I'm stuck :/

[-GodsGirl-]

So, today was a great day. I had so much fun at this church festival we threw for Easter but as I got home I started feeling sad, because I don't have a good relationship with God. I have been reading the Bible a lot more because I want to increase my faith because right now it's non existing. So I've been praying and reading more. Not as much as I'd like to but I have been.

I'm just STUCK!!! I feel like I'm going nowhere, like absolutely nowhere, I'm stuck in a ditch and I can't get out. I'm not sure why I'm feeling like this. I was reading some articles and some people said you may have some unconfessed sin in your life. So I ask God to reveal to me any sin, and nothing, I mean at least not yet. I will obviously continue this journey but.... I don't know.

I feel like hes calling for me all the time. Because all throughout the day I think about him. I think I think about him an abnormal amount. I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong. I love having God on my mind because then I thank him more and praise him more. But I just don't understand how I want to know him and I'm trying, but I don't see anything happening. And I don't want to offend God by saying he's not doing anything because maybe I just can't see it yet or maybe I'm not looking hard enough but.. ya

I will continue to seek him. I just can't wait till the day where I look back on myself and think "I can't believe how far I've come".

Prayers definitely needed! I need all the prayers I can't get! Thanks everyone

 

[ToBeLoved]

So, today was a great day. I had so much fun at this church festival we threw for Easter but as I got home I started feeling sad, because I don't have a good relationship with God. I have been reading the Bible a lot more because I want to increase my faith because right now it's non existing. So I've been praying and reading more. Not as much as I'd like to but I have been.

I'm just STUCK!!! I feel like I'm going nowhere, like absolutely nowhere, I'm stuck in a ditch and I can't get out. I'm not sure why I'm feeling like this. I was reading some articles and some people said you may have some unconfessed sin in your life. So I ask God to reveal to me any sin, and nothing, I mean at least not yet. I will obviously continue this journey but.... I don't know.

I feel like hes calling for me all the time. Because all throughout the day I think about him. I think I think about him an abnormal amount. I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong. I love having God on my mind because then I thank him more and praise him more. But I just don't understand how I want to know him and I'm trying, but I don't see anything happening. And I don't want to offend God by saying he's not doing anything because maybe I just can't see it yet or maybe I'm not looking hard enough but.. ya

I will continue to seek him. I just can't wait till the day where I look back on myself and think "I can't believe how far I've come".

Prayers definitely needed! I need all the prayers I can't get! Thanks everyone

You feel stuck, but you are actually moving towards God at great speed.

You are in a wonderful place, keep seeking Him and He will show Himself to you. Remember this verse:

"Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened. Ask and it shall be given".

God loves it when we seek Him. You are doing great.

*big hug* for you and God bless you.

 

[PropheticTimes]

So, today was a great day. I had so much fun at this church festival we threw for Easter but as I got home I started feeling sad, because I don't have a good relationship with God. I have been reading the Bible a lot more because I want to increase my faith because right now it's non existing. So I've been praying and reading more. Not as much as I'd like to but I have been.

I'm just STUCK!!! I feel like I'm going nowhere, like absolutely nowhere, I'm stuck in a ditch and I can't get out. I'm not sure why I'm feeling like this. I was reading some articles and some people said you may have some unconfessed sin in your life. So I ask God to reveal to me any sin, and nothing, I mean at least not yet. I will obviously continue this journey but.... I don't know.

I feel like hes calling for me all the time. Because all throughout the day I think about him. I think I think about him an abnormal amount. I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong. I love having God on my mind because then I thank him more and praise him more. But I just don't understand how I want to know him and I'm trying, but I don't see anything happening. And I don't want to offend God by saying he's not doing anything because maybe I just can't see it yet or maybe I'm not looking hard enough but.. ya

I will continue to seek him. I just can't wait till the day where I look back on myself and think "I can't believe how far I've come".

Prayers definitely needed! I need all the prayers I can't get! Thanks everyone

I've been where you are. I used to say that the closer I tried to get to Him the further away He seemed to get. I would read the Bible more and study it more and pray more and it seemed I just couldn't get there.
In tears I would beg Him to let me feel Him and to help me to understand what I was doing wrong.

