I don't know whats going on.....

[Blain]

This past week or so i have struggled very hard being close to god, I have been through this feeling many times as a christian but it has never lasted this long or been this bad. Last night i prayed to god to enhance our friendship and relationship together because i miss being best friends with him and talking to him about anything and everything, and i just woke up feeling like my faith was dead I don't want to beleive it because i thought for sure my faith was stronger than how i feel and i still do but this past week has been miserable feeling apart from god. I pray and i try to get closer to him and i will be rewarded with an hour at most feeling like my old self but then it's gone and worse than ever. Can someone tell me whats going on here? Is this some sort of spiirtual attack? Or is my faith really dead? And why do i feel like god is ignoring me even hough i know he's not? I just feel dead inside and i have tried and tried.

 

[Tommy4Christ]

God is calling you to repentance, and seeking His face! The reason you feel so distant from God could be you are IN sin and disobedience to Him, Now what I am about to say to you will not hear at your local church, but I pray you still have an ear to hear, and an open heart!

Remember Jesus said the pure in heart will see God, and God said:

Jas 4:7 Therefore submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Jas 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners; and purify your hearts, double-minded ones.
Victory comes from the crucified life, you wont be popular, or well liked, so you must live to please and obey God in all you do, and your reward will be peace and assurance, as long as you follow Jesus on the narrow road!

Walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.​

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Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.​

There is a huge difference between walking after the spirit, and waking after the flesh. Most think they are in the spirit when they have never come to Christ and salvation on His terms!
Most also think that the NO condemnation part is a done deal, when they confess the sinners prayer, admit they are a poor sinner, and accept Jesus into their heart, when in reality nothing happened, they are still defiled and double minded, but their pastor tells them now you are free from any condemnation what so ever!
Even though they are still in their unconverted carnal state, sold under sin! This is what is being produced today by the multitudes thinking they are safe and saved, under NO condemnation, because Romans 8-1 says so, but they fail to see the to do part of this very critical verse from Romans!
Yes, there is NO condemnation for those who are IN Christ, who have crucified their flesh with Him, Galatians 2-20, through real repentance and faith, and are now walking in the newness of life, free from the bondages of sin, temptation and the devil, not by some magical substitution, but by the power, and blood of Christ, who came as a sin offering, to ransom sinful mankind from the corrupting influences of sin! Hebrews, 9-14. Plus forgive mankind for all their past sins. Romans 3-25.
If a real conversion happens as described in James 1-21-22, through real repentance and faith, both proven by a changed heart, made pure, sincere and full of love, walking in the spirit while keeping the deeds of the flesh dead, then there is now no condemnation, for those who are IN Christ, crucified to the flesh and its harmful desires, being sensitive to the spirit and its leading.
If you walk IN the spirit then you cannot be also walking in the flesh, its either one or the other, thus the condemnation comes to those who return to their vomit, re crucifying Christ again and again, for willful, presumptuous sins that should have been put to death at conversion.
Gal 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that he also will reap.
Gal 6:8 For he sowing to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh. But he sowing to the Spirit will reap life everlasting from the Spirit.
IF you are walking the crucified life in all humility and power of the spirit within, then condemnation will be lifted off your soul, as you remain IN the spirit, producing the fruits of the spirit, and guarding your heart from the temptations that so easily ensnare those who have never done their first works in repentance, stepping in and out of the light, and remaining carnal and double minded!!
Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace
Rom 8:7 because the carnal mind is enmity(an enemy) against God, for it is not subject to the Law of God, neither indeed can it be.
Those who have gone through a true conversion, and have come to God broken in repentance, cleansed and purged of all known vile sins against Him, are now not under the condemnation of God, because they have crucified their flesh as commanded, Galatians 2-20, walking IN the light of Christ, so all they do, will be with a sound mind and heart, the motives will be pure, with good intent, and all done in love and sincerity, not for selfish gain, fulfilling the lust of the eyes and the pride in self, but with a heart geared to obedience to the truth, a living active obedience which will be imputed to us by faith, which is also the same as obedience to the commands of God which are not burdensome!
So the purity of the heart is crucial in all aspects of a real conversion, because without this heart purity, made possible through our free will and ability to obey from the heart, forsake all know sin, as the whole city of Nineveh did, then coming broken before God in an acceptable state, it will be impossible to walk in the spirit, and receive NO condemnation from God, as Romans 8-1 states, but a life filled with sin repent, sin repent, sin repent, and I mean fornicate, repent, get drunk repent, lie, cheat steal repent, etc..
God made it clear, the pure in heart will see Him, and please Him, and I don’t mean a perfect heart as perfect as God’s, BUT a heart that has been purified completely, by laying aside all wickedness and filthiness, and now ready to receive His implanted word with all meekness and humility, and not all the many neglected scriptures you never hear in church, or they tell you they never apply to you, are now totally understood, and adhered to, because they keep you in His grace, as you obey them, by denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, then living soberly, righteously and godly in this present age, where grace isn’t abused or taken in vain, and the great condemnation of God is lifted, as you walk in the spirit, and the new life In following Christ on the narrow road!
Tommy 9-2-12

