please help me

[DoNotKnowWhatToBelieve]

ok so i have been cutting myself since 7th grade, i am now a freshmen in college. i went to a psycologist up untill this year and it has help alittle but i still can not stop. i have a few close friends that know about it and they have been trying to help me though it. one of the things that they said would help me is if i found god. for years i have thought about it but i just can't believe. well a couple of weeks ago my friend spent the whole night talking to me about it and showed me a video online that just broke me down when i saw it. it had all of my stuggles in it and really spoke to me. that night i accepted christ into my heart. but since then i still have so many doubts that i can't even name them all. but one of my biggest ones is:
how can i be forgiven for my cutting when it happens over and over again?
my friend said that all i have to do is ask for forgivness and i will be forgiven but that i have to be sincere and mean it but she also says that no matter what i will be forgiven. i don't understand how i can do the same thing over and still get forgiven for what i do. i still don't know if i believe in all of this but i am trying really hard to understand and to stop cutting. i wish i could say that i am being stong right now but i can't i last cut last night and i feel horrible! i have many more questions but this is enough i think
thank you

 

[bubblefish]

Hey Hun,

First of all, welcome to the forums. I hope you enjoy your time here and find the help that you need.

Sis, trust me - I know exactly how it feels as I have often thought the same myself, but the truth is that God loves you more than you could ever know and will continue to forgive you no matter how many mistakes you make. He knows how much you are hurting and wants to help you through. He won't judge you based on your hurt.

You have taken such a huge step and you have no idea how awesome that is! You may have fallen again, but you can get through this. I know of many people who have struggled with both SI and faith and made it through to become so much stronger. You are already so much stronger than you think, even by wanting to stop cutting and not giving in

Hun, if you ever want to talk also, please contact me. You can either PM me by clicking here or if you have MSN you can get my email address from my profile.

And never be afraid to ask questions here - we are all happy to help and listen. We are here to support each other

 

[livingforGod135]

how can i be forgiven for my cutting when it happens over and over again?

i have had this exact same doubt, but one thing i have learnt (from being told it so much) is that God looks at whats in your heart, and you have been trying to stop, the fact that you slip up doesnt mean God wont forgive you, everybody slips up with something, wether it is cutting or something else and God cares more about his precious child hurting than his child being 'disobediant', he knows you have been trying to stop, and he will help you, all you have to do is ask him, and believe me you will feel so much better knowing that the creator of the universe is on your side cheering you on!

 

[Mr.Cheese]

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[Kristen.NewCreation]

I've felt that way too... wondering how God could forgive me when I kept hurting myself after I'd ask for forgiveness and tell Him I'd try to stop.

He knows our heart and our intentions... and He works with us to bring us closer to Him, so He does the same with our self-injury if give this area of our life over to Him. He also provides us with those who can help us and encourage us.

I agree with Cat... ask all the questions you need and want.

 

[DoNotKnowWhatToBelieve]

thanks guys for all of the support but i stumbled again just now but i guess i just got to try again to not do it

 

[DoNotKnowWhatToBelieve]

also is there somewhere in the bible that says that you go to hell if you destruct your body? someone told me that but i didn't know if it was like that

 

[littlenova]

don't ever think God isn't right there with u,he is and he loves us.