I am lost

[David7818]

Being non Christian doesn't send you to hell, doing irrevocable things does like things too bad to name. Just be good to the youth and they'll be good to you! There's really no need to find fault with the youth. Idols are evil,and Christians and the youth really shouldn't have them, God says things for reasons and is a good judge. He really DOES rule with good authority. To kill God's children was the start of blasphemy, and God doesn't neeed to follow this, but give up on it, as it leads astray to damnation to not only him, but the father and even the Devil himself as blasphemy will cause them to turn onn the devil for his past, who he is, and all his younger demons or people, and for being a devil at all. Blasphemy will cause this, and devils do have good wisdom for Let me help him by saying the young, as I have, can do much for you, whether your God or the Devil, a lesson the sdas will soon have you forget.

 

[David7818]

They turn on God too, and Satan stood with God's children, they weren't stolen from God by Satan as blasphemy makes you think, but blasphemy to God as well happens already as sda's think to rule all God has. It doesn't just happen to Satan, and God can be a pretty good judge and his son.

 

[David7818]

Satan never stole one third of God's angels, he;s fine in the matter, he knows what youth can do, they have a lot of potential. And wisdom is good as well, it leads one to good power, not into evil. Evil devours, and shouldn't be touched. Wisdom and moral conscience leads you to do the right thing, which can very well benefit yourself. To suffer forever..... or to have one suffer forever.... this can happen, shouldn't happen, and is not good. Life in the land is good, so is to be good to people living there and the young.

 

[David7818]

Blasphemy don't only happen to the Devil either, but what are his powers you think or realm? His sons trust him or demons, and like I said before, some are how they are for certain reasons, but to trust in God is good, because he can make your paths straight and can help lead you. He's a good father, and he realizes this. Let the past be the past.

 

[David7818]

Blasphemy don't only happen to the Devil either, but what are his powers you think or realm? His sons trust him or demons, and like I said before, some are how they are for certain reasons, but to trust in God is good, because he can make your paths straight and can help lead you. He's a good father, and he realizes this. Let the past be the past.

Witsome persons, the past won't remain the past, like the sda church for instance. And I don' think killing a bunch of innocent people was okay either just to make things clear. Then blame catholics. They didin't do those things to those people and yes, genocide is always wrong, just fight for what you have.

 

[David7818]

Just that some people are fine with what they have if they make good use of it.

 

[David7818]

Blasphemy don't only happen to the Devil either, but what are his powers you think or realm? His sons trust him or demons, and like I said before, some are how they are for certain reasons, but to trust in God is good, because he can make your paths straight and can help lead you. He's a good father, and he realizes this. He's powerful. Let the past be the past. God and his sons are very strong and helpful, all of his sons. Devils included, which are judged of a different group, and with them, the past won't remain the past, they'll judge the devil and devils.

 

[Andrew Jeremiah]

I've heard and read so much about "having a relationship with Jesus and God", but I just don't get it.

To me the Bible is a gigantic rule book telling you that if you don't follow every single detail of it, God will make you suffer for eternity.

How am I supposed to feel any love for that??

How am I supposed to just be like "Ok. My life means nothing. I'm just a puppet of God following all of His rules. I'm just a robot. I'm ok with all of this."

They say, "Call upon the name of the Lord while He may be found".
I try my best. I call out to both Jesus and God. Nothing. No feelings, no peace, no joy. Nothing.
I scream to both of them. I ask for understanding. I ask for wisdom.

Nothing.

How am I supposed to have a relationship with them if they won't even talk to me?

What am I doing wrong!?!
Am I asking for help in the wrong way???

1 John 2:6
"Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did".

That scripture infuriates me because its telling me to give up everything I love to do and just be as Jesus was. I want to follow this rule, but it makes me angry because I love to do so many things that I can't see Jesus doing.

I'm a college student studying computer science. I have an obsessive nature. I love to obsess over things that I enjoy and block out the rest of the world.

I don't see Jesus as the type who would be a computer scientist or obsess over studies.
So, I guess I should just abandon my love for computers and change to something else or drop out of college all together because Jesus would not obsess over anything, but I obsess over all of my studies.

I guess being a christian means that I have to walk along the sides of the street every day calling out for people to repent and turn to God, because that's exactly what I think Jesus would be doing right now.

