I NEED HELP TO BELIEVE IN GOD, I JUST CAN'T !

[JEAN CARLO]

Please help me. my name is Jean, I am originally from Brazil. For many years I've been struggling to believe in GOD, Jesus etc... I recall that whenever I was sick I started believing, somehow I could believe in Jesus, but that was temporarily until my illness was solved. I realized that I was scared and just want to believe in whatever gave me hope to solve my problems. I tried hard to believe in God , really hard ! when I read scientific articles against God I feel like not agree with it. I have watched some debates on you tube between Christians and Atheists I always keep my finger crossed that the Christians have a better point to "destroy" the atheist arguments. I really want to believe. Unfortunately, when I rarely read few versus of the bible I just can't accept these incredible miracles written there. I don't feel like praying and when I go to church I feel like I don't belong there... It's like everyone is connected and I'm completely disconnected. Deep inside of me, I want to be a believer. When I look into all these type of religions all over the world makes me think I Christianity is the right one ? all these stories about Jesus was married, lost gospels that contradict the bible we have today? sometimes I think that why for some people is so easy to believe? they need no prove nothing? they just believe. For others like me, it doesn't matter how many proof is presented I still find it hard to keep believing in God. maybe it's a gene? maybe I was born this way? some are born with a gene to believe and some not? I have suffered from character disturbance which I describe as: lies, pornographic addictions, arrogance etc ... sometime I think I'm NOT a good person at all. But I want to be a better person.. I really mean it... but i think it will never happen...anyway, i changed the subject completely, but somehow not believing in God could be causing all this bad characters issues. I could define myself as a self-destroying person! if anyone out there could help me, I will appropriate.

 

[Curtis]

Please help me. my name is Jean, I am originally from Brazil. For many years I've been struggling to believe in GOD, Jesus etc... I recall that whenever I was sick I started believing, somehow I could believe in Jesus, but that was temporarily until my illness was solved. I realized that I was scared and just want to believe in whatever gave me hope to solve my problems. I tried hard to believe in God , really hard ! when I read scientific articles against God I feel like not agree with it. I have watched some debates on you tube between Christians and Atheists I always keep my finger crossed that the Christians have a better point to "destroy" the atheist arguments. I really want to believe. Unfortunately, when I rarely read few versus of the bible I just can't accept these incredible miracles written there. I don't feel like praying and when I go to church I feel like I don't belong there... It's like everyone is connected and I'm completely disconnected. Deep inside of me, I want to be a believer. When I look into all these type of religions all over the world makes me think I Christianity is the right one ? all these stories about Jesus was married, lost gospels that contradict the bible we have today? sometimes I think that why for some people is so easy to believe? they need no prove nothing? they just believe. For others like me, it doesn't matter how many proof is presented I still find it hard to keep believing in God. maybe it's a gene? maybe I was born this way? some are born with a gene to believe and some not? I have suffered from character disturbance which I describe as: lies, pornographic addictions, arrogance etc ... sometime I think I'm NOT a good person at all. But I want to be a better person.. I really mean it... but i think it will never happen...anyway, i changed the subject completely, but somehow not believing in God could be causing all this bad characters issues. I could define myself as a self-destroying person! if anyone out there could help me, I will appropriate. Thank you, Jean my email jcsrio@hotmail.com

Jean, you are not alone in having this problem. The Word of God is spirit and it is life. It does not work on the human mind, but man's heart. Your physical mind will tell you all kinds of dumb things because it can not accept the things of God, neither can it know them for they are spiritually understood. It is with the "heart" (your spirit) man believes unto righteousness, not his mind. Once becoming a child of God, the Bible tells us to renew our mind using the Word of God so that it aligns up with what we believe in our hearts. Before you can do you first must become born again. Listen to your heart not your mind and say this as a prayer to God with your mouth.

Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Rom 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

I did this almost 40 years ago, and I have never been the same.

 

[JEAN CARLO]

Thank you Curtis, As I said it's really hard to use my heart but I want to try it.

 

[Christ4Ever]

@JEAN CARLO

Below is a link to something that was written by a man who used to be an atheist.

I hope it may help to see that you are alone in the difficulties you face. Others have come before and there will others after you.

The one thing that you should know and that is that God loves you.
Everything else falls by the wayside before this.

