I was Born again 2 years ago and this past Sunday i er dedicated my life to the Lord
I've turned away from him in the past and even felt like I've lied to Him it heeLs my heart also I can't feel his presence as strong I know he will never leave nor forsake me. is he mad at me? I'm just so lost I need help if its long feel free to private message me
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God bless
Many years ago, I became a Christian. I was on cloud nine. I had been brought up in a church that relentlessly preached the literal letter as to how a Christian must live their life, and was left with the impression that if I fell below that standard God would cast me out. So I was overwhelmed by happoiness when grace shone into my life. For a while I was euphoric you could say, due to all my guilt, shame and burdens being rolled away. But after a while, I had to come down off that euphoria if you like, and face up to the trials, tempations and persecutions. And many times I failed. I started looking inward, I had so many faults, did God really love me?
I didn't feel what I believed I should feel as a Christian. I didn't appear to feel what others appeared to show in church on Sundays. I started to doubt if I could be a Christian after all
One night I went to church and there was an interpretation that went something like this.'
'Don't look to yourself, look to Jesus, trust him he loves you and will never fail you'
I had been looking to myself, there was no victory in that, nor could there be any if I relied on my feelings
I had heard countless testiomonies of people who came to Christ, and so often I was left with the impression that once they were a Christian it was always upwards and onwards, not two steps forward and one step back, and I was acutely away of my 'one step back' on many occasions
When Jesus died on the cross he died for all your sin, past, present and future. If you don't believe it, you will always have doubts, and you will never see the victory avaliable to you.
You cannot put your faith in your feelings, your faith has to be in Christ
Your feelings can change according to the weather/seasons of the year, but Christ is constant
God Bless
Don't look to yourself, look to Jesus, he loves you and will never let you down