Then He spoke to my heart and let me know that He was trying to teach me that I didn't have to do anything, I didn't have to try so hard, there wasn't guidlines I had to follow, certain prayers I had to say.
I was so busy doing that I forgot to simply be - be with Him, abide in Him. Once I stopped trying to do all these things to find grace in His sight and realize I already had His grace, He became quickly more and more present to me.

I hope that makes sense to you. I haven't had enough coffee yet

 

[AspieforGod]

I think your effort to engage with Scripture more to know God is a good thing and maybe you're just over thinking or setting you expectations of yourself a bit too unrealistically high?

Our relationship with God is a life long adventure there will be cliffs and troughs along the way we all have them from time to time. Don't lose heart. Be patient with yourself as Christ is patient with you.

Your faith does exist if the Spirit were not in you had you no light there would be no desire to know God. You have light, you have Spirit, God sees your light and calls it good. Our light is not always obvious to us but if you think about it that is actually a good thing because we could so easily get drawn into pride and superiority over our faithful siblings. God sees your light and that's all that counts.

Perhaps your hyperfocus is blocking your ears? Try to relax and still your heart and fear let the Word soak in without you trying so hard to control it.

God loves you He won't be angry at you for your honesty, read Job he has a an argument with God and lives! God's anger will only turn on you if you reject him and hearden your heart to him which you are nowhere near doing so don't be afraid. Be comforted.

So, today was a great day. I had so much fun at this church festival we threw for Easter but as I got home I started feeling sad, because I don't have a good relationship with God. I have been reading the Bible a lot more because I want to increase my faith because right now it's non existing. So I've been praying and reading more. Not as much as I'd like to but I have been.

I'm just STUCK!!! I feel like I'm going nowhere, like absolutely nowhere, I'm stuck in a ditch and I can't get out. I'm not sure why I'm feeling like this. I was reading some articles and some people said you may have some unconfessed sin in your life. So I ask God to reveal to me any sin, and nothing, I mean at least not yet. I will obviously continue this journey but.... I don't know.

I feel like hes calling for me all the time. Because all throughout the day I think about him. I think I think about him an abnormal amount. I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong. I love having God on my mind because then I thank him more and praise him more. But I just don't understand how I want to know him and I'm trying, but I don't see anything happening. And I don't want to offend God by saying he's not doing anything because maybe I just can't see it yet or maybe I'm not looking hard enough but.. ya

I will continue to seek him. I just can't wait till the day where I look back on myself and think "I can't believe how far I've come".

Prayers definitely needed! I need all the prayers I can't get! Thanks everyone

 

[-GodsGirl-]

Wow you guys don't know how much I needed to hear that! It makes sense now. Everything you guys said struck my heart and I feel like that's exactly what I need to do, is to stop trying so hard. Because even though I know it's not by our works I get caught up in feeling like I didn't read enough or I didn't pray enough. So I will try and relax and realize that it takes time to come into a relationship with God and hear Him speak.

Thank you guys for commenting God bless you, you guys are awesome!

I think your effort to engage with Scripture more to know God is a good thing and maybe you're just over thinking or setting you expectations of yourself a bit too unrealistically high?

Our relationship with God is a life long adventure there will be cliffs and troughs along the way we all have them from time to time. Don't lose heart. Be patient with yourself as Christ is patient with you.

Your faith does exist if the Spirit were not in you had you no light there would be no desire to know God. You have light, you have Spirit, God sees your light and calls it good. Our light is not always obvious to us but if you think about it that is actually a good thing because we could so easily get drawn into pride and superiority over our faithful siblings. God sees your light and that's all that counts.

Perhaps your hyperfocus is blocking your ears? Try to relax and still your heart and fear let the Word soak in without you trying so hard to control it.

God loves you He won't be angry at you for your honesty, read Job he has a an argument with God and lives! God's anger will only turn on you if you reject him and hearden your heart to him which you are nowhere near doing so don't be afraid. Be comforted.

