Please pray for my friend Jason Lanlihan. he has fallen to the way side and adopted the lifestyle of an athiest. he refuses to accept gods will or the sacrifice jesus made. please pray that the questions he is asking and accusations he is making will bring the lord to reveal enough to him to renew his faith. please pray he will find the answers that he is seeking and that his heart will be releaved from the bondage holding him back from serving the lord. thank you for your time.
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Hi Fields316
Oh my heart was so sad to hear this. But I know we have no need to give up hope because the Lord with His unfailing love with have mercy on this lost lamb and bring him back home.
I sense in my heart that Jason has at some time become very discouraged and in inner turmoil, and could not deal with it on his own. In this vulnerable state the enemy will quickly get him at his weak point and cause him to further feel much worse by bribing him with lies - such as God doesn't care, He will not do this, you're a failure or whatever.
Backsliding always begins with discouragement. No body just suddenly decides they don't want fellowship with God anymore.It obviously happens when something in life has happened to bring disappointment or hurt, or grief such as loss of a loved one.etc That they aren't sufficiently mature enough in the Lord to deal with from a point of faith.
There comes a time when they reach a crossroads and make a decision - if at this point no one steps in the Gap, interceding on their behalf, again the enemy will overcome them and there comes a downward spiral of disillusionment, then despair and finally LOSS OF HOPE. At this point they can't see any reason to continue with their walk with the Lord.
Anyone who would have spent enough time with Jason from the very moment he felt discouraged would have noticed this downward spiral of feeling hopeless, negative, missing fellowship more often, letting sin creep in, and then as the weeks/months passed further disillusionment and eventually the position Jason is in.
We as the Body of Christ are responsible for bearing the burdens of our Brothers and Sisters. From a personal point of view, the Body of Christ has failed a Brother/Sister if due to lack of prayer, fasting if necessary, they struggle and end up in a fallen away state.
We are in a spiritual war here and this wounded soldier has been captured back into the enemy camp.Obviously if Jason was offered every support but not backed up with intercessary prayer this is where we fail.Though of course I do not know the circumstances that caused Jason to eventually live as he now doing.And even with no failure of the Body of Christ to intercede, Jason can still decide he doesn't want to bother with fellowship with God.
So dear Fields316 I will certainly be praying for this hurt, lost lamb to be bought back home to Jesus where he belongs.And that Jason sees his need for Jesus again and has a longing in heart to know that love, peace and security once more.
I don't know of any backsliders who are truly happy with their decision. Deep down they know they are unhappy without Jesus but for reasons personal to them don't feel able yet to return to the Lord.And like all those who don't know Jesus, fill their life with things that never truly satisfy.
Jason will come back to Jesus. I'll keep praying.
Much peace
Gentle-Heart
Oh my heart was so sad to hear this. But I know we have no need to give up hope because the Lord with His unfailing love with have mercy on this lost lamb and bring him back home.
I sense in my heart that Jason has at some time become very discouraged and in inner turmoil, and could not deal with it on his own. In this vulnerable state the enemy will quickly get him at his weak point and cause him to further feel much worse by bribing him with lies - such as God doesn't care, He will not do this, you're a failure or whatever.
Backsliding always begins with discouragement. No body just suddenly decides they don't want fellowship with God anymore.It obviously happens when something in life has happened to bring disappointment or hurt, or grief such as loss of a loved one.etc That they aren't sufficiently mature enough in the Lord to deal with from a point of faith.
There comes a time when they reach a crossroads and make a decision - if at this point no one steps in the Gap, interceding on their behalf, again the enemy will overcome them and there comes a downward spiral of disillusionment, then despair and finally LOSS OF HOPE. At this point they can't see any reason to continue with their walk with the Lord.
Anyone who would have spent enough time with Jason from the very moment he felt discouraged would have noticed this downward spiral of feeling hopeless, negative, missing fellowship more often, letting sin creep in, and then as the weeks/months passed further disillusionment and eventually the position Jason is in.
