Please pray...

I feel really selfish for writing this, but I really need some prayers.

I have been incredibly lost for some time now. I have no idea what to think of myself. I've read Scripture, but everything I read someone else tells me is completely wrong. I have been told God would never care for someone like me. That because I have questions, He no longer cares for me. I've been told that in God's eyes, it honestly doesn't matter if I live or die because He doesn't care at all.

I didn't believe it for a while, but for some time I have not been so sure. I live in fear, I question my faith, I am weak and sin, but I try to do good. I sacrifice myself more times than I can count just so others don't have to suffer. But what if I'm only doing it for some lower alternative motive? I think it's for the good of others, but what if that's a lie I'm training myself to see?

What if I mess up and accept the wrong part of God as my Savior and I condemn myself? What if I pray to the wrong part of God and am technically worshiping another being? I never know if I should pray to the Father or to Christ. The Bible says to go through Christ, but it also says to put nobody before the Father.

I know we're supposed to repent for our sins, but I'm worried that I may forget to repent for one. Or that I will be doing something and death will consume me before I have a chance to repent for that one sin. I don't know how many organisms I've killed just by walking around outside or breathing, but I don't know what to do about repenting.

I want to ask other to pray for me, but that means I'm being selfish and being prideful for thinking only of myself. How do I repent for that? I don't know how to repent for things that happen 24/7. I will never be a virgin ever again due to a rape that occured as a child. But how do I repent for every second I live as a non-virgin?

Sorry for the long post, I'm just incredibly lost and I need some suggestions on what to do.

Lord let her know you love her and how special she is to you, lead her by your gentle spirit into all truth, let her know her calling
and the plans you have for her, draw her to you and all your splender and joy and peace,
In Jesus name amen

Oh hun, dont you know that God loves you, not because you do everything perfect, but simply because you are His creation.
God Our Father sent Jesus for you, all of us because He loved us while we were still sinners.
He calls us to be obedient because of His love for us, for obedience is not about salvation, but learning His perfect love given in Jesus.
Scripture says, He(Jesus) who has begun a good work in you will bring it to compleation.
Just rest in Jesus and learn how much you are loved, for when we begin to see His great love, we do good simply because we love Him.
You are in my prayers in Jesus that you will recieve and know the greatness, delight and peace of His perfect love for you.

Hugs and God bless
pickles

I pray that you will find yourself and have confidence to know you are and that I know God will give you direction.
Whoever has been telling you negative things, proves that they have very low spirits in their hearts and making you more insecure. Sometimes when we are lost we have to ask God for direction and we ask ourselves what we want in our life. I think you seem like a sensitive and warm person , but perhaps you are surrounded by people who discourage you and you don't need that.Positive thoughts will make you a stronger person .Why not go to mass one day at church and pray for some guidance. After mass I find it lifts up my spirits and we are for a purpose. So don't lose yourself or your heart.

Yes, I know that there are so many who are still lost ''out there'' in that wilderness. The fact is that you don't have to be lost anymore, because it is HE that has found you. I was once lost ''out there'' as well, lost out there in that wilderness. There are so many bushes, weeds, and thorns that try to keep you tangled up in the trap. I've been praying for you sister, you are in my thoughts at this very moment. I've been praying for all who are still lost in that wilderness. You see there is a beast ''out there'' in the wilderness that seeks out to devour all that it can. It has so many in it's mouth, and there is only 1 who can free them from the mouth of the beast. I was once blind and I could not see what I see now.

I thought that I could see before, yet I was looking in the wrong place. I was looking on the ''outside'' for something that comes from within. All LOVE comes from GOD, we only LOVE because HE 1st LOVED us. The TRUE LIGHT is LOVE, this is what we must all grow towards. I hope that these words will help you understand more. The phsical body feeds on the physical food, which grows towards the sunlight; while the Spiritual body feeds on the Spiritual food, that grows towards the SON's LIGHT who is CHRIST.

This is why we must be born again, as it says in John 3. We have to have that 1st TRUE breath of LIFE breathed into us as it talks about in Ezekiel 37, otherwise it's like we are walking dead. GOD is LOVE, this is the LIGHT that we must grow towards. GOD is the FATHER, the SON, and the HOLY SPIRIT; the PAST, PRESENT, and the FUTURE. HE is the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.