Does God Exist - Six Reasons to Believe that God is Really There - Is There a God

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[Chad]

Hi @JEAN CARLO welcome to the forums.

I'm glad you're here. I think GOD is stirring your heart up to get your attention, hence why you want to believe but you're struggling with various reasons of yours.

I hope this might help you, so please read these carefully with an open heart.

Skeptic's Instructions for Reading
Questions and Objections
Father's Love Letter
Why believe in Christianity?
How To Be Friends With God

Also, read a boo by ex-atheist Lee Strobel called The Case for Christ.

 

[Fragrant Grace]

Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest
Matthew 11:28

Welcome to Talk Jesus @JEAN CARLO

Jesus loves you, He died to save you.
Just call out to Him...ask Him to open your heart to the truth.
Tell Him you need help to believe....tell Him everything you have shared here
He will not reject you nor forsake you

Sinner, how thy heart is troubled,
God is coming very near;
Do not hide thy deep emotion,
Do not check that falling tear.

O be saved, His grace is free;
O be saved, He died for thee;
O be saved, He died for thee.

Jesus now is bending o’er thee,
Jesus lowly, meek and mild;
To the friend who died to save thee,
Canst thou not be reconciled?

Art thou waiting till the morrow?
Thou may’st never see its light;
Come at once—accept His mercy,
He is waiting—come tonight.

With a lowly, contrite spirit,
Kneeling at the Savior’s feet;
Thou canst feel this very moment,
Pardon—precious, pure and sweet.

Let the angels bear the tidings,
Upward to the courts of Heaven;
Let them sing, with holy rapture,
O’er another soul forgiven*


*Fanny J Crosby

 

[Bendito]

Please help me. my name is Jean, I am originally from Brazil. For many years I've been struggling to believe in GOD, Jesus etc... I recall that whenever I was sick I started believing, somehow I could believe in Jesus, but that was temporarily until my illness was solved. I realized that I was scared and just want to believe in whatever gave me hope to solve my problems. I tried hard to believe in God , really hard ! when I read scientific articles against God I feel like not agree with it. I have watched some debates on you tube between Christians and Atheists I always keep my finger crossed that the Christians have a better point to "destroy" the atheist arguments. I really want to believe. Unfortunately, when I rarely read few versus of the bible I just can't accept these incredible miracles written there. I don't feel like praying and when I go to church I feel like I don't belong there... It's like everyone is connected and I'm completely disconnected. Deep inside of me, I want to be a believer. When I look into all these type of religions all over the world makes me think I Christianity is the right one ? all these stories about Jesus was married, lost gospels that contradict the bible we have today? sometimes I think that why for some people is so easy to believe? they need no prove nothing? they just believe. For others like me, it doesn't matter how many proof is presented I still find it hard to keep believing in God. maybe it's a gene? maybe I was born this way? some are born with a gene to believe and some not? I have suffered from character disturbance which I describe as: lies, pornographic addictions, arrogance etc ... sometime I think I'm NOT a good person at all. But I want to be a better person.. I really mean it... but i think it will never happen...anyway, i changed the subject completely, but somehow not believing in God could be causing all this bad characters issues. I could define myself as a self-destroying person! if anyone out there could help me, I will appropriate.

Jean you already do believe in Jesus..You said above that you have prayed to him in desperation...If you did not believe in Him you would not have prayed to Him at all. What you're having trouble with is you.. Do you want to put what He wants for you over what you want for you. So then take a look at how well you have run your life so far. Good results? Let it occur to you that maybe, just maybe someone who loves you enough to die for you probably will do it only for you. Maybe He will arrange your life so that you will be the best you that you can be. So that you can prosper in everything you do in ways you have never imagined. So that your health problems are springboards to wonderful ministries, so that your life is a beautiful testament to love. So you chose to believe in Him...Is it such a leap now to trust Him? You said He healed you. You said He gave you the help you asked for in problems. He already proved to you that He wants to be in your life....Just as you chose to believe that He is, and that He wants to do for you; choose now to trust Him to do the rest.....Its up to you. The choosing is simple but not always easy. Do it today. All day every day. Continually. Deliberately Both believing and trusting are a choice. Make it.

Oh yeah..Faith comes by hearing and hearing and hearing the Word of God. Read your bible aloud. Of all the voices you hear, your voice is the first voice your mind and your spirit will believe. Read aloud.