help??? little loulou is confused

[pixieloulou1982]

ok peeps, this is how it goes, i wake up one day after 23 years of not being christian and suddenly realise , i am, or am i? am i mearly when falling asleep talking to myself or am i talking to god? do i pray? i do, sometimes, but i dont know, my little head is all spinning, but i know he's watching over me, i mean, its not just luck that i have got out of some many struggles. so what do i do now?

 

[JEBofChristTheLord]

Talk to Him, and ask Him to make His presence very clear to you. He will do so. He did exactly the same for me, and He began to do so when I was not even sure He was real.

 

[Anti Existance]

You should listen more to your inner feeling at feeling at peace to pray to God for guidance, it can't hurt and you should just give it a try mostly as a let out for your emotions.

 

[bethdinsmore]

Maybe this from another post of mine will help clear it up:

”I don’t know if I am a Christian or not. How can I tell?”

"What is saving faith? In salvation verses, the Greek for believe is "to trust in or rely upon". As in John 3:16, Acts 16:31 - to trust in Christ's death on the cross to pay for all sins (I Peter 3:18) and to get us to Heaven one day, without any good works on our own (Ephesians 2:8-9). (See also the verses at the bottom of my post). In other words, "faith alone in Christ alone plus nothing".
And we cannot lose our salvation (see gift in Rom. 6:23 & 11:29, also John 10:28-29 - we can't even take ourselves out of God's hand). If you see verses seeming to contradict these, just ask yourself which can be taken more than one way - God never contradicts Himself.

So, if the worst sinner in the world made that decision, and then continued sinning with no qualms, he would be punished by his heavenly Father, but he would still go to Heaven when he died, because he cannot lose his salvation.

Concerning sin, God says that everyone is a sinner. "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23) That's why He sent Jesus to make the payment for all sins on the cross. We do not have to conform (do good works, promise to be good, etc.) in order to receive eternal life. We only need to make a decision to rely on Jesus to save us. To accept God's free gift. (Romans 6:23) . END QUOTE

Once we have made the decision, to be sure we understand correctly, we can ask ourselves this question: "What am I counting on to get to Heaven?"

If our answer included even a tiny bit of good works or promises, that shows we are not relying completely on Jesus to be our sinbearer and to get us there.

 

[Deb7777]

ok peeps, this is how it goes, i wake up one day after 23 years of not being christian and suddenly realise , i am, or am i? am i mearly when falling asleep talking to myself or am i talking to god? do i pray? i do, sometimes, but i dont know, my little head is all spinning, but i know he's watching over me, i mean, its not just luck that i have got out of some many struggles. so what do i do now?

Hi Pixie, welcome, it sounds like you need to get to know Jesus better. You might know about him, how about inviting him to be more apart of your life. He has a plan for your life how about asking him to help you fulfill your mission in the world. You can make a difference in this world with Jesus because he brings life to all who will accept him as Lord and Savior. Meditiate upon his teachings and ask the Holy Spirit to lead you ever closer to God and the things of God, God bless.

 

[pixieloulou1982]

thankyou all for your comments, much help indeed.
huggles
xx

 

[Deb7777]

thankyou all for your comments, much help indeed.
huggles
xx

God bless Pixie, thanks for letting us share with you.

 

[Phospho]

ok peeps, this is how it goes, i wake up one day after 23 years of not being christian and suddenly realise , i am, or am i? am i mearly when falling asleep talking to myself or am i talking to god? do i pray? i do, sometimes, but i dont know, my little head is all spinning, but i know he's watching over me, i mean, its not just luck that i have got out of some many struggles. so what do i do now?

Hey, hey-ey...Pixie...how are you doing today?

From experience I will tell you this, if you believe in your heart that God is (and you must by the way you are talking), and if you believe that Jesus died on the cross as your substitute for sin so that you don't have to pay the penalty of your sin (going to the Lake of Fire for all eternity), then all you need to do is accept that sacrifice for your sin and ask God to forgive you and to take you in as His new daughter (if you have not already done so).

If you have already done so, then I can tell you from experience that every time you address Him when you are talking, then you are not talking to yourself, but you are talking with the Living God. He does not answer all the time, but I garauntee that if you keep pressing in close to Him, spending time talking to Him...one of these days you will hear His voice in your spirit, and it is a wonderfully marvelous experience indeed!!!

Keep talking, sister!

Blessings!

 

[pixieloulou1982]

ok peeps, woopwoop!!! i am some what happy today, i have decided that i very very very much wish to follow the roman catholic faith, one quick sos to you all, i live in the uk, south somerset, and was wondering if any one new how i would go about becoming initiated into the chuch, i am not even sure if the town i live i has a catholic church, any one in the uk??

 

[ggd316]

Well, I don't mean to bring you down. But, it is quite possible you are just talking to yourself. Obviously your not having a very strong connection with what you perceive as God. Really praying is completely pointless if your not feeling any connection with it.

Maybe you should look into some other religions for answers. Try reading The Dhammapada. I'm not asking you to become a Buddhist, but maybe some of the teachings in there will correlate with your christian beliefs and help make things make more sense.

 

[Hiskid4ever]

I am not sure how to get into the Catholic church. I know that here in the US (and non-dominational churches) you just walk in and try it out and decide from there if you want to continue going. I would assume you might be able to do that with the Catholic church. Perhaps look in the phone book and see where the churches are and then call the Parish during the week and see what they say.

 

[Maggie893]

ok peeps, woopwoop!!! i am some what happy today, i have decided that i very very very much wish to follow the roman catholic faith, one quick sos to you all, i live in the uk, south somerset, and was wondering if any one new how i would go about becoming initiated into the chuch, i am not even sure if the town i live i has a catholic church, any one in the uk??

Hi Pixieloulou!

I don't blame you for being happy. I don't know your area but fortunately that really doesn't matter with the Catholic church. Just find your local parish, call the priest there and set up an appointment. He'll help you go the rest of the way. He'll get you hooked up with someone who knows the faith well who will help answer your questions. He'll hook you up with RCIA which teaches you all about the 2,000 year history of Christianity. He'll help you out with Mass and get you connected.

If you have any questions don't hesitate to PM me. You also will learn alot in the One Bread, One Body forum which is all Catholics.

Prayers for your new journey!

 

[Deb7777]

ok peeps, woopwoop!!! i am some what happy today, i have decided that i very very very much wish to follow the roman catholic faith, one quick sos to you all, i live in the uk, south somerset, and was wondering if any one new how i would go about becoming initiated into the chuch, i am not even sure if the town i live i has a catholic church, any one in the uk??

Hi Pixie, Congratulations, I wish you well on coming closer to our Lord in his Church. Definitely call the parish, I'm sure they have a program to welcome you in your search for a spiritual home. I'll pray for you on your journey, come on over to the Catholic forum and enjoy the fellowship. God bless. I don't know if they have EWTN on TV in the UK but that is a spirit rich network of catholic programming, God bless.