The darkness tries to consume us, it comes from the ''outside'' and it tries to worm it's way within your heart. I know this because it also tried to consume me, yet the LIGHT can eliminate all the darkness. The darkness is the hate and the LIGHT is LOVE, this is TRULY a gift from the 1 above. Just fully accept CHRIST into your heart, HE is here for you now at this very moment. The fact is that HE is TRUE LOVE, the fact is that it is UNCONDITIONAL. There are many who don't know what TRUE LOVE is, to them it is ''you scratch my back & I'll scratch yours''. That isn't TRUE LOVE.

So many are still in the trap, yet HE is here now to free you. Read Mathew 5:44-45; But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. See, this is TRUE LOVE; we must even pray for those who have wronged us. See we must forgive in order to be forgiven. The fact is that all have fallen short from the Glory of God, I'm thankful that HE is here now to catch us. If we are offended by someone, and we hold onto the offense; it's not the offenders fault, but our own for not forgiving. This is why so many are still trapped, they are holding onto hate in their hearts.

I'll tell you this, for me; the hardest person to accept was myself, yet this is something that I had to do. HE let me know that HE accepts me, so who am I not to accept me? We also have to accept others for their shortcomings, just as HE accepts us. This is the TRUTH, and there is no way to the FATHER(which is LOVE), but through the SON(which is LOVE). This is what FORGIVENESS is, this is what we have to have to enter into HIS Kingdom.

HE knows our very thoughts, there is absolutely no hiding anything from HIM. Read Luke 17:20-21, the part where it says “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.” He is within, and HIS LIGHT comes from the inside and shines out onto a dark world. This is the TRUTH, so don't let that darkness consume you any longer; I know that it isn't easy to forgive the person who done you wrong, but it's something that you must do. It is for you, it is the only way to break free from that trap; we are all connected, and we have all done some kind of wrong in our life. We must forgive to be forgiven, there is only 1 KEY that will free you from those chained locks.

I know these things because I was trapped in that mental prison within myself for so long, yet the LORD set me free; and I am eternally greatful. HE is the 1 CURE to the poisonous venom of the snake. HE showed me things that HE wanted me to share with you; all these battles that we face the ''problems'' that come about, are the clouds that form in the sky(which is our minds). The clouds form, and they condense and bring the rain; these are the tears that we cry. We are all seeds; and for the seed that the LIGHT shines upon, it is able to break free from that shell(the mental prison). For the seed that the LIGHT shines upon is able to soak in that rain, to take root into the ground and to grow taller towards the LIGHT.

This is all the process of growth, we must grow from these moments of pain; if we don't grow then we will fade away and die. His crop has been growing for so long, and He can come at any day now to gather HIS harvest. Everything is part of the MASTER's plan, and there is absolutely nothing that happens by coincidence. Everything is based on those preset values of LIGHT and darkness, LOVE and hate, RIGHT and wrong, TRUE and false, POSITIVE and negative. HE knew us before we were ever formed in our mother's womb as it says in Jeremiah 1.

I truly hope that these words have helped you understand things a little better. Don't let fear consume you any longer; fear knocketh at the door, FAITH answered, and no one was there. Just have FAITH in HIM, HE is the TRUTH; HE is the very SOURCE of POWER, the very petals of the flower. HE is that SPARK of LIFE, and once you have HIM you don't have to worry about death. I can see clearly now, although I was once blind. We are all born ''out there'' blind, until HIS LIGHT shines upon us. I am thankful for this LIGHT, that I can now see thanks to HIM. When people look into a mirror they can only see the ''outside'' reflection; that's only half the picture, He can see us from the inside out.

Even though I've come close to death more times than I can count on my hands, even though I'm scarred from my head to my toe; I've been able to grow from these moments of pain, thanks to the LIGHT. Most people think I'm crazy when I tell them that nothing bad has ever happened to me in my entire life. Even though I've went through so much mental pain and physical pain, I've been able to grow. HE kept me here for HIS purpose, just as HE has you here at this very moment now. Just remember, there are no coincidences. I hope that this helps you; write me back if you want to know more about what HE can do, HE has sure pulled me through many battles.

Most precious child, you break my momma heart! First and foremost, asking for prayer is in no way selfish, dearest! The Bible tells us to pray for one another, and if you don't ask, we cannot know what your needs are.
I am sorrowful someone lied to you about the love of God not covering the questioning mind. God Himself gave you a thinking brain, and questioning is something we as people do. Not to mention many have been led to the Lord with their questions. You and your life matter greatly to God. You matter greatly to God! (I say that twice to help it sink in, and so you may believe it.) One wise lady has told you that Jesus died for us while we were still sinners, and it's the Truth. (Romans 5:8 tells us that God demonstrated His love for us in this: while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.)
The Bible also says, in 1 John 4:10, that "This is love--not that we love God but that he loves us and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sin." In John 15:13 Jesus told us "Greater love has no one than this: that he lay down His life for His friends." That's just what Jesus did for you, child! He laid down His life to satisfy God's judgement. You see God can't be near sin because He's holy, but Christ's sacrifice, as some say, built a bridge over the chasm that sin created between God and people, that we might cross it (no pun intended) and be reunited with Him.

