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Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 11:04:52 AM
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zion7777777
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I am 32 years old and have been a Christian since the age of 14, I went to bible college and traveled the world spreading the word. I recently owned a Christian Bookstore for a few years and thats when I started searching deeper. I wanted to know why i believe what I believe and I started studying the origins of the books of the bible and why the books were chosen that are in the bible... The deeper I got, the more i found out that alot of things that evan. Christians believe are not neccesarily what the bible teaches or even conveys.. basically, as i studied to find the truth, I came to a realization and had an epiphany that the story of Jesus is just a story like Greek Mythology. Its like my eyes are so open now and i understand more than ever before... It is a little scary and I would love to believe again and i have tried, I have prayed but It just seems to be so clear to me that it is all fake... Now I am to the point that I even question the exsistance of a God... Its easy to tell me to just have faith or pray and He will help me but trust me, Either My eyes have really been open and I can see the truth or Satan has really pulled a fast one on me and I don't see how this can change... My studying and coming to this conclusion is a lot deeper than what i have written but obviously i can't put it all on here... I have spoken to a couple of people and a pastor about this and suprisingly, they all tell me that they cant answer my questions and they too have delt with some of these issues and just have faith......THATS NOT GOOD ENOUGH, That to me is the easy answer... Please help.......
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 11:10:10 AM
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I do feel sorry for you.
The greater possibility is that you never believed in the first place.
May I ask what Church or denomination you spent 18 years in.
I do hope you repent of this nonsense before it is too late.
Thanks
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 11:18:25 AM
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Oh, my zion! My heart goes out to you! I have no doubt you have cried out to the Lord to
make Himself real to you! So, for me to advise you to do that may seem redundant.
But, I will do that--and it may be, that He will allow you to continue for a time in this state
of perplexity. I would have to ask you--if you are convinced that your doubts are well-founded,
why are you troubled? Why can you not 'go on' in unbelief without feeling ill at ease about it?
Could it be, that the troubled feeling is the Holy Spirit still attesting to His presence in you, refusing
to be denied His reality?
That alone, may be enough to tell you that He is real and that the 'stuff' that has convinced you
or has tried to convince you otherwise is the means to up end you, to be non-productive in God's
kingdom work and to 'stir the pot' of belief to pour out 'unbelief'!
Have you continued to seek Him through His word? Refuse to accept that His word is anything less
than His voice to us. Cry out to Him, "I believe, but help me in my unbelief"!
I have no doubt that you are one the Lord has in mind to use greatly, and you do have an enemy
who would derail that in every effort possible to him---don't give in!! There's much to be accomplished
by one who has come through the 'valley of death' in such a life-crisis as you find yourself to be in
right now!!!
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"We cannot appreciate God's mercy until we realize He is first the God of justice!"
"O taste and see that the LORD is good;
How blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him!"
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 11:20:46 AM
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9 "But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. 13 These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. " -I Corinthians 2
When you began to allow your "natural man" and your knowledge to supercede the revelations of the Spirit, you opened yourself up to foolishness.
I will pray that you would put away the foolishness and open yourself to His Spirit once again that you might return to your first love.
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I weep for those who won't experience this because they have been deceived.
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 11:22:05 AM
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zion7777777
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First of all, i can guarantee you that i truely believed for the last 18 years...
I have been apart of the Church of God, Assemblies of God and when i was younger, Baptist and Methodist churches.
And Just to let you know RC, It does not help to make condensending and arogant comments by calling this nonsense, as if i am just rebelling or being foolish... I am a real person and this has devistated my life..
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 11:30:22 AM
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zion7777777
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JFaye, thank you for your kind words, I am bothered by this because i was happier when i truely believed, I am married to a great christian woman and her father is a pastor,,, I have been pretending to believe for the last 4 months and this troubles me... I am not in fear of hell or even being wrong because of this transformation that has taken place...
And i use to use the same answers to people i have counseled with over their disbelief... So i do understand that no one here can truely know what I am dealing with.....
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 11:46:00 AM
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I have always considered one of the greatest reason's to believe in Christianity is because it can be questioned, and still stands up in the light of the evidence. I don't believe that any evidence on its own will be able to "prove" God's existence because faith is always a requirement for a relationship with God, but I do believe that the evidence we do have from scripture, archeology, history i.e. all the world around us really supports the basis for our faith. One of the things you said i.e. "I came to a realization and had an epiphany that the story of Jesus is just a story like Greek Mythology." tells me that something is amiss in your studies because when I read the works of those who specialize in ANE studies, I find that almost none come to this conclusion despite the fact that most do not believe in Christianity. While many do dismiss the "miracles" and other details of the Gospel accounts, most do not dismiss the idea that Jesus was a real historical figure. From a different perspective, it really takes as much (maybe more) faith to believe that God doesn't exist as it does to accept the account of God's work given in the bible. The difference is in where that faith is placed and not in how much faith is required.
