I'm ever so confused

[confused_fox]

I do belive, but i don't know if i do and it makes no sence to me does it make sence to you?
i want answers i guess but have no idea about how to go about getting them. i don't really know what to say i make no sence to me do i make sence to you?

 

[L.A.W.]

Hmmm, you seem paranoid. Don't be so much in doubt and do not confuse yourself. Take it one step at a time. Pray to Yahveh in the name of Yahushua. Give Him your problem and seek counsel by Him.

 

[heron]

I think I know what you mean. Everyone goes through it sometime. Even if you're a Christian for years and years, there are days when you just say, "what if..."

God takes a mustard seed of faith (half a pica point?) and builds on it. You don't have to feel completely confident. He will support you. He also honors faith, so when you ask for faith believing, he will give you more. He tells us to ask for wisdom. The point is, it's not all upon us to make it happen. We just need to stay in communication.

 

[Alive again]

doubt and unbelief are two different things. We all wonder/doubt at points in our life.
but unbelief is the true denial of God, Jesus' sacrifice, the works of the HOly Spirit. Again a mustard seed of faith will build if you put it in God's hands-even in Jesus time the statement was made-"Lord, I believe, help my unbelief (doubts)

 

[Sketcher]

Do you believe or merely acknowledge it? Take a chair. You will only sit in it if you believe it will support you. If not, you'll look at it, maybe acknowledge that it looks sturdy, but you don't sit in it because you don't believe in the chair.

But do you believe in Jesus? If you do, you can know that you are in good shape! We do not have to monitor our own faith meter and worry about whether it's enough to please God or not. He doesn't want us to do that - it's really trusting in our own faith capacity rather than God Himself.

"He replied, 'Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.'" - Matthew 17:20.

A mustard seed was the smallest thing they knew. You might think "I only have an atom of faith" - but if Jesus told it to you, He would have said "atom" rather than "mustard seed". What He is saying is the amount of faith does not matter so much as the focus of your faith. When you say you have too little faith, that's having faith in yourself, not in God. If you have a mustard seed/atom's worth of faith in God, then things will start to happen! How do you achieve this? Don't worry about whether you believe enough or not. Just trust Him, taking our Lord at His word.

 

[papakapp]

There is a guy who said the same thing to Jesus. He said "I do believe, but help my unbelief"
We can ask God for the same thing as he did.

 

[forgivenmuch]

Its Your Faith, Its Hope. You Are Going To Have To Have Faith That He Is Real. No One Can Make That Choice But You, But Jesus Is Real He Does Save. I Hope You Can Find Him, He Is The Best Thing You Will Ever Find. He Will Bless Your Life And Give You Peace.

 

[£amb]

I do belive, but i don't know if i do and it makes no sence to me does it make sence to you?

i want answers i guess but have no idea about how to go about getting them. i don't really know what to say i make no sence to me do i make sence to you?

To get the answers you want...all ya need to do is ask. Just start with a question that seems to be tugging on your belief...making you doubt. That will be the best way to gain the knowledge you need.

Proverbs 2:6 - For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

Don't expect wisdom to come into your life like great chunks of rock on a conveyor belt. Wisdom comes privately from God as a byproduct of right decision, godly reactions, and the application of spiritual principles to daily circumstances. - Chuck Swindoll

 

[mac_1771]

Doubting is satans weapon i believe. before adam and eve sinned satan had to put doubt in the mind of eve who then put doubt in the mind of adam. ever since then mankind has doubted. its something we all face and that i face all the time. the best strategy i've found to combat it is to just pray to God that He will just reveal the truth to me and then i will get my bible and look up the thing i am struggling with. u can get Bibles that have like index thingys in the back where you look up the word ur looking for and it gives u all the verses in the Bible that relate to that word. so if i'm struggling with say faith i look up faith or beleiving and then i read the verses on the problem and i usually find that God will answer me that way. don't know if this helps but i pray it does.

yours in Christ
Mac

 

[Anti Existance]

You only need to know 2 things.

LOVE + HELP others in your life.

God has shown us that love is supreme, however if you have more life questions
http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/kes/cycle.pdf

The book Called the Cycle of the Soul , will provide them to you.

If you want the entire journey, then you can read everything here
http://www.aleroy.com/contents.html which is about people's near-death experiences, the lucky ones who have been blessed to see God and lived to come back and tell the tale.

 

[njcl]

i think the poster is saying i nearly believe but i want some proof,hmmm its a very ardous journey is the one that christ sets out for you so prepare for a long road ahead before that proof is given to you from him

 

[Johnnz]

Hi,

If you have specific questions ask them and see what answers you get.

If you know any mature, thoughful Christians ask them.

Do some good Christian reading of intelligent Christian authors

Go to Ravi Zacharias and download some of his lectures http://resources.christianity.com/ministries/rzim/main/searchItems.jhtml

John
NZ

 

[ALIgator]

Well, since you weren't very specific I don't really know what you're needing help with. Just remember that even if you don't understand how you're feeling or why you're feeling that way, God does. The only advice I can really give you is pray. Let God know that you want to have faith in Him and need His help. He'll help you, I promise!
~love, your sister in Christ
Ali

 

[bethdinsmore]

I do belive, but i don't know if i do and it makes no sence to me does it make sence to you?
i want answers i guess but have no idea about how to go about getting them. i don't really know what to say i make no sence to me do i make sence to you?

This sounds so much like the way I used to feel. I'd like to quote a pertinent reply of mine to another person in a similar situation, in the hopes that my summary of experiences might also help you:

"Your question reminded me of myself about 35 years ago. Thought you might want to hear about it.

I was raised in a liberal "Christian" church that taught there were mistakes in the Bible. I swallowed it whole, never asking them to show me the mistakes so I could check them out for myself. Instead, I became an atheist for about 12 years. Then I made the mistake of playing the Ouija Board, and became demon oppressed. I quickly realized the reality of the supernatural world. More than that, I would pray when the strange things would happen, and they would immediately stop for a time. That proved to me that there had to be a good supernatural being who had dominance over the evil.

As I was terrified, I started searching various religions to see where the truth was. The puzzle pieces finally fell into place when I read The Late Great Planet Earth, a book on Christian Evidences about Biblical prophecy. It showed that past prophecies had been fulfilled 100% of the time, and convinced me there had to be a God guiding the writing of the Bible. (There are many good Christian Evidences books out there, dealing with various proofs, not just prophetic.) There was a Gospel invitation in the book, and I accepted Christ as my sinbearer at that point.

I have been saved for 33 years now and it just gets better with time. In spite of great sufferings both before and after I trusted Christ as Savior, the God of the Bible has never, ever let me down.

I have come to realize that Christianity is a relationship, not a religion. It is unique - we do not obtain Heaven by our own good works, as all religions try to do. Salvation is based on Christ's goodness, not our own. We receive eternal life when we make the decision to trust in Christ alone to pay for all our sins on the cross, (past present and future), and trust in Him to take us to Heaven one day, without any good works of our own. (Rom. 3:23, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, I Peter 3:18, and John 3:16). The Bible says also that we cannot lose our salvation (see "gift" in Romans 6:23 and Romans 11:29 and also John 10:28-29 - we can't even take ourselves out of God's hand). "



God bless you, friend - I'm praying for you, and for the day when you'll be confused no longer.

Aloha in Jesus

 

[ALIOSIAS]

You need to start developing you faith. I am sure you go to church at least once a week. But that is not good enough. Please e-mail me through the forum if you are interested in learning how to make your faith grow.

Aliosias