I didn't mean to get too theological, but I want you to know that the Bible IS the Word of God, and it's all true. And what it says is that God loves you, and He wants to be your Friend and your Daddy. (Jesus told us that when we believe, our spirits cry "Abba!" which is Aramaic for a more intimate word than Father, more like what a little child calls their Father...Daddy!) Don't worry about the parts of the Bible you don't understand. For one thing, the truth of the Bible is really only seen with eyes (understanding) that have been opened by the new birth, i.e. belief in the sacrifice Jesus made, and making that belief personal. And there are parts of the scripture that men have been discussing and disagreeing about forever. I think that as we grow spiritually, God begins to open our eyes to His truths, but our growing up process will last our whole lives.

Satan will try his best to keep you away from the Lord Who loves you, my dear. His whole agenda is lie, steal, kill, destroy. But he will never, ever be as powerful as God, so we need have no fear of him at all! Those lies about God not caring for you come from him...you may safely dismiss that entire idea. ♥
One thing I think satan does to keep our eyes off the Lord is to encourage us to focus on one another. Another thing (I know he's done this in my life) is to get us to focus on ourselves. But we are not the standard, Jesus is. He's the one we are to look to. (Hebrews 12:2 tells us to fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. He begins it, He "writes our story of faith", and He completes it.)
If you get too introspective...well, that way lies madness, to coin a phrase. When we have believed that God sent His Son to die for us, and raised Him up to eternal life, the Holy Spirit comes to reside in us (as it was before the fall in Eden) and He will convict you of sin. He doesn't do this to shame us, but rather so we can be holy (not that we will be completely holy in this lifetime, though), and continue in right relationship with Him. You don't have to ceaselessly examine yourself, the Lord will take care of that. If you keep your eyes on Jesus, you will do just fine.

Jesus will be your Savior, and you really can't pray to the wrong part of God. The Lord taught us to pray, "Our Father Who art in heaven", but I know lots of folks who love God who pray to Jesus. Do I think God doesn't hear them? Certainly NOT! In a mystery (to us) that our minds can't grasp, Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one God, all three God.

When we are redeemed by faith in Christ, all our sins are paid for. All of them, past and future. You don't have to worry about not apologizing or turning away from for a sin, and dying. You are saved the moment you agree with God that Jesus is your Savior, and dying while forgetting about a sin can't change that. I think you already know this doesn't mean it's okay to disobey the Lord, just that He doesn't want us to worry and be fearful. He wants to give you p-e-a-c-e.
And dearest, when the Bible speaks of killing being wrong, it means willful murder of another person. Minute organisms are not included--again, I see the hand of satan at work to keep you on fear and bondage.

*deep breath* My dear, sweet child, I am so sorry for the sexual abuse you suffered. That was NOT your fault. You are not held accountable for it by our legal system's standards, right? What would make you think God is less just than we sinful humans are, honey? You are not seen by God as guilty that your virginity was stolen from you. Even for those who willingly have sex before marriage, we are forgiven! And when God forgives, He washes us clean. But you have nothing to forgive in that, dear one! It isn't as if you made a conscious choice, poor baby girl.
This is what scripture says:
Therefore, if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone--the new has come! (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Again, in a miracle, the moment you believe in Jesus for salvation, you are made new! Even IF there was something you were doing 24/7, the Holy Spirit would make you aware that it was disobedience and you would change what you were doing and the whole thing is covered by the shed blood of Jesus. The Bible also tells us we are not responsible for what we do not know. So, for the one who comes to rest in Christ, and finds out a year from now that something they did was just what the Lord didn't want for them, they wouldn't need to fear, or to feel guilt. Would you punish a child for disobeying a rule she knew nothing about? Of course you wouldn't. Neither would God.

Ha! You thought your post was long! LOL
I just couldn't pray for you without talking to you about some of these things, child.
If you have believed in Jesus for salvation: rejoice! Things will become clearer and clearer. The important thing is that you belong to Him. He will never leave you; never abandon you.
If you haven't yet trusted God for salvation, I believe He is drawing you to Himself. He wants you to respond with faith, which is a gift He Himself will give you. I pray you will find a church where you can meet with Christians and learn about the Lord. Instruction in the Word of God takes a lifetime, but in the time it takes to think a thought, you can go from death to life in Christ. And then you can rest in the knowledge that He loves you dearly, and will take care of everything concerning you.