 

[simplyme_bekah]

Do you know what I do when I feel this way? I visualize the devil throwing everything he can at me and I always see me popping up through all of it and getting under my Jesus's wing. Remember the devil will do his best to keep you focused on misery and bad stuff so that it keeps your from doing work for our Lord. If he makes us feel self pity we have no time for anyone but ourselves. Wow felt like a light bulb just went off in my brain *grinz* When you feel this way you have got to realize it is the time to not cease praying Blain. Look at it like this...whatever that dumb devil is trying to do to keep me away from my Lord....well Jesus is my prize and what do they say about the prize....don't take your eyes off the prize. Jesus never ever leaves nor forsakes us. And have you also ever thought that maybe it could be our Lord simply testing your faith? they say when the test is being taken the teacher disappears...makes sense right? So don't lose hope instead let hope fill you up that our Lord is doing great and wonderful amazing things for you that you just cant see yet. Have faith my friend.

 

[Blain]

God is calling you to repentance, and seeking His face! The reason you feel so distant from God could be you are IN sin and disobedience to Him, Now what I am about to say to you will not hear at your local church, but I pray you still have an ear to hear, and an open heart!

Remember Jesus said the pure in heart will see God, and God said:

Jas 4:7 Therefore submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Jas 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners; and purify your hearts, double-minded ones.
Victory comes from the crucified life, you wont be popular, or well liked, so you must live to please and obey God in all you do, and your reward will be peace and assurance, as long as you follow Jesus on the narrow road!

Walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.​

Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.​

​

There is a huge difference between walking after the spirit, and waking after the flesh. Most think they are in the spirit when they have never come to Christ and salvation on His terms!
Most also think that the NO condemnation part is a done deal, when they confess the sinners prayer, admit they are a poor sinner, and accept Jesus into their heart, when in reality nothing happened, they are still defiled and double minded, but their pastor tells them now you are free from any condemnation what so ever!
Even though they are still in their unconverted carnal state, sold under sin! This is what is being produced today by the multitudes thinking they are safe and saved, under NO condemnation, because Romans 8-1 says so, but they fail to see the to do part of this very critical verse from Romans!
Yes, there is NO condemnation for those who are IN Christ, who have crucified their flesh with Him, Galatians 2-20, through real repentance and faith, and are now walking in the newness of life, free from the bondages of sin, temptation and the devil, not by some magical substitution, but by the power, and blood of Christ, who came as a sin offering, to ransom sinful mankind from the corrupting influences of sin! Hebrews, 9-14. Plus forgive mankind for all their past sins. Romans 3-25.
If a real conversion happens as described in James 1-21-22, through real repentance and faith, both proven by a changed heart, made pure, sincere and full of love, walking in the spirit while keeping the deeds of the flesh dead, then there is now no condemnation, for those who are IN Christ, crucified to the flesh and its harmful desires, being sensitive to the spirit and its leading.
If you walk IN the spirit then you cannot be also walking in the flesh, its either one or the other, thus the condemnation comes to those who return to their vomit, re crucifying Christ again and again, for willful, presumptuous sins that should have been put to death at conversion.
Gal 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that he also will reap.
Gal 6:8 For he sowing to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh. But he sowing to the Spirit will reap life everlasting from the Spirit.
IF you are walking the crucified life in all humility and power of the spirit within, then condemnation will be lifted off your soul, as you remain IN the spirit, producing the fruits of the spirit, and guarding your heart from the temptations that so easily ensnare those who have never done their first works in repentance, stepping in and out of the light, and remaining carnal and double minded!!
Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace
Rom 8:7 because the carnal mind is enmity(an enemy) against God, for it is not subject to the Law of God, neither indeed can it be.
Those who have gone through a true conversion, and have come to God broken in repentance, cleansed and purged of all known vile sins against Him, are now not under the condemnation of God, because they have crucified their flesh as commanded, Galatians 2-20, walking IN the light of Christ, so all they do, will be with a sound mind and heart, the motives will be pure, with good intent, and all done in love and sincerity, not for selfish gain, fulfilling the lust of the eyes and the pride in self, but with a heart geared to obedience to the truth, a living active obedience which will be imputed to us by faith, which is also the same as obedience to the commands of God which are not burdensome!
So the purity of the heart is crucial in all aspects of a real conversion, because without this heart purity, made possible through our free will and ability to obey from the heart, forsake all know sin, as the whole city of Nineveh did, then coming broken before God in an acceptable state, it will be impossible to walk in the spirit, and receive NO condemnation from God, as Romans 8-1 states, but a life filled with sin repent, sin repent, sin repent, and I mean fornicate, repent, get drunk repent, lie, cheat steal repent, etc..
God made it clear, the pure in heart will see Him, and please Him, and I don’t mean a perfect heart as perfect as God’s, BUT a heart that has been purified completely, by laying aside all wickedness and filthiness, and now ready to receive His implanted word with all meekness and humility, and not all the many neglected scriptures you never hear in church, or they tell you they never apply to you, are now totally understood, and adhered to, because they keep you in His grace, as you obey them, by denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, then living soberly, righteously and godly in this present age, where grace isn’t abused or taken in vain, and the great condemnation of God is lifted, as you walk in the spirit, and the new life In following Christ on the narrow road!
Tommy 9-2-12

I am very grateful for your bold advice I know i have been saved but i am also still a sinner, I thank you for your help and will put it to use

 

[Blain]

Do you know what I do when I feel this way? I visualize the devil throwing everything he can at me and I always see me popping up through all of it and getting under my Jesus's wing. Remember the devil will do his best to keep you focused on misery and bad stuff so that it keeps your from doing work for our Lord. If he makes us feel self pity we have no time for anyone but ourselves. Wow felt like a light bulb just went off in my brain *grinz* When you feel this way you have got to realize it is the time to not cease praying Blain. Look at it like this...whatever that dumb devil is trying to do to keep me away from my Lord....well Jesus is my prize and what do they say about the prize....don't take your eyes off the prize. Jesus never ever leaves nor forsakes us. And have you also ever thought that maybe it could be our Lord simply testing your faith? they say when the test is being taken the teacher disappears...makes sense right? So don't lose hope instead let hope fill you up that our Lord is doing great and wonderful amazing things for you that you just cant see yet. Have faith my friend.

Thank you for your reply I actually feel better somehow, i am not the way i used to be but i am starting to stand up. I forgot to mention how yesterday something amazing happened to me. I remembered how god and i would just sit on my bed and talk and talk and just enjoy each others company. I remember how it was like i put on glasses for the first time and i saw life different. well as i told god this of how we used to be suddenly something overpowered me. That bond and faith and eye's i had back then i suddenly had again. I felt like i was reborn again and it was so amazing! It went away after i fell asleep but i know god gave me a taste of how we could be and i want it with all my heart. God and i were best freinds and i don't know how I can ever have this bond with him again except to try and get it bit by bit.