We as the Body of Christ are responsible for bearing the burdens of our Brothers and Sisters. From a personal point of view, the Body of Christ has failed a Brother/Sister if due to lack of prayer, fasting if necessary, they struggle and end up in a fallen away state.
We are in a spiritual war here and this wounded soldier has been captured back into the enemy camp.Obviously if Jason was offered every support but not backed up with intercessary prayer this is where we fail.Though of course I do not know the circumstances that caused Jason to eventually live as he now doing.And even with no failure of the Body of Christ to intercede, Jason can still decide he doesn't want to bother with fellowship with God.
So dear Fields316 I will certainly be praying for this hurt, lost lamb to be bought back home to Jesus where he belongs.And that Jason sees his need for Jesus again and has a longing in heart to know that love, peace and security once more.
I don't know of any backsliders who are truly happy with their decision. Deep down they know they are unhappy without Jesus but for reasons personal to them don't feel able yet to return to the Lord.And like all those who don't know Jesus, fill their life with things that never truly satisfy.
Jason will come back to Jesus. I'll keep praying.
Much peace
Gentle-Heart
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i'm praying for your friend. i know how you feel. one of my friends is an athiest too.
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Gentle-Heart said:Hi Fields316
Oh my heart was so sad to hear this. But I know we have no need to give up hope because the Lord with His unfailing love with have mercy on this lost lamb and bring him back home.
I sense in my heart that Jason has at some time become very discouraged and in inner turmoil, and could not deal with it on his own. In this vulnerable state the enemy will quickly get him at his weak point and cause him to further feel much worse by bribing him with lies - such as God doesn't care, He will not do this, you're a failure or whatever.
Backsliding always begins with discouragement. No body just suddenly decides they don't want fellowship with God anymore.It obviously happens when something in life has happened to bring disappointment or hurt, or grief such as loss of a loved one.etc That they aren't sufficiently mature enough in the Lord to deal with from a point of faith.
There comes a time when they reach a crossroads and make a decision - if at this point no one steps in the Gap, interceding on their behalf, again the enemy will overcome them and there comes a downward spiral of disillusionment, then despair and finally LOSS OF HOPE. At this point they can't see any reason to continue with their walk with the Lord.
Anyone who would have spent enough time with Jason from the very moment he felt discouraged would have noticed this downward spiral of feeling hopeless, negative, missing fellowship more often, letting sin creep in, and then as the weeks/months passed further disillusionment and eventually the position Jason is in.
We as the Body of Christ are responsible for bearing the burdens of our Brothers and Sisters. From a personal point of view, the Body of Christ has failed a Brother/Sister if due to lack of prayer, fasting if necessary, they struggle and end up in a fallen away state.
We are in a spiritual war here and this wounded soldier has been captured back into the enemy camp.Obviously if Jason was offered every support but not backed up with intercessary prayer this is where we fail.Though of course I do not know the circumstances that caused Jason to eventually live as he now doing.And even with no failure of the Body of Christ to intercede, Jason can still decide he doesn't want to bother with fellowship with God.
So dear Fields316 I will certainly be praying for this hurt, lost lamb to be bought back home to Jesus where he belongs.And that Jason sees his need for Jesus again and has a longing in heart to know that love, peace and security once more.
I don't know of any backsliders who are truly happy with their decision. Deep down they know they are unhappy without Jesus but for reasons personal to them don't feel able yet to return to the Lord.And like all those who don't know Jesus, fill their life with things that never truly satisfy.
Jason will come back to Jesus. I'll keep praying.
Much peace
Gentle-Heart
Don't give up at all. Keep praying and bringing your concerns and cares for this young man and we want to join in praying and being concerned for this young man's eternal being. The Lord answers prayers in strange but an excellent strange kind of way and the boy is young and angry and confused and that saying "Time heals old wounds" and the "Truth will set your free" as time will work on him for the better and let us know about his progress. The last thing everybody wants is for somebody to die without Christ in their hearts as Savior and Lord.
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May God bless Jason and open his heart that he may receive Gods Spirit, and recognize our Father's truth
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