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
The Lord Jesus speaks those words to you today and everyday, dear child. He is the One you can believe!

I will keep you in my prayers.
Love from a mommy's heart,
ellie

You are certainly doing the correct thing by studying the Word of God, make sure you pray for God to give you wisdom and understanding. Praying for strength, wisdom and understand needs to be your priority. The LORD will open your understanding of the Word of God more and more as you continue to seek Him.

There are very many false teachers in the world today who all say they come to us in the name of Christ but do the work of Satan. The Word of God is our only protection against these false Christs, if we depend on man for the answers we will be deceived to hell. Standfast of the truth in what you read in the Word of God! God will answer our prayers and guide us to all knowledge and understanding if we desire the truth.

Pray to God in the name of Christ, it is only by Christ's blood that God is able to even hear our prayers. The bible says in the fulness of both God and the Holy Spirit are in Christ, worship Jesus Christ and you can not go wrong. God want's all glory given to Jesus Plead the blood of Christ over your sins and His blood wil cleanse us of all unrighteousness. We must come to the LORD with this prayer daily, with a repentant heart and He will forgive us everytime as if we have never sinned, he will remember our sins and iniquities no more! Repentance is a gift from God, if you have this desire in your heart it is because God is calling you to him.

Killing microorganisms in your daily activities does not matter. I do not like spiders at all, I kill the spiders I see in my house and I feel no need to pray to God for forgiveness for doing so.

I will be praying for you along with the brethren that I know, that the LORD will guide you and bless you and deliver you from all false teachings. Remember these verses and do not let anyone tell you that certain scripture does not apply to you, all scripture is for all of God's people.

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2 Timothy 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Hebrews 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
Matthew 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Hebrews 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

The promises God gives us in the Word are true and will come to pass we just need faith, it is impossible for God to lie!

May the LORD bless you, my sister in Christ!

For the sin part:

God knows your heart. You clearly know you are a sinner, and you clearly wish to do what is right. That makes you more justified than many others:

“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

As for the claim that God does not care about you:

He LOVES you. He knows everything about you! He knows the number of hairs on your head. (Luke 12:7)

All of your days are written in his book even before you were born. (Psalm 139: 16)

He sustains all of creation (Psalm 33, 65, 147)... and yet He cares even more about you! (Matthew 10):
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

you soon will have the truth of our Gods LOVE for you wrap gently around your soul. If you are looking for him and you seek him with every fiber of your soul i promise that you'll find him because the desire to find him in you is him knocking on the door to your heart. You came to the right place, you have no idea how many will lift you up in prayer here to our Jesus. His love and the relationship you develope with him will change your life in the most amazing beautiful way ever. He My God will guide you and show you the way to him and to the truth of who he is. Have you asked him to come into your heart as your personal savior? Once you do that you become his child and that is when you begin to change into who he wants you to be for him. Let me tell ya it becomes the most beautiful ride of a lifetime. He brings complete healing to your heart your mind and to your spirit and to your soul.

I need to proofread my posts

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
....Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows

Let me fill you in what God says about you:
Do not settle for anything less- you need to focus on Jesus and give Him the praise and worship, not on everything around you. I know it is not always so easy- but trust in Him.
Things to remember:
We are saved by grace and grace alone- nothing you can do can make God love you any more or any less, He loves you more than you know- and I believe there is a calling on your life that is why you have such battles and confusion. The devil will try and confuse you with all kinds of negative things with which he started at an early age with you, but do not give in- Jesus Christ has paid the full price for your salvation on the cross, all you need to do is accept it and give Him the glory. The things you may struggle with at this point will not always be there- give them over to God, let Him sort it out for you. Just focus on giving Him all the praise and worship you can- even when you don't feel like it, this is what is called the "sacrifice of praise" and soon enough He will reward you with His presence. I have had in my own life also much confusion and always felt inferior to everyone else- this is a lie from the devil, don't believe it!

smithbr8 said:

I feel really selfish for writing this, but I really need some prayers.
God WANTS us to come to Him with everything....so this can't be selfish.
I have been incredibly lost for some time now. I have no idea what to think of myself. I've read Scripture, but everything I read someone else tells me is completely wrong. Whoever this is, stop talking to them I have been told God would never care for someone like me. Well, I know who that is; that's the Devil and he's a liar and a deceiver. That because I have questions, He no longer cares for me. Asking questions shows that you care enough to ask questions and seek the truth...keep asking them. I've been told that in God's eyes, it honestly doesn't matter if I live or die because He doesn't care at all.

