My heart is hardened towards God and I don't know why

[Leah]

For the past few days now, I don't want to spend every morning with Him, pray to Him or even just talk to Him and (get this)...........not even read the bible! I don't know what the heck my problem is and don't know why I'm feeling this way towards Him when He's been nothing but good to me all my life. When I don't want to pray, I pray anyway. When I don't want to read the bible, I read it anyway. When I don't want to talk to Him, I talk anyway. But even when I do that which I don't want to do, I feel like a hypocrit and quit doing it. Its not that I'm mad/upset at Him or anything, cuz I'm not and its not even like that. Its just that I don't want to do the things I once loved doing. Ya'll feel what I'm sayin?

If anyone has ever felt like this, what did you do and how did you handle it?

Pray for me, ya'll.

 

[woobadooba]

For the past few days now, I don't want to spend every morning with Him, pray to Him or even just talk to Him and (get this)...........not even read the bible! I don't know what the heck my problem is and don't know why I'm feeling this way towards Him when He's been nothing but good to me all my life. When I don't want to pray, I pray anyway. When I don't want to read the bible, I read it anyway. When I don't want to talk to Him, I talk anyway. But even when I do that which I don't want to do, I feel like a hypocrit and quit doing it. Its not that I'm mad/upset at Him or anything, cuz I'm not and its not even like that. Its just that I don't want to do the things I once loved doing. Ya'll feel what I'm sayin?

If anyone has ever felt like this, what did you do and how did you handle it?

Pray for me, ya'll.

Sounds like the devil is oppressing you. You think it's you, but it's he who is planting such seeds of thought in your mind. How do I know this? I know this because you said you don't know why you feel this way.

It would be one thing if you were experiencing a problematic situation for which you prayed to God to get you out of, and can't see that He is moving in your life in that way. Sometimes we get impatient with God and throw what I call a spiritual temper tantrum. The result being less prayer and Bible study. But this is evidentally not the case with you.

So, here's what you need to do: Share your faith! In sharing your faith with others you will soon notice that that passion for God will return to you.

Just look for people who are troubled at heart. You can find many of them in here. And share an encouraging word with them.

The more you talk about Jesus the further you will push the devil away from you, and the further you drive the devil away from you, the more you will experience the joy of Jesus' presence.

 

[Dismayed]

Just to throw out some questions for you... Don't you feel like you still need God's help? Is everything so perfect in your life that you don't need him anymore? Time for some introspection if you ask me. Keep seeking Truth both in your life and from the Bible.
You already know that your heart is hardening and you don't like that, so pray to Jesus to help you, and he will! There is nothing he can't do for you, remember that. He knows you better than you know yourself!
Also I agree, sharing your faith with others will help.
Don't let Satan blind you from the Truth, he is already trying to lead you away.

 

[mikeforjesus]

HOW COULD I FORGET

How could i forget the One who died for me
How could I forget His side that had to bleed
He who saw me in my misery so He came running to meet me
He who bought me and redeemed me broke my chains and set me free

How could I forget your kindness through the years
Your right hand always reaching out to me
In my joys and in my sorrows, in all of lifes storms
You've become my friend and fortress, You are the One to whom I call

Help me Lord I want to lose myself in You
All my pride has blinded me from seeing You
So I'll keep watching and praying setting my eyes on You
Trusting in your sure promises that You will be there for me soon

Maybe this song will influence you..
http://tasbeha.org/media/index.php?g=Songs/English/Into_Your_Arms/track08.mp3

 

[holo]

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Maybe you're kinda caught up in the feeling that you must be somehow holy or righteous before seeking God, or that you can only come to Him with the most heartfelt, honest, pure intentions and words and whatnot.

Why not share these feelings with Him as well? Look at king David, he even seems to be accusing God in places. God wants you, the whole you, all you've got, all your anger, all your laziness, all your feelings of being fed up, wordless, tired, uninterested, unsure.

I wouldn't like it if my friends talked to me just because we're friends, because that's what a friend is supposed to do, or because they somehow owe it to me. Nah, my relationship with my friends isn't based on their good or bad days.
Much less so with God. He's more than you friend, He's your father. A father will allow his child to have a bad day, to not feel like talking much to him that day. You're human and living on Earth, I don't think what you're going through is particularly dangerous or sad. I think it's normal and human. And God, being God, understands and will love you just as much as He has always done. Remeber that you are saved by grace. That's not to make you feel guilty or like you must somehow find a way to feel and express your thankfulness, but that you may rest and have peace that you are indeed safe and secure no matter how your emotions are curling and twisting.

 

[repentandbelieve]

For the past few days now, I don't want to spend every morning with Him, pray to Him or even just talk to Him and (get this)...........not even read the bible! I don't know what the heck my problem is and don't know why I'm feeling this way towards Him when He's been nothing but good to me all my life. When I don't want to pray, I pray anyway. When I don't want to read the bible, I read it anyway. When I don't want to talk to Him, I talk anyway. But even when I do that which I don't want to do, I feel like a hypocrit and quit doing it. Its not that I'm mad/upset at Him or anything, cuz I'm not and its not even like that. Its just that I don't want to do the things I once loved doing. Ya'll feel what I'm sayin?

If anyone has ever felt like this, what did you do and how did you handle it?

Pray for me, ya'll.

Perhaps what you are experiencing is the result not being separate from the world as God requires you to be. Are you being led astray by your love of the world?

"Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?"

When the love of the world takes possession of the heart and becomes a ruling passion, there is no room left for adoration to God. The love of the world closes our hearts to God; and its spirit separates us from God.

Whodadooba suggested that Satan maybe "oppressing" you. Satan does not come to us directly and demand homage by outwardly worshiping him. He simply asks us to place our affections upon the good things of this world. If he succeeds in engaging the mind and affections, the heavenly attractions are eclipsed. All he wants of man is for him to fall under the deceitful power of his temptations, to love the world, to love rank and position, to love money, and to place his affections upon earthly treasures.

God is testing and proving individuals, and here is a special victory for you to gain. You need to cultivate your love for God by exercing self-denial and renunciation of the world.

May the words and example of your Redeemer will be the light and strength of your heart.

 

[Leah]

Ok.

I thank everyone for their replies and prayers. As I spent time early this morning with Him, I poured out everything that I was feeling and tried to fight back tears as I was...but it didn't work.

I will definately take ya'lls advice and I also came up with something on my own. I think most of my problem was that I didn't have an attitude of gratittude (something I read from one of Pastor John Hagee's books entitled "The Seven Secrets") and was a brat about alot of stuff for a while now. Its says everywhere in the bible that in everything give thanks to God and He will answer your prayer(s). Well, I wasn't doing that but just asking and asking and asking some more without giving to Him first, know what I mean? So I needed to change some of my ways and get real with Him.

I'm ok now. Even in the midst of my spiritual storm now, I know that there's a rainbow waiting for me at the end and his name is Jesus (and the minute I realized that, some more tears of laughter and happiness came).

All I could say was "thank you".

 

[Maharg]

Just an extra for Gods Revenger.

It seems as though you have already sorted things out with God now. Another thing that may be an issue or may not - it sometimes has been for me . . .

I sometimes have little actions to do after having prayed for a while, and I am not always obedient to do these actions, or I forget some of them. I then find that my prayer life with God is out of sync because I am asking Him for more jobs to do for Him when I still haven't finished the tasks He had laready placed there. The answer is to do what He asked me and then come back.

I'm glad things have got back on track for you.



Maharg

 

[buffedstuff]

yep thats old Satan alright