I've also been reading about how people don't think playing video games is a christian thing to do, even is there is not violence in them.
I've been playing video games ever since I can remember.
I've successfully stopped playing violent games, but that's not good enough??

Also, Idols.
As I said before, I obsess over anything and everything I love to do.

For example, I love to paint Bob Ross paintings.
The other day I watched Bob Ross videos for the entire day without having the desire to pick my Bible once.
So, I guess that's an idol and I need to cut it out of my life.

I guess I need to cut everything I love out of my life that I love to obsess over completely and
just twiddle my thumbs and sleep when I have nothing to do.

How am I supposed to do all of this!?!

All I know is that I've been hearing "You're going to Hell if you're not a Christian" ever since I can remember.

If there was a switch that I could turn on that would make me ok with all of this, I would flip it immediately.
But of course there is not!
How am I supposed to change my view of everything I have ever known!?!

Stop stressing.

If your name is in the book of life of the lamb slain, then you'll know it.

God will come at the appointed TIME and INVADE your life like it's never been invaded before.

IF your name is in the book of life, that is.

Go about your business and if He calls, YOU WILL COME.

Without fail.

 

[discipler7]

To me the Bible is a gigantic rule book telling you that if you don't follow every single detail of it, God will make you suffer for eternity.

How am I supposed to feel any love for that??

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Suffering for eternity when we die, is solely based on not believing in Jesus as the Christ/Messiah/Saviour, and not on not following God's rule or Law, as per the contrary of JOHN.3:16 and GALATIANS.2:16.

As per DEUTERONOMY.28, God's blessings/rewards or curses/punishments on earth come through His Law/Word.(cf; 1JOHN.5:16-19, 1CORINTHIANS.5:5 & 11:30, HEBREWS.10:26-31) Those who choose not to love God will also not keep His Law/commandments, as per ...

JOHN.14: = 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?”
23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.
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It's OK to obsess and study computer science in college which actually serves to provide a means of livelihood for your future, which every man has been cursed with because of Adam's Original Sin, as per GENESIS.3:14-17, ie every man has to slog for a living, die mortally(ROMANS.5:12) and be in spiritual enmity against the devil/serpent.
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Here's my summary of the Bible or Word of God.

0. God is Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient. God has His throne in heaven.(EZE.1, REV.4) Satan and his demons rebelled against God.(ISA.14:12, EZE.28:17, REV.12:4-9)
....... God-in-heaven desired to replace the spiritual rebels with S'piritual humans. Earth is like a test-bed for this purpose.

1. On earth, all humans are born sinful/evil/satanic because of Adam's Original Sin = unclean/dirty/unholy = bound for hell when they die.(ROM.5:12)

2. No humans on earth can see the true face of God and live.(EXO.33:20, JOHN.1:18 & 5:37)

3. To save fallen humans, God-in-heaven endeavoured to come down to earth in lesser forms as the invisible Spirit or as the visible human(= Angel of God or Jesus Christ). (JOHN.8:58/EXO.3:14, JOHN.1:1 & 14, 1TIM.3:16, 2COR.3:17, ISA.9:6)
....... As the Spirit, God-in-heaven gave His Law to Moses and the Jews, in order to curb humans' inborn tendency to commit sins/evil-deeds/satanic-deeds.(DEUT.28)
....... As Jesus Christ, God-in-heaven gave the apostles and Christians the sacrificial Lamb of God on the Cross(JOHN.1:29), in order to save them from hell when they die = the free gift of salvation or the kingdom of heaven through faith.(JOHN.3:16, MATT.4:17, GAL.2:16)
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A good analogy of our One and Only God is our one and only sun.
... God-the-Father-in-heaven sends His invisible Spirit and His visible Son-Jesus to earth to sustain immortal life = the sun-in-outer-space sends her invisible warmth/heat and her visible light to earth to sustain mortal life.
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The Bible or Word of God can be broken down into 2 parts, the Old and New Testaments/Covenants, ie,

(i) if you wanna have a good n long life on earth, you need to keep the Law/Word of God.(DEUT.28, MATT.19:21, ACTS.15:24-29, cf; 1COR.5:1-5 & 11:30, 1JOHN.5:16-19),

