I’m scared of all the things happening in the world. I keep seeing people saying Jesus is coming soon and that scares me because I don’t know if I have a relationship with him and I dont know what to do. I can’t say that I’m an atheist because he has answered so many prayers for me and I continue to pray to him every day. Im starting to get really depressed because it’s like i know I have to make a decision about Jesus. I can’t go by what other people say or do. I have to make it and it’s just hard for me
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If you cant go by what others say or do, what is it you want then, just prayers?
that’s not exactly what I meant.. I just meant I have to make the decision and no one else can make it for me
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Your time is running short indeed. And you have good reason to be afraid. Do you want to be caught up in the punishment this world will see, or do you want to be on God's side? Once you make that decision, most people here can lead you to be saved, if you cant find it yourself in the new testament scriptures.
I mean obviously I would rather be on Gods side. I don’t want to be punished
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Eph 2:8-9
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Thier is no good work you can do to be saved. You must pray for the forgiveness of your sins. Jesus died about 2000 years ago to pay the penalty for our sins, but its not automatic, you must admit your sins of the past, you dont have to bring them all to mind. Just tell Jesus in prayer that you admit you have let your sins pill up till they are heavier than you can bear, and you want the forgiveness of sins that He promised. Then ask for the infilling of the Holy Spirit to be guided better to serve God in the ways He wants you to. God's burdens are always lighter than the burdens we bear in our lives to please ourselves. Then find someone who is filled with the Holy Spirit (ask them if they are filled with the Holy Spirit, if they dont admit to that, then walk away and find another) to baptize you. Dont put it off. Then you will be on God's side, and then you must simply stay on God's side and not abandon Him because you think you are safe. God is not fooled by people who have no intention of serving God and only want to avoid the evils that surround us.
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Thier is no good work you can do to be saved. You must pray for the forgiveness of your sins. Jesus died about 2000 years ago to pay the penalty for our sins, but its not automatic, you must admit your sins of the past, you dont have to bring them all to mind. Just tell Jesus in prayer that you admit you have let your sins pill up till they are heavier than you can bear, and you want the forgiveness of sins that He promised. Then ask for the infilling of the Holy Spirit to be guided better to serve God in the ways He wants you to. God's burdens are always lighter than the burdens we bear in our lives to please ourselves. Then find someone who is filled with the Holy Spirit (ask them if they are filled with the Holy Spirit, if they dont admit to that, then walk away and find another) to baptize you. Dont put it off. Then you will be on God's side, and then you must simply stay on God's side and not abandon Him because you think you are safe. God is not fooled by people who have no intention of serving God and only want to avoid the evils that surround us.
If your scared then that is a good sign that you can still be saved. It’s those who are not scared and do not fear god are the ones that are not saved
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Ask God the Father to draw you to "Jesus Christ" his SON. And ask Him to give you the "Holy Spirit" then you will know and be rest assured you have "Eternal Life"! When you receive his "Gift" you will know it!
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"If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Jesus Said:
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“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.
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What might that decision be?
Read through Matthew chapters 5 through 7, and you'll get the idea about what Jesus wants. It's commonly called the Sermon on the Mount, and it's a summary (or an example) of what Jesus preached throughout all of Judea when He was here on Earth.
That's the only place to start... the Gospel from the mouth of Jesus who preaches that the Father loves you, and that we should pray to the Father.
And that's whom we have faith in - Jesus. And our Faith in Jesus embraces his Word that the Father loves you. Accept that. And that's the only decision you have to make.
God bless,
Rhema
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Accepting it requires faith. And thankfully (according to Romans 12:3) God has given each of us a “measure of faith” that is sufficient to bring us to His saving grace. So that faith to accept, believe, and receive is in you already…you may just have to dig a bit deeper to find it. Sometimes it requires that our “outer shell”…..those walls of resistance…be broken down first. Those walls can be built up by pride, fear, uncertainty, or even bitterness because of past experiences. Repenting, and bearing all of those things openly before God will cause those walls of resistance to fall.
Many will tell you that the word “repent” means to “turn away”…as in turning away from your sinful ways. That’s certainly part of it. But it’s also more. “Repent” is a translation of the Greek word “Metanoeo” which literally means “to change one’s mind.” So, to repent means to actually change your mind about sin, and about how our sinful ways are an offense to God. Once this true repentance happens, it allows us to be emptied and will open a “doorway” for the Holy Spirit to enter and begin the work of “re-making” us.
God wants us to be completely surrendered to Him….an “empty vessel” that He can pour His Holy Spirit into.
So what should we do then? First, as @Rhema pointed out, go to God’s Word…..Matthew 5 and 6 is a great place to start….Jesus’ sermon on the mount. Hold ourselves, our hearts, our thoughts and actions, up to what Jesus is teaching His disciples they should be. Pray for God to “search our hearts”, to “examine our every thought,” to “see if there is any wicked way in us.” At that point, when we come face-to-face with our shortcomings….and realize that it was OUR sins that helped nail Jesus to the cross…in that sobering moment…hopefully we will come to true repentance. Then we can pray for forgiveness and ask Jesus to take us in….to fill us with the Holy Spirit!
I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.” -Luke 15:10
What a beautiful and miraculous thing….being born again. It is, without doubt….the greatest of all miracles. A transformed heart…..a soul saved. It causes the Angels in Heaven to rejoice!
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Greetings,
are you having an easy time not accepting?
The Lord is calling you, knocking at the door....
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
praying for you
Bless you ....><>
Greetings,
are you having an easy time not accepting?
The Lord is calling you, knocking at the door....
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
praying for you
Bless you ....><>
If that’s the case I think He has been for years because I’ve dealt with it for a long time
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"If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
That one kind of hit me because I do have kids
I meant to write this earlier too, but no I’m not having an easy time not accepting either. I just feel stuck and sometimes it gets so bad I just get depressed.
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AAHHHGGGGHHHhhh..... Pronoun Purgatory, placed me in it, you have.
"It" ?? "It" what ?? What is the "it" that is hard to accept ??
(And I must hasten to add that there are a lot of things that might be hard to accept, so I get that. Issac Newton couldn't accept the Trinity, and he was no slacker.)
Well.... God's not one to give up, you know. This also means that there's somebody you know who's chewing on God's ears about "it".
"Make the tree good."
Rhema
I don’t know accepting his love for me. All of it?
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Accepting love is very hard to do.
And don't let anyone tell you any different.
I still find it difficult at times.
But Jesus lived his entire life, including suffering through horrendous torture, to give witness to the fact that the Father sent him to tell you that the Father loves you, and will forgive you if you ask. They (his Jewish brethren) had him murdered because he wouldn't recant from that Truth.
So with all love, who do you think you are to reject it ?? I mean, what's inside of you (who are you) causing you to reject the Love of the Father ??
Maybe praying for the answer to that question could be the key?
God bless,
Rhema
I prayed and asked for the Holy Spirit but I don’t feel it like how you said you will know when I receive his gift
