Scared to death

[OnlyHis]

I've been having these sudden attacks usually at night that I am going to go to hell. I don't know why but it is paralyzing me I feel like God is so far from me right now and that maybe I'm not truly a follower of Jesus Christ. It is hard to distinguish if it is Satan or the conviction of the Holy Spirit. I try to read the bible when I'm having these fears and i just can't understand it then all these doubts pop into my mind like what if the translation of the bible you have isn't accurate and you are being lead astray or what is you were a christian and God has left you, or maybe I'm not one of the elect or what if you committed the unpardonable sin . I try to Pray and nothing comes out. please help me, I'm desperate!!

 

[Bella Vita]

You maybe experiencing some oppression of some sort. You should seek help from a pastor or mentor and have them pray over you something is not right. You are good enough trust me this is something I have struggled with also, but eventually you have to just give over control to God. I know it is easier said than done, but if you believe with all your hear that what is in the Bible is true than you know about grace and you know your debt is paid. All fall short of the glory of God we all screw up we all have sin, but our Lord loves us so much he gave us a way to him through his son. Hang in there and seek counsel and prayer it will help. Crying out to God is always the best medicine only he can bring peace to your thoughts and hopefully your dreams. =]

 

[OnlyHis]

Thank you for responding. I grew up in boarderline cult denominations I think that I am still struggling with those strongholds.

 

[Bella Vita]

Oh ya you probably have some demonic activity still attached to you from your past. Seek a pastor for help and prayer to get it to go away from you. good luck =]

 

[NiobiumTragedy]

Do not read too much into it. I highly doubt it's any sort of "demonic activity", it's more probably your own mind working against you from some sort of anxiety. It happens, you just need to take control of it.

 

[Weak&Loved]

Well if it is either a spiritual attack or God convicting you, know that God loves you and that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Look to Jesus. If you know that your salvation is based off of what Christ has done for you; that you couldn't fulfill the law, and that only Christ could, so died in your place, and has conquered death, then nothing can separate you from the love of Christ. If you believe that in your heart and your confidence is in Christ. There are times when I have doubts and feel spiritually attacked, yet sometimes those trials cause me to really seek Jesus and not rely on my own strength. It causes me to seek God for who He is and look at His attributes and realize that I am weak but He is strong. Remember the promises of God, and know that He came to save, and not to condemn. Our hope is found in Him. I pray that you are overwhelmed by His love and grace, and the truth of who He is. He desires a beautiful relationship with us and because of Jesus we can enter boldly to his throne of grace and mercy in time of need (Hebrews 4:14-16). Also, a book in the bible that is alway encouraging to me and pointing me back to who I am in Christ is Romans.

 

[William_0]

I'd recommend going to church less-often. Too much of a good thing is a bad thing, am I right??

 

[Fearless_Disciple]

I've been having these sudden attacks usually at night that I am going to go to hell. I don't know why but it is paralyzing me I feel like God is so far from me right now and that maybe I'm not truly a follower of Jesus Christ. It is hard to distinguish if it is Satan or the conviction of the Holy Spirit. I try to read the bible when I'm having these fears and i just can't understand it then all these doubts pop into my mind like what if the translation of the bible you have isn't accurate and you are being lead astray or what is you were a christian and God has left you, or maybe I'm not one of the elect or what if you committed the unpardonable sin . I try to Pray and nothing comes out. please help me, I'm desperate!!

I have had a similar problem lately. Satin was telling me that I'm going to hell because thats where I deserve to go. Well he's absolutely right. That is where I deserve to go. But that doesn't mean I'm going to go there. If that was the case that would mean Jesus died on the cross for no reason. We need to rejoice in the fact that we deserve to go to hell but were not going to because God loves us so much. We need to rejoice in the fact Jesus died on the cross for us. We may have screwed up in the past, but we should celebrate the fact those things have been washed away by the blood of Jesus.

I was also struggling with the question of whether or not God loves me. Why would God allow all these things to happen to me in this life if He loves me? I just could not understand it. But yet were not designed to understand everything. God shows me He loves me through painful experiences. For this last struggle I was having, He showed me He loved me through discipline. He actually locked me in a stairwell for an hour. You can find that story at

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I knew God was disciplining me through this event.
As Proverbs Chapter 3:11,12 says...
"My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline,
and do not resent his rebuke,
because the LORD disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in."

If you are struggling with doubts the best thing you can do is tell God what your going through.
1 Corinthians 10:13 says...
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
So call out to God in your struggles, and He will be there for you. He will do whatever He feels is necessary for you to get through your trials.

I hope this helps you out. If the Lord provides me with any other words of wisdom I will be sure to post them for you. Until then your in my prayers.

Be @ Peace, Be with God
Eric a disciple of Christ Jesus

 

[Weak&Loved]

@Fearless_Disciple

God bless you OnlyHis

 

[Incariol]

Sounds like PsychiatryOnline | 307.46 Sleep Terror Disorder

Maybe you should consult a licensed mental health professional.

 

[Bella Vita]

Do not read too much into it. I highly doubt it's any sort of "demonic activity", it's more probably your own mind working against you from some sort of anxiety. It happens, you just need to take control of it.

Except it very well could be demonic attachment because they said that they grew up in an cult practicing family...

again a pastor's advice lots of prayer and maybe a cleansing of their house would be a good idea depending on what kind of cult practices took place when they were a child living in that environment alone can get things attached to a person

 

[Luther073082]

Think of it this way. . . if you belive in hell enough to fear it. . . how could you not belive in Christ "enough" to receive his promised grace?

It would not make much sense that one would belive in hell in the Christian sense but not belive in the promise. If you belive in hell enough to fear it then you belive in Christ and if you belive in Christ you will receive his promised grace.

Only non-belivers do not receive grace from Christ. Non-belivers don't fear hell hon, I've known plenty of non-believers and believers. A non-beliver says that they will do what they want and morality is up to them.

A beliver says they justly deserve God's eternal punishment in hell, but avail themselves to God's mercy for Christ's sake and will therefore receive eternal life.