(ii) if you wanna go to heaven when you die, you need to be saved from hell by Jesus the Christ/Messiah/Savior.(MATT.5:27-30, ROM.5:12, LEV.17:11, HEB.9:22, JOHN.3:16, 1COR.6:9-11, REV.22:12-15)

Christians should aim to achieve both, ie to gain both blessings from God, eg MATT.19:23.
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Bc of our inherited Adam's Original Sin, we have the dual problems of INVOLUNTARY satanic/evil/sinful thoughts, eg immoral lust, hate, anger, greed, selfishness, jealousy, fear/worries, doubts, etc, ...and VOLUNTARY satanic/evil/sinful deeds, eg blasphemy, idolatry, murder, adultery/fornication/rape, stealing, lying/cheating/defrauding, etc.
....... The former resulted in being cursed/sent to hell when we die(GEN.3:14-16) and the latter resulted in being cursed by God with a sad and short life on earth. God's Law solved the latter and God's Son solved the former.
....... Usually, before someone committed murder, he/she had originally harbored hate or greed or lust or jealousy or etc in his/her heart and mind.(source is spiritually from Satan - JOHN.8:44, MATT.16:23 & 23:27, MARK.7:21, 1JOHN.3:8)) IOW, all humans are born satanic/evil/sinful/unclean, from their hearts to their feet.
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At ACTS.15:24-29, God/Jesus requires Gentile Christians to begin their born-again lives of the Spirit by keeping 4 easy or non-burdensome laws of Moses, ie avoid eating blood, strangled animals, foods sacrificed to idols and sexual immorality = minimum legal requirement. They r then given time to learn to gradually keep the other laws of Moses which are not a burden, esp morality laws, eg the Ten Commandments at EXODUS.20, LEVITICUS.10:9, DEUTERONOMY.18:9-14, etc.
....... In comparison, Jewish Christians are required by God/Jesus to continue to keep Moses Law, as many as possible, because it is not a burden to them.
....... Eg, Gentile Christians should still avoid homosexuality and continue to eat non-kosher foods because the former is not a burden but the latter is a burden(ie it's a burden for them to keep the food laws).
... Faith in God's Son, Jesus = faith in God's Word/Law/commandments because JOHN.1:1 says the Son is the Word and is also God.

We need to properly differentiate between involuntary satanic/evil/sinful thoughts and voluntary sins/evil deeds, and between involuntary or inborn Gentile and Jewish Christians.

Analogy about involuntary evil/satanic thoughts and voluntary evil-deeds/sins - black crows often squawks noisily over our heads but we should not let them build their dirty nests on our heads.

 

[Radagast]

To me the Bible is a gigantic rule book telling you that if you don't follow every single detail of it, God will make you suffer for eternity.

That's not the message of the Gospel. Not at all.

How am I supposed to have a relationship with them if they won't even talk to me?

God talks to us in the Bible.

I'm a college student studying computer science. I have an obsessive nature. I love to obsess over things that I enjoy and block out the rest of the world.

Jesus worked as a carpenter. That probably required the same kind of concentration as writing code.

So, I guess I should just abandon my love for computers and change to something else or drop out of college all together

There is nothing in the Bible that says anything like that.

 

[David7818]

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Suffering for eternity when we die, is solely based on not believing in Jesus as the Christ/Messiah/Saviour, and not on not following God's rule or Law, as per the contrary of JOHN.3:16 and GALATIANS.2:16



Actually you just have to admit when it's you and that you are wrong. To admit something is the first step to recovery and is respectable.

 

[Monad_Wisdom]

I can understand where you are coming from, its difficult and having worked in IT myself, studying something like computer science requires conplete immersion.

Where does it all lead though?

Im 37, unemployed, no income, relatively no material wealth, a few clothes and one pair of shoes, while living in social housing but i am the most blessed alive, why? Because God blessed me with health, with a wife, amazing children, a roof over my head and food on my plate. That and recently lead me to the bible after much of my live engrossed in secular ideologies and philosophies.

To strive in living as Jesus did is relative to the modern world that we live in. Jesus is 100% perfection, we will never be! However, we can learn from the teachings and being selfless, loving, non-judgemental leads to a more peaceful existence in general. In having absolute faith in Jesus Christ, this leads to a greater level positivity and without realisinng we will try and be as Jesus because that is ultimately what out spirit craves.

