Im tired of being christian.

ShyForHim · Mar 27, 2013

From what I have understood, you're simply tired to see all those "good" things to you go away, but did not Jesus say this would happen? Jesus stated perfectly clear that the world will hate you because you're not from this world anymore.

I personally have lost friends, I left my boyfriend and my friends think I'm a religious freak for being Christian. My family is Catholic and it's nearly a daily fight with them here in the house and I cannot do anything but take it.

I like to be faithful to God and I want to be, because I know what's pain, I've suffered it for years and I do not wish to go back. Never again. I often myself have struggles where I don't feel God's presence, but I discovered that the lack of reading his Word pushes me away from him. It's my only fault and I'm slowly fixing it.

Proverbs 16:25 "There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death."

PeteWaldo · Mar 27, 2013

GreekChristian777 said:

In ways many of us reclined back in our office chairs in the west can't even conceive:
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zone · Mar 27, 2013

PeteWaldo said:

why are you posting on sharia law on this thread Pete?

Radius · Mar 27, 2013

OP you must trust God at ALL times -- whether things are going well or not. Look at Job in the Bible. Your story really made think of this:

All Job's possessions are destroyed: 500 yoke of oxen and 500 donkeys carried off by Sabeans; 7,000 sheep burned up by 'The fire of God which fell from the sky'; 3,000 camels stolen by the Chaldeans; and the house of the firstborn destroyed by a mighty wind, killing Job's ten children. Still Job does not curse God, but instead shaves his head, tears his clothes, and says, "Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return: Lord has given, and Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of Lord."

His possessions were taken from him, house blew down, his ten children DIED. And yet he did not curse God. His problems seemed a lot bigger than yours right about now, right? Please sister, remember that this can be a time of testing for you and your faith as it was for Job. Stand firm until the end, and your reward will be great!

Tommy4Christ · Mar 27, 2013

chasten said:

The reason you have no peace in your life is because you are still carnal in your mind, I am sorry but I had a difficult time reading your post, I know I make spelling mistakes at times, or with grammar, etc,, but please try to proof read your text, so we can understand your post more. But your title says it all.

You must do this first to even begin to understand what God requires of you, and come to read a real saving faith, and you can try and trust God all you want, but He is waiting for you to repent and obey Him first!

Jas 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Jas 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Radius · Mar 27, 2013

Tommy4Christ said:

The reason you have no peace in your life is because you are still carnal in your mind, I am sorry but I had a difficult time reading your post, I know I make spelling mistakes at times, or with grammar, etc,, but please try to proof read your text, so we can understand your post more. But your title says it all.

You must do this first to even begin to understand what God requires of you, and come to read a real saving faith, and you can try and trust God all you want, but He is waiting for you to repent and obey Him first!

Jas 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Jas 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Yeah because the thief on the cross had tons of time to obey and repent.

nonicknametouse · Mar 27, 2013

Well I guess you were agrivated when you typed this.God is not at you becon call and sometimes we all feel far away from Him, however He really is not . We tend to pull away , not the Lord. Venting to God is okay , but you need to remember who you are venting at and be respectful. He is your Father and He has your best interest in mind so be patient and wait on Him. He says He will never leave you nor forsake you. Trust Him. As Christians we shouldn't let our circumstances interferr with continuing to praise and worship Him. He is carring you through this time and you will be just fine. Ya know why, He loves you. So stop what you are doing and raise your hands up unto God and sing Him a song and praise Him for who he is. Amen.

Hal51 · Mar 28, 2013

Good Lord Chasten, How could you be sad, you are Beautiful. Just look in the mirror and see what a Beautiful job God did. Alright. . . feel better? I was very mad the past few days and I knew the answer but I was being stubborne. The answer for me was "if you eat of my flesh, I am with you." Jesus's flesh is the Word of God. I finally opened up my Bible and just like that after I read 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 I was back to my meek self, the self thats satisfied and wanting nothing. 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 is about speaking in tongues, I was reseaching for a friend. You see it didn't really matter what part of the Bible I was reading, Jesus was there. And by the way nice picture, Im going to take a picture like that, where Im right up close, Yeah.

Graybeard · Mar 28, 2013

zone said:

yes.....do tell.....is this an all roads to Rome thingy?

Bookends · Mar 28, 2013

Perhaps the feeling of the lack of His presence in your life is God testing your faith in Him. My advice would be to read the Psalms and see how David had these period too. and stay away from word of faith preachers, they are hacks (ex. Joel Osteen).

peterT · Mar 28, 2013

chasten said:

385 words in your statement and I don’t know what to say, and I don’t know how to answer it

But I can comment on the title “Im tired of being Christian”.

6And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
7And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?
8Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.
9For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.
10And the LORD'S anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,
11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:

There is no such thing as being tired of being a Christian

Tired of being a flaming fire? tired of working for God and following the lamb?

There is no tired in the spirit of God, just the quickening.

