I go out with my friends I grew up with in my life. However their influence is not so positive because everytime I meet up with them I feel like my relationship with Jesus is not there. After meeting up with them I find that I go back to my old lifestyle with the struggles of porn and thinking i'm God like. Now before I get into this situation I want to confess my sins, sins of my thoughts I have and dark images I get. After I look at porn and look back to study God's word my concept gets kinda messed up. I sometimes imagine vain things mixed by the words of God. For instance it says in the bible all of our sins were cruxified by christ death. During the day when I struggle with my thoughts sometimes I have a vain image of me being cruxifed to the cross. I feel like something is trying to contorl my thoughts. Then I get the thought of the devil attacking me saying I'm the antichrist. Now I hate these thoughts because it feels like it decieves me. I feel confused sometimes and its hard to turn my trust towards God after the vain image. Now back to my friends, I feel they have the spirit of the antichrist and might be wordly, because they reject everything about Jesus. They say the unpardonable sin out loud and their denail started influencing me. Before I started going to church I prayed I would convert them not yet it seems I lost delieverance even with God because of the situation of me still hanging out with them . I feel sorry towards God because I feel I rejected his kindness and started believing in the deceptions and the lifestyles of this world. I don't know what to do right now and I feel my relationship with Jesus is terminated. It says in the bible whosoever speaks against the son of man shall be forgiven but whosever speaks against the holy ghost shall not be forgiven. I never spake a word against the holy ghost. The problem is I keep on having the reoccuring thoughts of my old friends who did. Would that be considerd the unpardonable sin? No way in hell I would speak with my mouth against the holy spirit. What should I do. Please pray for me.
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I would also like to confess my sins of idolizing and decieving myself thinking I was God like. During this time I was decieving myself and others around me. I get high sometimes and during those times my thoughts feel like i'm only concernd about my apperance towards others. I felt like I had to cover up and pretend it didn't happen and this includes the vain images I had before. I had a hard time admitting my sins but I ask God helps me to repentful and turn from all ungodly ways. I kinda got accustomed to the patterns of the wordly life and I need some guidance out of this.
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In the bible it also says to test every spirit. Before I knew I had a strong affirmation in Jesus but ever since I started going back to my old ways I feel that I may have denied Jesus in my actions and thoughts. Please pray for my soul.
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Ever since this situation been occuring I felt like a hypocrite and false prophet. I am sorry to God for all my sins and I pray I would not be stubborn when he tries to guide me. I also pray he transform my mind into a new person.
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Reason2believe said:
Good grief man! Stop obsessing and get a life! Where did you get these crazy thoughts that YOU have to DO? Slow down. You are very confused about what it means to be a disciple of God. I invite you to email me privately to discuss this.
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MY DEAR STRUGGLING BROTHER IN CHRIST,
As was pointed out above, you are panicked and running in circles--slow down and catch your breath!
NOW--there are FOUR things you must do immediately:
#1. Sever all connections with your so-called "friends"--these relationships appear unhealthy and a source of much of the confusion and turmoil you are experiencing--God brings peace, all that brings fear and confusion is of the Evil One;
#2. Stop immediately ALL drug usage--this usage opens your mind to the suggestions of the Evil One and allows him to play with your mind and turn you away from God;
#3. Stop immediately all involvement with pornographic materials--the Holy Spirit cannot opperate in an environment where this ungodly filth is present;
#4. Find yourself a strong Faith Community with mature members--Pastors, Elders, Counselors, or whatever who can guide and support you in escaping the darkness in which you are trapped. You need the FACE TO FACE Loving Support of strong believers at this time in your walk towards God. Christian Forums is a good supplement to face-to-face interactions, but NOT a substitute. Pray, shop around, and get involved in a Christian Fellowship AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. As the Bible says, "Satan is wandering about looking for those he can devour"--don't let it be you. IF YOU TRY TO GO IT ALONE--OVER THE INTERNET OR OTHERWISE--YOU ARE DEAD MEAT. GET HELP!
A quick word on the unpardonable sin--Satan often uses this to convince people that they have forfeited their Salvation and are irretrievably lost because they have commited this sin. THE ONLY SIN WHICH IS UNFORGIVEABLE IS THE ONE WE DON'T CONFESS! If you had, in fact, commited the unpardonable sin, you would not be asking the question. Read the description of the Pharasees Jesus was talking to when He gave this teaching, and you will see what this sin is and the fact that you cannot have commited it. When Satan tries to use this against you to turn you away from God's Grace and Mercy, call "B.S" on the Father of Lies, and turn back to the Loving Forgiveness of our Lord, confessing your sins and keeping on keeping on, crawling towards the Light. YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS--YOU CAN DO THIS!
MUCH LOVE TO YOU IN CHRIST,
ephraimanesti
As was pointed out above, you are panicked and running in circles--slow down and catch your breath!
