God is opening my eyes

ShawnaMarie · Jul 6, 2015

I have always believed in God, but also I have always questioned some things that didn't make sense. The past few weeks I felt something pulling me, telling me to learn more about God & who he is & how I can grow closer to him. That I need to pray more and change some of my ways. So if you could pray for me I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance God Bless.
-Through Christ all things are possible

Willie-T · Jul 6, 2015

Want to know God? Meet Jesus.

Willie-T · Jul 6, 2015

Seriously..... Even the oft quoted Scripture, "Faith comes through hearing, and hearing by the word of God." actually was originally written ... "...by the word of Christ."
Christ was sent for us to listen to Him to know the true God that we had so badly distorted through trying to make so much "religiosity" out of the Scriptures.

crossnote · Jul 6, 2015

ShawnaMarie said:

I have always believed in God, but also I have always questioned some things that didn't make sense. The past few weeks I felt something pulling me, telling me to learn more about God & who he is & how I can grow closer to him. That I need to pray more and change some of my ways. So if you could pray for me I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance God Bless.
-Through Christ all things are possible

Truly is a sign God is at work on you sis.

atwhatcost · Jul 6, 2015

ShawnaMarie said:

Some introductions are in order.

Hi, ShawnaMarie, my name is Lynn. Welcome to CC.

Let me introduce you to that "something." His name is God. Not just any god, the great I Am that I Am. The Messiah. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit. One God albeit triune. (Three-in-one, but no, I don't get that any better than you already know, so let's skip that one for now. lol) There is no other god and/or gods, and yet many of us have known about him before we actually got to truly know him.

He's already introduced himself to you. That's what that pulling is.

Yes, prayer is involved. Prayer is you talking to God and him answering. He doesn't often answer audibly, but he sure answers. He's already given you the thing you need to do, plus the thing you will continue to do. You call it "change some of my ways." That is called conviction. Convicted to repent. Repent means "to turn from." In this case it always means "to turn from" sin. That's a 180 degree turn. And when you make that turn, you come face-to-face with the great I Am, Jesus. The one who nails/nailed/will nail those sins with him on that cross. (God is eternal, so it was a one time event, yet is still going on because we are not eternal. Follow him, and we get eternity, but there was a before with us, and there was never a before with God. He truly is eternal.)

This repent thing is harder than you can imagine, but it's even more worth the effort than your three kids (And, yes, I am so not downplaying how important your kids are to you. I'm trying to explain this is even bigger than that, and that's HUGE!) So, yes, start there. I was raised Catholic, but didn't become a believer until I was 16, but that Catholic upbringing paid off, because I learned how to confess my sins already -- one group at a time, all at once -- to know what I had to repent of. I tried all at once, when I came to him, listing all my sins I could remember, and then asking Jesus to take them all from me. Might be a good idea for you.

But, yo, this isn't a gospel of "I have tos." You seem to think you have to already. (You will, but you'll want to.) So where are you in life? (Rhetorical question, especially since I already let you know I checked out who you are by checking out what you wrote in your profile. lol) I'm guessing you're looking at a pile of sin you are guilty of. Repent. Then trust Jesus to nail them up with him to forgive you, and (the most important thing you seem to be missing) then work with you to change you to be more like him. You've already tried on your own to be good. You know that failed. That failure rate doesn't change when we try on our own even after we believe in God. It changes when we start trusting him to work his will into us, while we are willing to change our will to his will.

Salvation is repenting and accepting Christ as your savior. Sanctification is following God's will instead of our will more and more as we keep on living our lives for him.

And that's your introduction to the God you just started believing in. (Yes, you may well have always believed in the God of the Bible. So does Satan. What just changed is you just began to want to know him and trust him. That's huge! That's him! That's the huge life you just joined in.)

Welcome to the family, Sis!

ChrisHill · Jul 6, 2015

ShawnaMarie said:

I will pray for you Shawna. I would also like to know if you have any questions? In my life I have always needed everything I learn about God to make sense too =) I will answer any questions you have with strictly Bible verses, as many of them I have probably asked myself as well!

ShawnaMarie · Jul 6, 2015

ChrisHill said:

I will pray for you Shawna. I would also like to know if you have any questions? In my life I have always needed everything I learn about God to make sense too =) I will answer any questions you have with strictly Bible verses, as many of them I have probably asked myself as well!

Thank you!

ShawnaMarie · Jul 6, 2015

Thank you, I honestly just feel like I don't know enough, that I should learn more, grow more, repent more. & I agree with you 100% to know God you have to know Jesus.

Is · Jul 6, 2015

ShawnaMarie said:

I have always believed in God, but also I have always questioned some things that didn't make sense. The past few weeks I felt something pulling me, telling me to learn more about God & who he is & how I can grow closer to him. That I need to pray more and change some of my ways. So if you could pray for me I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance God Bless.
-Through Christ all things are possible

That's wonderful. Just keep asking God to show you who Jesus is.

atwhatcost · Jul 6, 2015

ShawnaMarie said:

Me too. That thirst never ends. I've been thirsting and seeking for 43 years now, and I still feel incredibly dumb. lol

crossnote · Jul 6, 2015

ShawnaMarie said:

1 Corinthians 3:6 (KJV) I (Paul) have planted, Apollos watered; but God gives the increase.

Joidevivre · Jul 6, 2015

ShawnaMarie said:

It is a pilgrimage all through your life. Even though I have known Christ for many years, I still don't feel I know enough, I want to learn and grow more.