I've been where you are. I used to say that the closer I tried to get to Him the further away He seemed to get. I would read the Bible more and study it more and pray more and it seemed I just couldn't get there.
In tears I would beg Him to let me feel Him and to help me to understand what I was doing wrong.

Then He spoke to my heart and let me know that He was trying to teach me that I didn't have to do anything, I didn't have to try so hard, there wasn't guidlines I had to follow, certain prayers I had to say.
I was so busy doing that I forgot to simply be - be with Him, abide in Him. Once I stopped trying to do all these things to find grace in His sight and realize I already had His grace, He became quickly more and more present to me.

I hope that makes sense to you. I haven't had enough coffee yet

 

[PropheticTimes]

Wow you guys don't know how much I needed to hear that! It makes sense now. Everything you guys said struck my heart and I feel like that's exactly what I need to do, is to stop trying so hard. Because even though I know it's not by our works I get caught up in feeling like I didn't read enough or I didn't pray enough. So I will try and relax and realize that it takes time to come into a relationship with God and hear Him speak.

Thank you guys for commenting God bless you, you guys are awesome!

I am so glad that the Lord could speak to your heart through one of us (that's one of His favorite ways to speak to us).

God bless you. Abide in Christ, rest in Him. Only in relinquishing our propensity for control in the smallest of things can He truly fill us to overflowing.

 

[AspieforGod]

I'm glad to have been available to the Spirit to give you comfort. You are welcome xxx

Believe me I have the same tendency or temptation to be doing all I can mentally over compensating where my physical limitations are. It's quite a relief to remember that it's actually in God's hands and that the more I give up control the closer I get to the goal.

I share your excitement and enthusiasm for wanting to be further along than I am but we can only be where we are ready to be and that wherever that is that is the best place but never ever lose that hopeful enthusiasm that is striving forward!

Wow you guys don't know how much I needed to hear that! It makes sense now. Everything you guys said struck my heart and I feel like that's exactly what I need to do, is to stop trying so hard. Because even though I know it's not by our works I get caught up in feeling like I didn't read enough or I didn't pray enough. So I will try and relax and realize that it takes time to come into a relationship with God and hear Him speak.

Thank you guys for commenting God bless you, you guys are awesome!

 

[Greg J.]

@-GodsGirl-, if you are not only reading the Bible to understand, but also reading it to know God, and presumably then want to act on his commands or as a result of being thankful, then what you are experiencing is temporary. God is unstoppable in drawing you closer, although sometimes it takes a while to perceive.

Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.” (John 14:21, 1984 NIV)

 

[1watchman]

So, today was a great day. I had so much fun at this church festival we threw for Easter but as I got home I started feeling sad, because I don't have a good relationship with God. I have been reading the Bible a lot more because I want to increase my faith because right now it's non existing. So I've been praying and reading more. Not as much as I'd like to but I have been.

I'm just STUCK!!! I feel like I'm going nowhere, like absolutely nowhere, I'm stuck in a ditch and I can't get out. I'm not sure why I'm feeling like this. I was reading some articles and some people said you may have some unconfessed sin in your life. So I ask God to reveal to me any sin, and nothing, I mean at least not yet. I will obviously continue this journey but.... I don't know.

I feel like hes calling for me all the time. Because all throughout the day I think about him. I think I think about him an abnormal amount. I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong. I love having God on my mind because then I thank him more and praise him more. But I just don't understand how I want to know him and I'm trying, but I don't see anything happening. And I don't want to offend God by saying he's not doing anything because maybe I just can't see it yet or maybe I'm not looking hard enough but.. ya

I will continue to seek him. I just can't wait till the day where I look back on myself and think "I can't believe how far I've come".

Prayers definitely needed! I need all the prayers I can't get! Thanks everyone

I will pray for you friend. Just remember what God tells us in John 14, and be sure you put His "...beloved Son" ---the Lord Jesus, first in your heart and life. That is what pleases our God-the Father. "He that has the Son, has life (eternal)" ---1 Jn. 5:10-12. - 1watchman