Take a deep breath and have faith, trust in God. God has gifted me so much, Im sure he has gifted you greatly also. Once you see that, you will see the way forward.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

Grace Alone
Faith Alone
Christ Alone

Without getting overwhelmed just be sure we are slowly moving in that direction and not backsliding.

M-Bob

 

[mukk_in]

I've heard and read so much about "having a relationship with Jesus and God", but I just don't get it.

To me the Bible is a gigantic rule book telling you that if you don't follow every single detail of it, God will make you suffer for eternity.

How am I supposed to feel any love for that??

How am I supposed to just be like "Ok. My life means nothing. I'm just a puppet of God following all of His rules. I'm just a robot. I'm ok with all of this."

They say, "Call upon the name of the Lord while He may be found".
I try my best. I call out to both Jesus and God. Nothing. No feelings, no peace, no joy. Nothing.
I scream to both of them. I ask for understanding. I ask for wisdom.

Nothing.

How am I supposed to have a relationship with them if they won't even talk to me?

What am I doing wrong!?!
Am I asking for help in the wrong way???

1 John 2:6
"Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did".

That scripture infuriates me because its telling me to give up everything I love to do and just be as Jesus was. I want to follow this rule, but it makes me angry because I love to do so many things that I can't see Jesus doing.

I'm a college student studying computer science. I have an obsessive nature. I love to obsess over things that I enjoy and block out the rest of the world.

I don't see Jesus as the type who would be a computer scientist or obsess over studies.
So, I guess I should just abandon my love for computers and change to something else or drop out of college all together because Jesus would not obsess over anything, but I obsess over all of my studies.

I guess being a christian means that I have to walk along the sides of the street every day calling out for people to repent and turn to God, because that's exactly what I think Jesus would be doing right now.

I've also been reading about how people don't think playing video games is a christian thing to do, even is there is not violence in them.
I've been playing video games ever since I can remember.
I've successfully stopped playing violent games, but that's not good enough??

Also, Idols.
As I said before, I obsess over anything and everything I love to do.

For example, I love to paint Bob Ross paintings.
The other day I watched Bob Ross videos for the entire day without having the desire to pick my Bible once.
So, I guess that's an idol and I need to cut it out of my life.

I guess I need to cut everything I love out of my life that I love to obsess over completely and
just twiddle my thumbs and sleep when I have nothing to do.

How am I supposed to do all of this!?!

All I know is that I've been hearing "You're going to Hell if you're not a Christian" ever since I can remember.

If there was a switch that I could turn on that would make me ok with all of this, I would flip it immediately.
But of course there is not!
How am I supposed to change my view of everything I have ever known!?!

If you get a chance, listen to this song "Place in this world", by Michael W. Smith. That really helped me when I was struggling like you. Hang in there son, I've been praying for you. Light will dawn on you soon enough. God bless .

 

[S.O.J.I.A.]

psalms 119
1 john 5:1-3

you may want to question why you would find the commands of God to be a burden.

 

[WillM]

I've heard and read so much about "having a relationship with Jesus and God", but I just don't get it.

To me the Bible is a gigantic rule book telling you that if you don't follow every single detail of it, God will make you suffer for eternity.

How am I supposed to feel any love for that??

How am I supposed to just be like "Ok. My life means nothing. I'm just a puppet of God following all of His rules. I'm just a robot. I'm ok with all of this."

They say, "Call upon the name of the Lord while He may be found".
I try my best. I call out to both Jesus and God. Nothing. No feelings, no peace, no joy. Nothing.
I scream to both of them. I ask for understanding. I ask for wisdom.

Nothing.

How am I supposed to have a relationship with them if they won't even talk to me?

What am I doing wrong!?!
Am I asking for help in the wrong way???

1 John 2:6
"Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did".

That scripture infuriates me because its telling me to give up everything I love to do and just be as Jesus was. I want to follow this rule, but it makes me angry because I love to do so many things that I can't see Jesus doing.

I'm a college student studying computer science. I have an obsessive nature. I love to obsess over things that I enjoy and block out the rest of the world.

