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To one hundred percent trust Christ and to love Him as much as He loves me? I really want to but I still have a little bit of doubt that I'm fighting.
We won't get there until we see Him [1 John 3:2].To one hundred percent trust Christ and to love Him as much as He loves me? I really want to but I still have a little bit of doubt that I'm fighting.
Hello @April_Rose, unfortunately, I don't believe that's possible on this side of the grave. That's why the Lord prayed that the Father would sanctify us, and why we are commanded to lay aside our old self/old nature, renew our minds, and choose to put on our new self/new nature, day by day/moment by moment (to help get us closer and closer to such lofty desires/closer and closer to Him) .. e.g. John 17:17; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:22-24.To one hundred percent trust Christ and to love Him as much as He loves me? I really want to but I still have a little bit of doubt that I'm fighting.
God's love is poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5) God expects NOTHING from us. Lord Jesus does not only give us forgiveness of sins. He also deals with the problem of the sinner (pretty drastic - we die!). Then, through His resurrection, He gives us new life. If we will come to know the Lord Jesus as that new life (He is The Life) then our problems evaporate. We can love God with the love that Lord Jesus gives us to love Him with. God is entirely pleased with that.To one hundred percent trust Christ and to love Him as much as He loves me? I really want to but I still have a little bit of doubt that I'm fighting.
Mark 9:23To one hundred percent trust Christ and to love Him as much as He loves me? I really want to but I still have a little bit of doubt that I'm fighting.
Your desire is beautiful and God-given. Your doubt is normal and part of our sin nature which we continue to battle throughout our lifetime. When those doubts arise, what do you do to battle them?To one hundred percent trust Christ and to love Him as much as He loves me? I really want to but I still have a little bit of doubt that I'm fighting.
Mark 9:23
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Trust him 100%? Possible. Love him as much as he loves you? I don't know, we're talking about God here. I think the closest a person can come to that is martyrdom.
Hello @April_Rose, unfortunately, I don't believe that's possible on this side of the grave. That's why the Lord prayed that the Father would sanctify us, and why we are commanded to lay aside our old self/old nature, renew our minds, and choose to put on our new self/new nature, day by day/moment by moment (to help get us closer and closer to such lofty desires/closer and closer to Him) .. e.g. John 17:17; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:22-24.
Here's a wonderful command for you to follow, with a wonderful promise from God that He will fulfill if you do.
Psalm 37Fill your mind with His word (for me, that meant including Scripture memory work as one of my spiritual disciplines) and look for other ways to practice His presence in your life (as this will help you keep the eyes of your heart and of your mind turned towards Him). Verses like these may prove to be helpful .. e.g. Philippians 4:4-8; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.
4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
So, wherever you are, whoever you are with, and whatever you are doing, always choose to look for Him and be thankful to Him for even the smallest and most insignificant of things in this world/in your life ... even for the difficulties you face (as you are able to) .. Romans 8:28
God bless you!
--David
Your desire is beautiful and God-given. Your doubt is normal and part of our sin nature which we continue to battle throughout our lifetime. When those doubts arise, what do you do to battle them?
Martyrom is the act of becoming a martyr. In Christianity, to qualify as a martyr, you die for your faith. As in, if people near you want to murder Christians, and they catch you, and you affirm that you're a Christian and they kill you for it, you become a martyr. This is hard, people could often choose to lie and live a little longer, but a martyr will refuse because he doesn't want to deny the faith.Who or what is martyrdom?
Hello April_Rose, sorry about that. Let me know which parts of my post you're having trouble understanding .. or do you mean that it's the entire post that you're struggling with? Whatever it is, just let me know, and I'll try to clear things up for youThanks, God bless you as well but I don't quite understand.
To one hundred percent trust Christ and to love Him as much as He loves me? I really want to but I still have a little bit of doubt that I'm fighting.
is it possible?To one hundred percent trust Christ and to love Him as much as He loves me? I really want to but I still have a little bit of doubt that I'm fighting.