Prayer & Input

Hello and God bless;

I am currently struggling with a couple things. Since I don't really have anyone to confide in I come here seeking prayer and also input on how to overcome some things. I have had some health issues for several years and am overcoming them. However, I continue to struggle with faith. I know that healing comes from God and that my faith can heal me. Here in lies the problem. I understand enough about God from the bible. Also, logical reasoning accompanied with scientific facts have further solidified the truth that God is real. Following these things I have acknowledged that the God of the bible is the one true god, that Jesus is his son, God in flesh, that he came and died to take up my punishment and was resurrected. I know that I have salvation through Jesus and have accepted it. I have all these things, yet my faith falters. I feel bad for lack of a better word. I know that if I just have faith, healing will follow, and fear will have no place. Yet, there remains a lack of healing and fear is overwhelming at times. I know this is my fault because of my lack of faith I am not living to my full potential, what God meant it to be. I don't know how to convey all this in so few words and I can expound on this if need be. Please keep me in your prayers and any guidance is appreciated.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep in mind that some healings take time as Jesus is removing and healing the very cause of your pain. We are always weak, that is why we rely on his grace for streangth. Hang in there, God is faithful and keeps all his promises. God bless, pickles

Recently I have come to learn that the sick in this world are the strong. Those who have never slept in a bed they could not leave on their own can not comprehend what they would do without their healthy energy. Quit beating yourself up. 1Corinthians 16:13,14. You have to belive it. BE LIFE, don't watch go by. Live for GOD not through him. Live through your life show GOD you love him. Isn't that what you want. People to show you love not just say it. Having faith is not enough. You have to be faithful. Everytime you feel you're falling into the rut. Pick up the book. e-sword.net is a fantastic reference easy to install quick to use and you will never run out of answers. "I understand enough about God from the Bible" quote Pickles. Really you get it all? Do share, because you are the only other person besides Jesus himself who walks this earth that ever has understood enough about God. I'm not putting you down and I'm not chewing you out. I'm building you up so that you can keep Christ in. Take that frustration and run. Go get your book and read. Open it. It doesn't matter what page. You'll be surprised. Please. Go to e-sword.net and ask any question you have. You're asking the Bible not a person, not a database of FAQ's THE BOOK. Find it Pickles, run with it and you will walk with God again. James 5:15. Do it now. I will pray for you, as you pray for yourself. Again, build you up, light the fire, I do not wish to put down a fellow Christian but help you find yourself again. I wish you love, and God bless

Addressing Enigma not Pickles. My apologies, I was a little fired up myself! TEHE

Thanks for picking up on that "understanding enough about God" line. I realism now I hadn't phrased that sentence the way I meant it. I meant to say I feel like I know enough about God, in regards to faith, that I shouldn't struggle so in unbelief. If I still seem proud or out of touch please let me know. I only wish to understand and know that I need not fear and live in unbelief. Thanks again for your input and prayers. And thank you pickles as well.

Enigma I had this problem up until a few months ago. I thought I knew 'enough' about God so that my faith wouldn't falter. But you can never know enough, and your faith can always be stronger than it is. Read the new testament, over and over and over, every day. Believe not only that God can solve your problems, but that He WILL. Pray about everything, from the big issues right down to the smallest thing. Let God's will decide every outcome in your life.

don't judge your level of faith, or base your, based on if your healed or not of health issues !! sometimes the healing won't be there until we are with Him in heaven ! God is not the magic genie lamp. He can of course, and does heal us, but it's on His time table, and our rewards are for our eternity in heaven, not neccessarily while here on this earth.
so don't let material setbacks of any type effect your faith !!