NOW--there are FOUR things you must do immediately:
#1. Sever all connections with your so-called "friends"--these relationships appear unhealthy and a source of much of the confusion and turmoil you are experiencing--God brings peace, all that brings fear and confusion is of the Evil One;
#2. Stop immediately ALL drug usage--this usage opens your mind to the suggestions of the Evil One and allows him to play with your mind and turn you away from God;
#3. Stop immediately all involvement with pornographic materials--the Holy Spirit cannot opperate in an environment where this ungodly filth is present;
#4. Find yourself a strong Faith Community with mature members--Pastors, Elders, Counselors, or whatever who can guide and support you in escaping the darkness in which you are trapped. You need the FACE TO FACE Loving Support of strong believers at this time in your walk towards God. Christian Forums is a good supplement to face-to-face interactions, but NOT a substitute. Pray, shop around, and get involved in a Christian Fellowship AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. As the Bible says, "Satan is wandering about looking for those he can devour"--don't let it be you. IF YOU TRY TO GO IT ALONE--OVER THE INTERNET OR OTHERWISE--YOU ARE DEAD MEAT. GET HELP!
A quick word on the unpardonable sin--Satan often uses this to convince people that they have forfeited their Salvation and are irretrievably lost because they have commited this sin. THE ONLY SIN WHICH IS UNFORGIVEABLE IS THE ONE WE DON'T CONFESS! If you had, in fact, commited the unpardonable sin, you would not be asking the question. Read the description of the Pharasees Jesus was talking to when He gave this teaching, and you will see what this sin is and the fact that you cannot have commited it. When Satan tries to use this against you to turn you away from God's Grace and Mercy, call "B.S" on the Father of Lies, and turn back to the Loving Forgiveness of our Lord, confessing your sins and keeping on keeping on, crawling towards the Light. YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS--YOU CAN DO THIS!
MUCH LOVE TO YOU IN CHRIST,
ephraimanesti
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this is said to help please take it no other way. please go back through your posting and count all the I's you have used. when we give ourselves to Christ all those I's should begin to disapear from our lives and turn to what can we do for God that is why we are called servent we serve its no longer about I. And if it is about I then that is the root of the problems you are experiencing.It should be about God and what we are doing for God. My advice give ALL of yourself to Christ and ALL will begin to change. May God Bless You and give you the strength to do so in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.
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I don't post often but every now and then a post jumps up and grabs me.
Jesus gave us 2 commands: First and foremost to love God and secondly to love others. Don't over complicate your thoughts with all of the crazzinezz that is brought into your head from the outside world.
I come from a simular background as the original poster. I surrounded myself with people that had simular interests i.e. Drugs, pornography, etc.. prior to my conversion to Christianity. I was a self proclaimed atheist and did everything in my power to prove that God didn't exist. Then guess what happened? God worked on my heart and introduced me to Jesus and his sacrifice that made it possible for us to stand as imperfect people infront of a perfect and holy God.
Don't let the friends trip you up. There are friends that I had prior to Goding saving me that are still around and I still associate with. These friends are the ones that accept that I have changed and no longer I want to partake in all of the "fun stuff". I accept them, they accept me.
I have also had to sever some relationships that I found to be to influential my life. I have people that I care deeply about that I can't be around because I don't like who I become when I am around them. The old me likes to party, use drugs, chase women, etc.. The new me doesn't.
Read Romans 7, then read Romans 6, 7 and 8. In Romans 7 you will see some very familiar language:
15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[c] For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to dothis I keep on doing.
Jesus Christ is the answer. Pray to God and ask him to deliver you from yourself and ask for his guidence when choosing how and with whom you will spend your time.
Your Brother in Christ,
-Brian
Jesus gave us 2 commands: First and foremost to love God and secondly to love others. Don't over complicate your thoughts with all of the crazzinezz that is brought into your head from the outside world.
I come from a simular background as the original poster. I surrounded myself with people that had simular interests i.e. Drugs, pornography, etc.. prior to my conversion to Christianity. I was a self proclaimed atheist and did everything in my power to prove that God didn't exist. Then guess what happened? God worked on my heart and introduced me to Jesus and his sacrifice that made it possible for us to stand as imperfect people infront of a perfect and holy God.
Don't let the friends trip you up. There are friends that I had prior to Goding saving me that are still around and I still associate with. These friends are the ones that accept that I have changed and no longer I want to partake in all of the "fun stuff". I accept them, they accept me.
I have also had to sever some relationships that I found to be to influential my life. I have people that I care deeply about that I can't be around because I don't like who I become when I am around them. The old me likes to party, use drugs, chase women, etc.. The new me doesn't.
Read Romans 7, then read Romans 6, 7 and 8. In Romans 7 you will see some very familiar language:
15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[c] For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to dothis I keep on doing.
Jesus Christ is the answer. Pray to God and ask him to deliver you from yourself and ask for his guidence when choosing how and with whom you will spend your time.
Your Brother in Christ,
-Brian
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Well love I think you know what youve got to do, but are afraid of doing it, afraid of losing friends, afraid of rejection and afraid of becoming lonely.
1. Be strong and tell them you can't join in with there sinful acts.
2. Drop your friends
3. Or continue letting your conscious which is God telling you your wrong.
All 3 are hard.
Lord to begin with I pray that reason2believe will pray for his friends in the hope they will also become Christians, I ask also that some Christian friends will cross his path, and I ask you will give guidance on what to do next.
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1. Be strong and tell them you can't join in with there sinful acts.
2. Drop your friends
3. Or continue letting your conscious which is God telling you your wrong.
All 3 are hard.
Lord to begin with I pray that reason2believe will pray for his friends in the hope they will also become Christians, I ask also that some Christian friends will cross his path, and I ask you will give guidance on what to do next.
Im-revived
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Mat 5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
how much more so our friends who cause us to sin>?
how much more so our friends who cause us to sin>?
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