And you will too. Keep reading the scriptures over and over. Let yourself "soak" in them. Soaking takes time, but the payoff is great.

ShawnaMarie · Jul 6, 2015

Thank you everyone, you have all helped alot.

ShawnaMarie · Jul 6, 2015

Wish this form had a love button so, I could love what you wrote. Lol. Thank you very much. I just feel kind of lost, not sure how to explain it but it's like knowing you need a change, knowing God wants a different life for you, wanting to know more, to grow more, to love Him more, but not sure what. So I'll continue praying & asking Him to show me His will. To feel secure enough that I know Him enough & believe enough & live the way I am suppose to enough to get into His kingdom. To be honest I wonder if I will ever be good enough... I want that complete change forever not temporary, the only way I know to even get some what close is to continue to pray & ask Him & I've been reading different scriptures online searching for answers trying to find some sort of peace in my relationship with God. The most part of my days here lately has been spent searching with the exception of taking care of my kids. I haven't even really talked to my fam or friends much like typical, it's like I keep searching and I'm so impatient because I'm not getting the answers that I want/need fast enough sometimes I can't even sleep. & I want to be able to teach my kids, I want them to know and grow up the Christian way, in church, I dont want them to ever be afraid or feel like I have before, but I can't do that the way I want because I honestly dont think I know enough to teach them & for that I ashamed

ChrisHill · Jul 6, 2015

ShawnaMarie said:

There are answers that make sense, and they are in the Bible =) Even to the real tough questions...but in my experience you won't find them in Churches, rather, in reading for yourself. When I was young, I attended a lot of church. The commonly accepted answers to questions I had didn't make sense, and were not good. So I read a lot, and that's where I get answers now.

You said you want to live the way you are supposed to to get into His kingdom - why did you term it like that as opposed to saying heaven like most people would? You're not wrong, but I'm just wondering.

crossnote · Jul 6, 2015

ShawnaMarie said:

Wish this form had a love button so, I could love what you wrote. Lol. Thank you very much. I just feel kind of lost, not sure how to explain it but it's like knowing you need a change, knowing God wants a different life for you, wanting to know more, to grow more, to love Him more, but not sure what. So I'll continue praying & asking Him to show me His will. To feel secure enough that I know Him enough & believe enough & live the way I am suppose to enough to get into His kingdom. To be honest I wonder if I will ever be good enough... I want that complete change forever not temporary, the only way I know to even get some what close is to continue to pray & ask Him & I've been reading different scriptures online searching for answers trying to find some sort of peace in my relationship with God. The most part of my days here lately has been spent searching with the exception of taking care of my kids. I haven't even really talked to my fam or friends much like typical, it's like I keep searching and I'm so impatient because I'm not getting the answers that I want/need fast enough sometimes I can't even sleep. & I want to be able to teach my kids, I want them to know and grow up the Christian way, in church, I dont want them to ever be afraid or feel like I have before, but I can't do that the way I want because I honestly dont think I know enough to teach them & for that I ashamed

We're never 'good enough' but God has ALREADY received us because of the perfect righteousness of His Son Jesus, yet He continues to clean us before His presence

John 5:24 (NET) “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.

skylove7 · Jul 6, 2015

Wow!
Amen on that post brother Crossnote!

Amen! haha

Praise u Jesus Amen!

Angela53510 · Jul 6, 2015

The exciting thing about believing in Jesus, is that you believe he had the power to forgive EVERY sin, and the power to keep us in his hand. I am sure God is trying to show you to trust him totally, instead of trusting in your works.

We have lots of discussion about this point, but suffice it to say, if you follow Christ, you will walk in his ways, not because it saves you, but because it is such a joy to serve the one who saved us. I will be praying you will find that security and peace of knowing and following Christ.

"Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12

skylove7 · Jul 6, 2015

I do not have to read

I just have to feel

Title of this thread is.....

God is Opening My Eyes

Open post right

God opens my eyes to....

The fact that I breathe
I want to breathe in my time for love!

The fact that. ..I wont complain or need riches or diamonds

Because some people are in pain...burned or limb less

I shall never use someone

God is opening my eyes

To my flaws I change daily

God opens my eyes

To others happiness

For I have lived 42 years without being amazing or unforgettable lol

I know I will be alright without having 'it all'
From the expense of another person

Just my true feelings lol Im sorry

skylove7 · Jul 6, 2015

Aww ty my brother Crossnote for the like on my post. Lol...I tell you I never used anyone for anything. For when you think about it...its sad! People use for money...when they should just be happy we have our legs or sight.
I tell u brother crossnote I never used anyone to be rich.
But honestly my Angela in Canada knows the bible lol

Oh Ang...if you read this know. I pray for your pain...and I cant afford to fly to you and have blueberry tea...and just be with you learning scriptures.

But in my heavens dreams I visit with you Angela...and you teach me so much. I love you my sister and flower in light. I love u Ang...in Canada lol

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