I don’t know but maybe you’re tired of being the wrong sort of Christian.

Maybe you are tired of being a babe in the lord

Maybe you’re tired of being weak in the word

Maybe you’re tired of being lukewarm, I don’t know.

Maybe you’re tired of your pesters and teachers not giving you enough food

Maybe it’s time for you to feed yourself in the word of God.

Maybe it’s time to make a stand and give it up.

Maybe it’s time for you to endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Maybe it’s time for you to stop your murmuring.

Have you read the story of joseph.

God told him he was going to be bowed too by his family, they were going to bow at his feet.

But he ended up being beaten, sold as a slave, accused of rape, and put into prison, before the word of God even came true.

But I bet he wasn’t tired of believing

Graybeard · Mar 28, 2013

chasten said:

Better be careful what comes out your mouth......the Lord will hold you accountable.

Deu 23:21 "When you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the LORD your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin to you.

Deu 23:23 That which has gone from your lips you shall keep and perform, for you voluntarily vowed to the LORD your God what you have promised with your mouth.

Ecc 5:4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed—
Ecc 5:5 Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.

GreenNnice · Mar 28, 2013

chasten said:

What did he do that was that bad? PM a good Christian lady like powem or barlygurl or hopesprings (not sure if id spelled correctly) or someone you trust in your church is good too. You need to realize that God allows testing in our life and maybe he's readying you for some other interpersonal something something, keep on following Him.
It doesn't sound like he took advantage of you (and I don't want to know here) but I suggest what I suggested and letting the Lord lead your life. Start with prayer, go from there, and, pray some more, thank God, praise God, and, be in a quiet time with Him right now, learning how Jesus never wants us to swear and wants us to do things that are based on how He lived His life. God bless you, milady

"You follow Me..." John 16:13

leelee · Mar 28, 2013

Anonimous said:

In this case: either, both.

Theophane · Mar 28, 2013

I know the feeling, Chasten. And you know who is always there to remind me how much easier it would be if I gave up my Christian walk? The enemy, Satan.

Sometimes I feel like my Christian identity is a suitcase full of bricks I choose to carry with me wherever I go, and the enemy asks me why I don't just put it down and forget about it. "It's slowing you down, it's preventing you from enjoying life," he says. "The pleasures of life are passing you by because of that silly thing you insist on carrying!"

I have been tempted, Chasten, oh how I have been tempted to throw down that suitcase full of bricks and pursue worldly pleasures!

Angela53510 · Mar 28, 2013

It was extremely difficult to read your post, but my thought was is that you had a very close walk with God, and somehow it disappeared. I know I went through that the first year I was saved. I just had the presence of God every second, and the joy of the Lord was stunning.

Well, I confess, I did sin a bit, intentionally, and God warned me and then I did it again. Suddenly the presence was gone.

But I never stopped believing, or blamed God, and I kept repenting, and God did help me stop sinning. And he began to speak to me again.

But even if the dark night of the soul lasted for the rest of my life, I would still serve God.

We do not serve God because we called him, but because he called us.

We do not serve God because he makes us feel good, but because our names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

We do not serve God because we get everything we want, but we are required to give up everything.

"Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." Matt. 16:24 ESV

"Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me." Matt. 16:24 NLT

I hope I read your post correctly. Please feel free to come back and post again, and fight that auto-correct into the ground before you post!

Tintin · Mar 28, 2013

Proper English, the only English. Not Shakespearean English but modern English.

Anonimous said:

Graybeard · Mar 28, 2013

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consider the Words of Jesus.....

Luk 9:62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

loveme1 · Mar 29, 2013

You gave up your life for Him?

i consider your relationship should be built on Him giving His life for you my friend.

PeteWaldo · Mar 29, 2013

Graybeard said:

I posted it in reply to:

"Chasten, life is hard. It is really hard. One thing is that in John 16:33 Jesus said "In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I’ve conquered the world.” I know. I am struggling. I think many people are having a really hard time."

1. To point out that ".....people are having a really hard time." is a relative thing, and when we compare the "hard time" that one might be having in the U.S., to what others around the world are suffering, we can understand how insignificant our troubles are by comparison. Those poor folks not just having some personal problem resulting from lack of self-control, or difficulty with serial sin, but suffering a hard time at the hands of others, simply for being a Christian. Like the 500 men, women and children that were burned alive in the church in Nigeria by Muslims, and other Christians being persecuted and killed by Muslims in Nigeria, and throughout much of the rest of the world today.

2. To help the church overcome its abject ignorance to what is going on, since it has been struck deaf, dumb and blind by unsound approaches to bible prophecy, to the 1.5 billion antichrists in the world today, that are commanded to conquer all kingdoms, and subjugate all people, to disbelieving in the crucifixion of Christ, denying the Son of God, and rejecting His shed blood, as articles of "faith" in the false prophet Muhammad.

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