I don't see Jesus as the type who would be a computer scientist or obsess over studies.
So, I guess I should just abandon my love for computers and change to something else or drop out of college all together because Jesus would not obsess over anything, but I obsess over all of my studies.

I guess being a christian means that I have to walk along the sides of the street every day calling out for people to repent and turn to God, because that's exactly what I think Jesus would be doing right now.

I've also been reading about how people don't think playing video games is a christian thing to do, even is there is not violence in them.
I've been playing video games ever since I can remember.
I've successfully stopped playing violent games, but that's not good enough??

Also, Idols.
As I said before, I obsess over anything and everything I love to do.

For example, I love to paint Bob Ross paintings.
The other day I watched Bob Ross videos for the entire day without having the desire to pick my Bible once.
So, I guess that's an idol and I need to cut it out of my life.

I guess I need to cut everything I love out of my life that I love to obsess over completely and
just twiddle my thumbs and sleep when I have nothing to do.

How am I supposed to do all of this!?!

All I know is that I've been hearing "You're going to Hell if you're not a Christian" ever since I can remember.

If there was a switch that I could turn on that would make me ok with all of this, I would flip it immediately.
But of course there is not!
How am I supposed to change my view of everything I have ever known!?!

I also struggle with believing I am supposed to "do" my way into Heaven. The first step is to know that God just loves me. When I can be a person who knows he is loved by God, my attitudes and daily choices fall into place, and I see that some of my deep seated behaviors need to change.
Go easy on yourself. Be kind as God is kind.

 

[1soloved]

I've heard and read so much about "having a relationship with Jesus and God", but I just don't get it.

To me the Bible is a gigantic rule book telling you that if you don't follow every single detail of it, God will make you suffer for eternity.

How am I supposed to feel any love for that??

How am I supposed to just be like "Ok. My life means nothing. I'm just a puppet of God following all of His rules. I'm just a robot. I'm ok with all of this."

They say, "Call upon the name of the Lord while He may be found".
I try my best. I call out to both Jesus and God. Nothing. No feelings, no peace, no joy. Nothing.
I scream to both of them. I ask for understanding. I ask for wisdom.

Nothing.

How am I supposed to have a relationship with them if they won't even talk to me?

What am I doing wrong!?!
Am I asking for help in the wrong way???

1 John 2:6
"Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did".

That scripture infuriates me because its telling me to give up everything I love to do and just be as Jesus was. I want to follow this rule, but it makes me angry because I love to do so many things that I can't see Jesus doing.

I'm a college student studying computer science. I have an obsessive nature. I love to obsess over things that I enjoy and block out the rest of the world.

I don't see Jesus as the type who would be a computer scientist or obsess over studies.
So, I guess I should just abandon my love for computers and change to something else or drop out of college all together because Jesus would not obsess over anything, but I obsess over all of my studies.

I guess being a christian means that I have to walk along the sides of the street every day calling out for people to repent and turn to God, because that's exactly what I think Jesus would be doing right now.

I've also been reading about how people don't think playing video games is a christian thing to do, even is there is not violence in them.
I've been playing video games ever since I can remember.
I've successfully stopped playing violent games, but that's not good enough??

Also, Idols.
As I said before, I obsess over anything and everything I love to do.

For example, I love to paint Bob Ross paintings.
The other day I watched Bob Ross videos for the entire day without having the desire to pick my Bible once.
So, I guess that's an idol and I need to cut it out of my life.

I guess I need to cut everything I love out of my life that I love to obsess over completely and
just twiddle my thumbs and sleep when I have nothing to do.

How am I supposed to do all of this!?!

All I know is that I've been hearing "You're going to Hell if you're not a Christian" ever since I can remember.

If there was a switch that I could turn on that would make me ok with all of this, I would flip it immediately.
But of course there is not!
How am I supposed to change my view of everything I have ever known!?!


“How am I supposed to do all of this!?! How am I supposed to change my view of everything I have ever known!?!” Great questions!

Well, for starters, we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us (Philippians 4:13). It’s the promise that He will be with us all the way, helping us! The help? It is "Be filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18), as it is the power to live this over coming life. Along with, and this is the other important part, “the renewing of your mind”, Romans 12:2. The world , as you notice, will try to conform you and me to its standards, yet God has a better one. Don’t get over whelmed, but bit by bit allow God to renew your mind through his word!

