Please pray for me.....

full_of_faith said:

Please pray that I will be saved one day. I want to be a Christian and was raised as such, but over the years, my faith has waned a bit. Again, please pray for me. Thank you.

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Dear Lord, I pray for full of faith to come to know you. We know you do not reject any person. Please help this dear one in her walk with you. In Jesus name I pray. Amen

Dear FullofFAith, Why can't you be a Christian now. Do you know the basics of the Christian faith, that if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and that God raised him from the dead you shall be saved.

Once you believe that you are sealed by the Holy Spirit and can not lose your salvation.

Please write more aboutyourself if you like so we can help more. Blessings, Tapero

I'm not good when it comes to proof of things. Have never needed any. When I believed I knew God was true. When I read the bible sure there are questions but for whatever reason God chose not to put alll the answers there. If you need proof of things there are sights for that. Other where you are asking in the other forum may be more helpful. As for how old the world is, I don't know. But we know dinosaurs existed. I came by faith to Christ, and trust the bible as the word of God, as inspired by the Holy Spirit. It's by faith that I believe. I don't worry about things that I can not have the answers to. But you have the right to seek out these answers. Anyway, hope that helps, God Bless, ganaan

full_of_faith said:

Yes I do know the basics of the Christian faith and was raised Protesant. In fact, I went to church every Sunday, went to Sunday School faithfully and was an Altar Girl in church.

I do believe in God and do believe that Jesus died for our sins; however, I still have doubts. I have doubts about the Bible. How do we know it is really true? Do we have proof?

Also, on the History Channel, I will hear about dinosaurs that were around 16 million years ago.....I thought the Earth hasn't been around that long. According to the Bible, God created the Earth and I understand that was about 6,000 years ago. So where were these dinosaurs at 16 million years ago??? That is very confusing and disturbing.

As I've gotten older I've started questioning my faith. When I was younger, I never questioned it and took it at face value. Now as I start to think more, I have questions and doubts.

I know my message here probably sounds a bit contradictory, but that is because I am confused and not sure what to think sometimes.

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full_of_faith,

You might be surprised that while there are some that believe that there is a young earth (6000-10000 years old) there are also Christians that believe in an old earth and some even believe in what's known as Theistic Evolution as in this forum:

http://www.christianforums.com/f426-theistic-evolution.html

All I'm saying is that if your belief in God is hung up in origins theology, then you ought to examine every aspect. I honestly cannot believe that everything that exists came about by accidental random chances. Something had to have pushed us along. Something with intelligence. On the otherhand, I don't think everything can be explained through a literal six-day creation. The creation/evolution debate is a long and taxing one. And I have struggled with various issues and it is all a learning experience. But there hasn't been anything in evolution that has detered my not believing in God. I see God's hand in cosmology as well as molecular biology.

However, the varying opinions about the origin of life hasn't stunted my belief in God much. There are other factors personally cause me to believe as well as testamonies of others that reinforce the idea that there is a God that is active in our lives. You have to take all things considered.

I will be praying for you...day and night, you are definitely going to be in my prayers!

Keep Your Eyes On Jesus!

Dwelling In His Presence,
Justin

full_of_faith said:

Please pray that I will be saved one day. I want to be a Christian and was raised as such, but over the years, my faith has waned a bit. Again, please pray for me. Thank you.

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I am standing with you all here that your desire, Full of Faith, in your heart would come to pass. It is there, you are asking and Jesus sees your heart. Lord Jesus, your word says that the angels rejoice more over one soul that is saved than 99 who are already. Another precious soul in need of a Savior. We are praying for you and believing. God Bless You..

full_of_faith said:

Thank you, Just4Jesus, for your prayers and support.

I asked God last night or the other night (can't remember!) to give me a sign as to whether I will be saved or not, and if I'm on the right path. My husband and I were driving home from picking up dinner and I could have swore I saw a crucifix on someone's front lawn as we were approaching their house. However, it turned out to be just trees. What do you think about that?

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Your sign that you are saved ought to be the promises of God who promises to save those who call upon His Name.

Hi Full_of_Faith. Im fairly new to all of this but the fact that you are asking questions tells me that already you are on the right road I had a million and one questions just before I became a Christian and I am not expecting them all to be answered, a lot of them were definately answered with prayer. I know what you mean about the earth and the dinos etc. because I thought that too. The way I look at it (and Im not saying anyone should look at it like this) but God created the earth as we know it now. I found an Alpha course really helped me and because of that I allowed God into my life a few years ago. I will be praying for you

Hi Full-of-Faith. THere's nuthin' wrong with questions. Keep asking. Know what? Moses had a lot of questions. So did many others in the Bible. And oh my goodness...what about Jacob? By golly he 'wrestled' with God..haha hey, questions are what makes us tick. WE are curious, and seeking kinda beings, we are. tHere ain't nuthin wrong with that.

Keep askin'.

Father in our questioning we just come to YOu. Although we are finite and limited. You are not. WE have limited vision and it's as if we see through a glass darkly. I pray for crystal clear clarity for Full-of-Faith. gRant her a glimpse of Who YOu are.....enable YOur Word describing YOu rejoicing over us with singing to become real to her. Show her why she seeks. may Your peace and YOur joy and YOur rejoicing be hers. GRant her YOur vision, in the name of YOur only begotten Son, amen.

Full_of_faith:

I've asked the same questions you're asking more often than not. Lucky me, I get to sit through biased science classes and have the same message pounded into my head: If there is a "god", he didn't have anything to do with the creation of the world, Emily. Now, let's get back to the discussion about how the Big Bang (notice the lack of the word theory) and evolution of animal life are interrelated..."

I don't buy into these theories, however. God didn't say too much about the creation of the world, so I'm just guessing it's not the main thing he wants us to focus on.

My faith doesn't hinge on things like the creation of the universe or what kind of sins I can commit and still get away with at Judgement Day. My faith relies on the things I've experienced. I'm not saying these questions aren't important, because I know they are the foundation for an always-curious, intuitive Christian. Just don't let them get in the way of the one thing your life and death depend on.

It' like the song that says, "sin has lost its power, death has lost its sting." The only way for me to be completely secure in my life after death is forgiveness. This concept is so important and profound to me that I choose not to let the trivial things get in my way.

If you like heated debate and would like to learn more about theories on creation, check out the Creation & Evolution section of the forums.

I hope you feel encouraged to pursue your faith in the Lord. My prayer for you is that the Lord would fill you up with indubitable faith and a continual yearning for his word.

May you be blessed,
missionette

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Father, I pray that fulloffaith will continue to have a desire to know you better. I pray, she will continue to seek you and as her heart turns to you, I know you will be there for her. Lord, I pray she will understand that she does not have to make herself ready for you. She can come just as she is and she will be accepted with open arms. Lord, give her peace as she is in the process of making the most important decision she will ever have to make in this life time. Lord, I and others here will continue to pray for her and lift her up to you. May thy will be done. In Jesus name, I pray. amen

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God’s silence is the soil in which our pride dies and true faith springs up, a humble faith, a faith which does not challenge God, but surrenders to Him with childlike trust. - Archbishop Angelo Comastri

I felt as though you might benefit from that quote. Sorry if it may not apply to your situation.

I would like to share some of Paul's words of intercession unto God and pray in agreement with him.

"For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the believers, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."

"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and praise of God."

"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance.... in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together."

In agreement with these words and in the blessed name of Jesus Christ, Amen.