 

[Shilo]

Blain, I am praying for you. Get into the word of God get bible verses in your head. The Bible is what is used for Spirit warfare. The more you know the healthier you are. The Holy Spirit also talks with scriptures so the more you know the more he can talk to you.

 

[psychomom]

Sweetheart, I think that when we are first joined to Jesus, we have an abundance of feelings, and the Lord uses them to make us know we are truly His own.

But as time goes by, He wants us to experience what seems to us as if He's left us.
This is for our good, so we may learn what it is to walk by faith, and not sight (or feelings).
It is a bit disconcerting, and certainly you will feel His presence again (and again, and again!).
But for this time, perhaps He wants you to seek Him for His own sake?

Just some thoughts, dear one.
As always, I am praying for you as I do for my own son-
love,
ellie

 

[pickles]

Do not see this time as a time of loss, for God never stops perfecting us.
Just because you do not feel Him does not mean He is not presant.
It may be that Jesus is showing you how to know Him in spirit, setting the flesh aside.
For when we no longer rely on our worldly feelings of flesh, that we learn from Jesus the things that are eternal, Spirit!
Continue to pray,read the scriptures, and trust all to God Our Father.
For He will delight you with His Spirit, His presance, His love.
You are in my prayers in Jesus, for all that is God's work in you through His Holy Spirit.

God bless
pickles

 

[resurrection33]

This past week or so i have struggled very hard being close to god, I have been through this feeling many times as a christian but it has never lasted this long or been this bad. Last night i prayed to god to enhance our friendship and relationship together because i miss being best friends with him and talking to him about anything and everything, and i just woke up feeling like my faith was dead I don't want to beleive it because i thought for sure my faith was stronger than how i feel and i still do but this past week has been miserable feeling apart from god. I pray and i try to get closer to him and i will be rewarded with an hour at most feeling like my old self but then it's gone and worse than ever. Can someone tell me whats going on here? Is this some sort of spiirtual attack? Or is my faith really dead? And why do i feel like god is ignoring me even hough i know he's not? I just feel dead inside and i have tried and tried.

Doesn’t sound like your faith is dead. Maybe the Lord is working on you to make a change in your life.

 

[Blain]

Today i am feeling better, i have a sort of peace in mind. Honestly i am not sure what kind of change god wants me to have but i knowthere is a change needed. I need to build my faith so that this won't happen again and then i freak out. Maybe he wants me to learn to be in his presence even when i dont feel him. Like a sort of state of mind and spirit even in those times. That would be wonderful, all i know is that in this storm i have been in i have never missed him so much in my life and i realized just how much i want him

 

[resurrection33]

Today i am feeling better, i have a sort of peace in mind. Honestly i am not sure what kind of change god wants me to have but i knowthere is a change needed. I need to build my faith so that this won't happen again and then i freak out. Maybe he wants me to learn to be in his presence even when i dont feel him. Like a sort of state of mind and spirit even in those times. That would be wonderful, all i know is that in this storm i have been in i have never missed him so much in my life and i realized just how much i want him

The Lord never leaves us. We should always be aware of his presence and always be listening to him. He also wants us to enjoy our lives.

 

[faithandlove]

Prayers sent.

 

[1Christianwarrior316]

We all go through trials and tribulatons our whole Christian lives. We have ups, we have downs. We even go through things that try to shake our faith.
As you continue to grow in Christ, pray always, fast often, study His Word, keep a song of joy in your heart, and keep your eyes on Christ our Lord.

And when these difficult times come remember the poem "Footprints." For you are closer than you think, for He is carrying you through these difficult times in your life.
"Have Faith"

In Christ, 1Christianwarrior316

 

[loveme1]

Remember we are told to renew our oil my friend.


Peace and Blessings in the name of Yahvah God and Yahshua the Messiah.

 

[shekaniah]

I agree with the other posts...
But would like to add, play christian music!
(or humm and sing it yourself!)
My days always go better with praise!
Love in Jesus, Shekaniah