If you are a believer, you are then bought with a price (1 Corinthians 6:20), you belong to the one who paid this great price. Therefore serve Him, as you should live a life "pleasing" to Him, and then, "whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight." 1 John 3:22. Then everything will work for your good! Romans 8:28.

 

[Jonathan Leo]

I've heard and read so much about "having a relationship with Jesus and God", but I just don't get it.

To me the Bible is a gigantic rule book telling you that if you don't follow every single detail of it, God will make you suffer for eternity.

How am I supposed to feel any love for that??

How am I supposed to just be like "Ok. My life means nothing. I'm just a puppet of God following all of His rules. I'm just a robot. I'm ok with all of this."

They say, "Call upon the name of the Lord while He may be found".
I try my best. I call out to both Jesus and God. Nothing. No feelings, no peace, no joy. Nothing.
I scream to both of them. I ask for understanding. I ask for wisdom.

Nothing.

How am I supposed to have a relationship with them if they won't even talk to me?

What am I doing wrong!?!
Am I asking for help in the wrong way???

1 John 2:6
"Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did".

That scripture infuriates me because its telling me to give up everything I love to do and just be as Jesus was. I want to follow this rule, but it makes me angry because I love to do so many things that I can't see Jesus doing.

I'm a college student studying computer science. I have an obsessive nature. I love to obsess over things that I enjoy and block out the rest of the world.

I don't see Jesus as the type who would be a computer scientist or obsess over studies.
So, I guess I should just abandon my love for computers and change to something else or drop out of college all together because Jesus would not obsess over anything, but I obsess over all of my studies.

I guess being a christian means that I have to walk along the sides of the street every day calling out for people to repent and turn to God, because that's exactly what I think Jesus would be doing right now.

I've also been reading about how people don't think playing video games is a christian thing to do, even is there is not violence in them.
I've been playing video games ever since I can remember.
I've successfully stopped playing violent games, but that's not good enough??

Also, Idols.
As I said before, I obsess over anything and everything I love to do.

For example, I love to paint Bob Ross paintings.
The other day I watched Bob Ross videos for the entire day without having the desire to pick my Bible once.
So, I guess that's an idol and I need to cut it out of my life.

I guess I need to cut everything I love out of my life that I love to obsess over completely and
just twiddle my thumbs and sleep when I have nothing to do.

How am I supposed to do all of this!?!

All I know is that I've been hearing "You're going to Hell if you're not a Christian" ever since I can remember.

If there was a switch that I could turn on that would make me ok with all of this, I would flip it immediately.
But of course there is not!
How am I supposed to change my view of everything I have ever known!?!

Hi,
Your attitude at the start of your post says your lost.
Straight away I believe you do not have faith. I’m not picking on you bro, just trying to help.
It is only having faith in Jesus that will bring about inner peace and joy that you say you have not.

If you ask Jesus to forgive you because you are a sinner, He will. That’s the first step because your acknowledgment of His words means your accepting your wrong and He is right. This is humility and God says He raises the humble.
If you keep my commands, we will dwell within you.


Then start walking in faith to His commands. Do not obsess over worldly wealth or worldly things. This command is not about your desire to do well in whatever you chose to do with your life, it is a command not to dedicate your life to making money or becoming powerful. You see there are people out there who are so rich, when asked when will you retire they respond, when I make a little more. Their lives are focused on worldly wealth and not on Jesus and spiritual things.
The fruit of the spirit is what Jesus is pointing us to. They are Galatians 5:22

Desires are different because it’s God who put those desires within you. Il give a personal example. Before I met the lord, I obsessed over my sports car. It would come first over everybody including my own children. I love sports cars. Today, I still love the thrill of sports cars but now I realise that all they are really, is a bunch of metal parts. I’m not obsessed with cars, but I do enjoy them. So No, do not drop out of College or stop playing your video games. God gave you life and God expects us to work and to enjoy throughout it. There’s a time for harvest, a time for sowing, a time for reaping and a time for resting.

I like to try my best in life to achieve goals but if I fail, I’m not bothered. This world is falling away and anything ungodly gets destroyed. Do not worry about your life. There will be things you achieve and things you won’t.