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First and foremost you need to know that God loves you IMMENSELY; whether or not you understand who He is. That understanding will come with time.

Repenting doesn't mean you have to list everything that's wrong with you or every single sin. We'd be doing nothing but repenting all day if we had to list everything .

Praying for you...that the Spirit will fill you with peace and comfort first and then to begin teaching you the real truth .

Whatever questions you have, please feel free to ask them here.

My word is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. My faithfulness continues through all generationns. My Word is a lamp to your feet and a light to your path.

I Am your Refuge and your Shield because you have put your hope in My Word. But do not merely listen to My Word, Sermons, in themselves, will not save you.If you listen to My Word but do not do what I says, you will be like a man who looks at his face in the mirrorand after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. On the other hand, if you hear these words of Mine and put them into practice you will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain come down, the streams rose, the wind blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it has its foundation on the rock and that ROCK is ME.

So fill your heart with My Word and I will direct your footsteps so that no sins will rule over you. Look intently into My perfect law that gives freedom, and continue to do this, not forgetting what you have heard, but doing it- and you will be blessed in what you do.

Great peace have they who love My law, and nothing can make them stumble.

(Ps119:11,89-91,105,114,133,165; Mat 7:24-25;Lk11:28; Jn8:31-32;1cor 10:4; Jas 1:22-25)

Bloodbought....I love those scriptures you posted. Thanks!

O.K. The Jesus Love in this place...has brought tears to my eyes!

SmithBr8,

I hope you can see how much God Loves you!!!
Hid heart is poured out in these posts for you!!!

All God wants from us is to try our best...
God knows we are not perfect...we live in an unperfect world with free willed people.
And sometimes we get dragged in the mud by their choices...that hurt us.
Good news is...when we accept Jesus we are a new creation!!!
The old is gone...the new has come!

I will be praying for you with the heart of a Mom!
In the Love of Jesus, Shekaniah

Smithbr8, this is what I call really seeking. This is what you should be doing here at CC. Yet, for all these people who took time to pray for you...lay themselves down for you, you didn't revisit this thread to either thank, ask for more, or read/like? But then a thread on same-sex marriage has you responding 5/6 times.

Please don't be offended. I am only discerning what I'm seeing. But if you're hurting here, then be real and others will be the body of Christ as we aspire to be. This is most definitely not a game to anyone...we're honestly going to stop what we're doing and pray for you.

So because I thank people in private messages, that's not good enough? I reread this every chance I get. I look at the uplifting words people have written and you have no idea how much it helps. Look, I get what you're saying, but I'm tired of people saying that my soul doesn't matter. If you believe that, then fine- but please know I'm done believing people like you. I ask for help, I ask questions, I'm not going to apologize for that. I prvate message people telling them how much their words mean to me, but because you don't see all the "likes" then that means I'm a liar? Because I didn't "like" a picture on facebook that said "If you like this, then you're against animal cruelty" then suddenly I want to torture a puppy? No. I just internalize the message and tell those who have helped "thank you".

I found them on the internet, and it blessed me so I had to keep them, and still I get overwhelmed when I read through them- who can understand just how much God loves us? and His thoughts about us WOW!

You are being told alot of crap by alot of people, and you need to stop listening to them. God would never care for someone like you? God made you and He loves you and that my friend, will never change. It is fine to have questions and even doubts, as long as you seek the answers in the right place. You need to talk to a pastor asap to get rid of your fears We are all weak and we all sin and sometimes it is very hard to do the right thing because we live in a sin cursed world. There is one God and there is no wrong part to Him.There is no wrong way to pray to Him,just open your heart and talk to Him as if He is sitting right next to you because He is. Christ and the Father are one and the same. You need a bible study or a talk with your pastor to better understand many things. One thing I can tell for sure is you are way too hard on yourself and you need to learn more about faith and God's love for you. It is never selfish to ask for people to pray for you, God wants that, just as He wants you to pray for others. You do not have to worry about being a non-virgin and the fact that you think you do shows me you need to talk to a doctor. This isn't something you did,this is something that was done to you.Don't you see that God knows this and places no blame on you? You have to find a good pastor to guide you, please do this, I'm worried about you. And I'm very worried about the silly things people are telling you about God that is complete nonsense. Feel free to pm me, God's blessings on you.