How do I feel God's love for me? Im stuck and wanting to turn to s.i.
Ive made it 5 days without it.
I was in this position very recently, I prayed very very hard for God to show me he loved me because I just didn't feel it at all. Nothing happened for a while then at camp on the 4th night there was a talk about God's love and while there I really felt him saying to me 'I'm not going to stop the pain but I will be with you all the time, I love you' At that moment i've never felt God's love so much. You need to pray and wait on the Lord to answer your prayers because he will but at the right time, I prayed for a few weeks before I had an answer. Whilst you're praying I suggested you read as many verses as you can to find about God's love and just counting how many times love is mentioned when you read your bible. I couldn't understand how God could love me so I just read and re-read verses like romans 5v8. I hope you can know God's love in your heart soon because you are truly a child of the most loving father we can ever hope to know.
'The nights of crying your eyes out give way to the days of laughter' Psalm 30 v 5
Pineapple has some good advice there, sometimes it's hard to feel God's love, but we have to keep going and staying in his word, because he does care and love us, and he'll come through.
Have you ever wanted to get close to God, but felt like you just couldn't?
i have- its really hard and i fell this a lot of the time. ive found that by asking someone to pray for or with me helps. you could also be struggling because a sins or sins could be blocking your path or Satan just doesnt want you to get closer to god.
hope this helps. PM anytime.
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I ever did was CONTINUING MY LIFE when I wanted to die.
Yesterday in church the vicor said about how everything we do is a gamble and that choising to believe in faith is a gamble .. what do you guys think? x
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It feels like a gamble to me at times, but when I think it over it is the only thing that is not a gamble, as the outcome of your choice is already determined: love. God really is security, one of the few you have in life.
i have- its really hard and i fell this a lot of the time. ive found that by asking someone to pray for or with me helps. you could also be struggling because a sins or sins could be blocking your path or Satan just doesnt want you to get closer to god.
hope this helps. PM anytime.
Oh, I know I'm struggling with sin; every minute of everyday. Maybe that's the problem, I'm looking for God to help me get rid of the struggle instead of just doing it myself first.
It shouldn't be this confusing. I'm not a new Christian by any means, (I was saved at 5... I'm almost 24!) I've been questioning things for a v. long time, but lately, it's been harder. I'm losing faith-- quickly. Not faith that there is a god, but faith that God really cares.
That kind of ties in w/ HiddenStar's questions: I guess it IS a gamble.
Last edited by luv0817 : 09-06-2009 at 06:33 AM.
Reason: late realisation
We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin. ~André Berthiaume
I just wanted to let you know that this coming Sunday, the 14th, I will be speaking at my church on self harm. It's a big step for me, and I'm so nervous, I was just wondering if some of you could take my survey? I just wanted to do my own self harm survey.
Why do I keep ending up here and thinking about Him? It frustrates me, He won't let me go but quite frankly I can't see the truth in any of it anymore.
"Everything is possible through Christ, who gives me strength". Phillipians 4:13
Marilyn: sure I`ll take your survey. Mind you though, I am not a frequent self harmer...so maybe I am not representative for the group.
no reason: what do you mean by not seeing truth in any of it anymore?
I had a time too when He would not let go and I was so pissed off at that! But now I know, in retrospect, that I needed Him to hold on to me, it hurt at that time, but without I think I would have been in an even darker place.