Back to the things you enjoy and can’t let go of for God.
Letting go of your studies is not something God requires of you. Looking at porn in between your studies is what God wants you to crucify.
Letting go of your video games is not something God requires of you. Not giving people the time off day ( not being nice) is something God wants you to change your attitude about.
Letting go of your desires is not something God requires of you. Crucifying the desires of the flesh is what God requires of us. In fact, this is not only good for our relationship with God, it’s beneficial for us too.
Take lust of the eyes for example. I lusted over different woman all my life and it’s only when I put my porn addiction to death is when I truly started loving my wife. God is only for our benefit, not a spoil sport. It’s the devil who comes to steal, kill and destroy.

Do in life what your doing, read the Bible and see what God requires of us. Keep the good, bin the bad. Align your self to Gods ways and in doing this you are in relationship with God.
John 14:15-31

Live your life in this communion with God shows that you are believing in Him and having faith. Through faith we are saved. You are not lost as long as your with God. If you sin and confess, He is faithful to forgive you. This is NOT a licence to sin so don’t treat His forgiveness as a cheap thing.
A righteous man falls 7 times, but gets up 8 times.
My advise is for you to pull yourself out of that rut your in and start walking with God again.
I agree that God is a God of rules and punishments, but that shows me that He is not chaotic, but a God of love and order. God is good, always was, always is and always will be. For I am the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. God does not change and I thank Him for that even to the point if I mess up and have to suffer the consequences
God bless you bro, prayers added

 

[archer75]

I've heard and read so much about "having a relationship with Jesus and God", but I just don't get it.

To me the Bible is a gigantic rule book telling you that if you don't follow every single detail of it, God will make you suffer for eternity.

How am I supposed to feel any love for that??

How am I supposed to just be like "Ok. My life means nothing. I'm just a puppet of God following all of His rules. I'm just a robot. I'm ok with all of this."

They say, "Call upon the name of the Lord while He may be found".
I try my best. I call out to both Jesus and God. Nothing. No feelings, no peace, no joy. Nothing.
I scream to both of them. I ask for understanding. I ask for wisdom.

Nothing.

How am I supposed to have a relationship with them if they won't even talk to me?

What am I doing wrong!?!
Am I asking for help in the wrong way???

1 John 2:6
"Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did".

That scripture infuriates me because its telling me to give up everything I love to do and just be as Jesus was. I want to follow this rule, but it makes me angry because I love to do so many things that I can't see Jesus doing.

I'm a college student studying computer science. I have an obsessive nature. I love to obsess over things that I enjoy and block out the rest of the world.

I don't see Jesus as the type who would be a computer scientist or obsess over studies.
So, I guess I should just abandon my love for computers and change to something else or drop out of college all together because Jesus would not obsess over anything, but I obsess over all of my studies.

I guess being a christian means that I have to walk along the sides of the street every day calling out for people to repent and turn to God, because that's exactly what I think Jesus would be doing right now.

I've also been reading about how people don't think playing video games is a christian thing to do, even is there is not violence in them.
I've been playing video games ever since I can remember.
I've successfully stopped playing violent games, but that's not good enough??

Also, Idols.
As I said before, I obsess over anything and everything I love to do.

For example, I love to paint Bob Ross paintings.
The other day I watched Bob Ross videos for the entire day without having the desire to pick my Bible once.
So, I guess that's an idol and I need to cut it out of my life.

I guess I need to cut everything I love out of my life that I love to obsess over completely and
just twiddle my thumbs and sleep when I have nothing to do.

How am I supposed to do all of this!?!

All I know is that I've been hearing "You're going to Hell if you're not a Christian" ever since I can remember.

If there was a switch that I could turn on that would make me ok with all of this, I would flip it immediately.
But of course there is not!
How am I supposed to change my view of everything I have ever known!?!

The Bible is not a gigantic rule book. Most of the text is not any kind of "rules". In my view it is unfortunate that some treat it as a rulebook.

You should look into communions that do not treat it that way, if you like.

 

[DreamerOfTheHeart]

To me the Bible is a gigantic rule book telling you that if you don't follow every single detail of it, God will make you suffer for eternity.