who seeks finds, and to all who knock the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8[/size][/font]

But is there a reason why He may not be there anymore? Any sin that could seperate Him from You.. its not always sin sometimes its just a trial right? but if its sin even though He is there He can hide Himself so that you can know its time to be serious about your relationship with Him and search after Him with all your heart.. I have more to say... but I might of said some wrong stuff coz my thoughts are so confusing .. I might check again later.. Hope I made sense.

God Bless sister!

 

[bubblefish]

Thankyou mike....that does make sense...most of it anyway. I got the main point of what you are saying.
I think I need to talk about this more with one of the leaders from church, as wellas thinking about it myself and praying/reading my bible...I will try and contact one of them tomorrow.
Thankyou everone for your comments.

 

[TheMainException]

My beloved....have you lost sight of the cross in which our Lord and Savior was raised up on to save our very souls from destruction? Keep trying, don't quit.....he's still there....keep seeking my beloved sister. PM me anytime you need to.

 

[halfgallon]

God is here for us, though we don't always feel his presence, and though we have doubts.

Without belief you can still have hope. You can still try to act faithfully.
You can pray, but if it's frustrating you, you don't have to spend all your time on it.
We're not going to make God relent with a prayerathon. Nor can we find God with our
reason alone, nor with scripture alone. Renew your strength, maintain your non-church life,
and live in hope - I think God will find you and grant you the grace you are seeking.

 

[but'n'ben]

I need help! I am loosing my faith in God.
I cant believe in him anymore, I just cant. I have been a strong christian for a year but for about the last moth I have really started to doubt Gods love and even his presense. I have tried to talk to one of the leaders at church but couldnt. I went to church tonight to talk to someone and maybe find that feeling of God in my life again but it is gone which is making me think was there anything there in the first place?
I know I am just going on now and not making much sense so I will stop.
I just dont know what to think or what to do.

I think at some point most of us are tested in this way. I know I have been and I've even posted here to get some advice. But what I realised that by posting on a Christian forum, I knew deep down that God DID exist. I wasn't asking for advice from those who would be quite happy to agree that He didn't care but I was instead asking those who would assure me He did care.

I think deep down you know God loves you and you need to still be attatched to Him. If you didn't, you wouldn't be asking for help to find Him again. I went (and still go through) challenges when something happens I think to myslef 'God does not exist or he would never have let this happen'. At times like this I read the Book of Job and most times that doesn't help. All I can really do is pray and even if nothing miraculous happens straight away, just try and believe that the wheels are turning because you're asking God to help. Right now, I'm struggling with my faith but what I do know is that God exists and He does love me. He challenges us and tests us to take us to a higher level with him.

Like you said you've been a strong Christina for a year. Maybe God feels that He can raise you to another level but it has to hurt. Like in sport, people only improve by pushing the pain barrier. If we don't push things, we don't improve.

"And God is faithful, he will never test you beyond what you can endure but when He does test you He will provide a way out so that you may rise up under it."

You're moving onto a new level spiritually. Stick with it and pray.

 

[AvgJoe]

I need help! I am loosing my faith in God.
I cant believe in him anymore, I just cant. I have been a strong christian for a year but for about the last moth I have really started to doubt Gods love and even his presense. I have tried to talk to one of the leaders at church but couldnt. I went to church tonight to talk to someone and maybe find that feeling of God in my life again but it is gone which is making me think was there anything there in the first place?
I know I am just going on now and not making much sense so I will stop.
I just dont know what to think or what to do.

You have received some good advice. I hope the following link will be helpful too.

http://www.christianitytoday.com/tcw/2003/002/2.44.html

 

[bubblefish]

Thankyou, that is a really good article. Im actually starting to feel a bit better. I have been talking to some of my friends and they have convinced me to go back to my church group. I am starting to gain my faith back.

 

[AvgJoe]

Thankyou, that is a really good article. Im actually starting to feel a bit better. I have been talking to some of my friends and they have convinced me to go back to my church group. I am starting to gain my faith back.

That's great! :O)

Our pastor's sermon tonight was about God's plan for us and His presence in our life. His statement that struck a cord with me was, "Even when it seems that God is not there, does not mean that God is not working in your life."

I wish you the best and God Bless!

 

[bubblefish]

thankyou

 

[Dexx]

Its a hard one isnt it? Believing in God when it doesnt seem that he is real. The bible speaks of his spirit testifying to our spirit as to our sonship. It also says that Christians are identified by their love. John says that a Christian is characterised by obedience.

You need to step back and objectively look at your life. Are you a different person to who you were before your commitment? Can you see any areas of your life or personality that have changed for the better? If you can, then take heart that you are a child of God and that he is working in you. If you cannot, then i'm afraid you will need to search out those areas of your life that are not submitted to God; that may be standing between you and him.

 

[WILLOWTREE/WT]

I need help! I am losing my faith in God.
I cant believe in him anymore, I just cant. I have been a strong christian for a year but for about the last moth I have really started to doubt Gods love and even his presense. I have tried to talk to one of the leaders at church but couldnt. I went to church tonight to talk to someone and maybe find that feeling of God in my life again but it is gone which is making me think was there anything there in the first place?
I know I am just going on now and not making much sense so I will stop.
I just dont know what to think or what to do.

What did you base your faith on previously ?

What has changed ?

Willing to listen.

WT

 

[shiningface05]

Consider it pure joy my brothers [and sisters] when you face trials... for the testing of your faith develops perserverence.

Satan is the master of deception. He will come to confuse you and make so much noise you are unable to hear God. He doesn't like when we get close to God and want to seek God and obey Him. That makes us easy targets right. You definately cannot loose your salvation. You sealed it when you accepted Jesus into your heart. In fact you were accepted by God before it began (well that is the was I see it). I think sometimes we can get caught up in an emotion or idea of how it should feel and also get caught in what we think others expect us to be doing or feeling (or even 'at a certain level' - as some might perceive). I encourage you to take the time alone with God and reflect in His presence. Present you requests and fears to Him, but also take the time to listen for His whispers....

Your fellowship with other believers is also very important. Do not let the enemy try and divide. Fellowship helps you to remain strong. And provides support when you need prayer or if you fall.

 

[bubblefish]

Thankyou all for all your support. Things are a lot better again. My friends convinced me to get back into the church and now things are back on track.
My relationship with God is better now than what it was before. I appreciate it more now.
thanks again
KAT

 

[Theophorus]

cgm,

Just remember that the feelings you have or do not are the grace of God. God gives us that grace, or warmth of spirit, but also takes it away as chastisement. Pride often will cause this. It is an act of mercy for when it is withdrawn, we come to value it more and seek the will of God more earnestly. Think of it as a test of faith.

 

[Bain_Adaneth]

Cat_goes_meow,
Many times people believe that God is there when they believe they can "feel" him, by having exeperiences of emotions....but that's not true....sometimes people do have all these kinds of joyful emotions when they know that God is in their lives, and sometimes they don't have it, but He's still there. Don't base you relationship with God on how you feel. Feelings/emotions come and go...Just know that God loves you, and continue to fellowship with other believers so that they can encourage you in Faith. Just like right now I haven't really experienced any real joyful emotion in a while, but I know he's still there....the reason why I know is that I've been through falling out and in of sin in the past....and I always end up coming back to God...He just always call me back to be His child, and I am happy that we have a Father that always loves us no matter what we do......and that's where I tell myself, "you're so dumb, there, you did it again!" Just keep on holding on the the faith....do God's will...keep on going to church and fellowshiping with others....No Christian has has any excuse for not doing God's will.... much love, Bain_Adaneth