While I personally believe that studying about the history of the bible and the history of the people whose stories are told in the bible is something that is important for every believer because it is something I am confident will stand up to scrutiny, it is important to understand that knowing about God is not what Christianity is about; Christianity is about having a relationship with the Living God! The amazing thing about having faith in a real and living God is that rational and objective investigation strengthens the foundation of our faith rather than chipping away at it.
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 11:49:19 AM
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jfaye
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Zion, I believe you! I am very heavy-hearted for you! This 'oppression' may be only
dealt with in His timing, but I believe if you have believed you will come through, devastation
and all to an even 'better place'! I don't mean to sound as though I don't see this as very
serious but I just believe He will never let you go, because you are His!
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"We cannot appreciate God's mercy until we realize He is first the God of justice!"
"O taste and see that the LORD is good;
How blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him!"
Psalm 34:8
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 11:49:58 AM
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Zion,
In the times when you did believe, would you say that you personaly were close to the Lord Jesus? What was that like? Did you trust the Lord, and then something happened to change that- other than your studying the orgins of the Bible?
(I will be praying for you.)
And just look out your window, see all that God has Created! He does exist!
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Romans 1:16-20
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 11:56:41 AM
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maybe you should take a closer look at the validity of the books that you have studied to come to this conclusion. There are many writings outside of the bible that speak of Jesus Christ. He was no myth. He appears in many historical documents. And if ever you doubt there is a creator, you should look into the teachings of R.C. Sproll. He is a philosopher and theologian that is very good at pointing out the flawed logic that denies God is the only rational explanation for the exsistantce of the universe. there are also several organizations that point out the flawed logic of many scientific theories that are spoken of as if they are fact today. Study more and you will probably end up being able to justify the faith you claim to have once had.
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 12:04:05 PM
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I felt as if i were really close to God (Jesus). I had many intimate encounters, being slain in the spirit many times, speaking in tongues often and feeling his presence....(all of these encounters, all though real to me at the time, can be easily explained psycologically)...My Huge issue is with Jesus, and the validity of the bible as being just a group of some historical books and some inspirational stories... Another thing that really started my searching was on youtube many months ago, i watched a video that stated, watch this for 5 minutes and i can prove that christianity is fake, of course i thought this was rediculous and i knew that there was nothing they could show or say that would disbunk Jesus... After watching this video, it really made sense and put doubt in my mind and then i began my deep studying inorder to disprove this doubt, but being opposite of Lee Stroble, where he was an atheist and began research to disprove god became a Christian (Case for Christ), I was a Christian doing research to prove God and the deeper I got, the more I realized that evidence points to the opposite....
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 12:04:26 PM
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ORIGINAL: Zion7777777
First of all, i can guarantee you that i truely believed for the last 18 years...
I have been apart of the Church of God, Assemblies of God and when i was younger, Baptist and Methodist churches.
And Just to let you know RC, It does not help to make condensending and arogant comments by calling this nonsense, as if i am just rebelling or being foolish... I am a real person and this has devistated my life..
With all due respect, Zion, you came here asking for help for the state you now find yourself in which has destroyed your walk with the Lord. While I do believe that God is faithful and still loves you and wants you back, I encourage you to humble yourself and weigh out all the counsel you receive here without becoming defensive. All we can do is offer reasons as to why you now find yourself so far from the Lord and what you might do to change that. Please just open your heart and receive what is said...you can sort through it all later in prayer. P.S.- RC is not arrogant or condescending...He is a straight-talking pastor who is trying to help you.
10 "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up." James 4
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"...And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes...no more death, sorrow, nor crying."
I weep for those who won't experience this because they have been deceived.
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 12:21:17 PM
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I don't mean to take this discussion on to another being 'prophecy' but could it be
that you are living proof of a prophecy of the last days, being many 'falling away'
and the one about if it were possible, 'that even the elect would be deceived by a lie'?
I'm sure there are those who could explain those prophecies better than I but they
have come to mind with this thread!
We see so many who are falling away, from leadership being caught up in sin that
should disqualify them from speaking for God through church leadership and pastorates
to individuals who feel they have lost their faith. We know it has a huge impact on the
'days' as to part of the unraveling of the truth of prophecy.
And, how about that aspect of theology and study--have you investigated the fulfilling of
so many prophecies from the Old Testament, in Jesus' 1st appearance and others that
have been fulfilled as in the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. by the Romans, after
Jesus warned them it was coming, etc.?
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"We cannot appreciate God's mercy until we realize He is first the God of justice!"
"O taste and see that the LORD is good;
How blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him!"
Psalm 34:8
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 12:25:02 PM
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zion7777777
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well, if that is the case Jfaye, I can, with all my heart say, no one is safe and everyone needs to stay guarded, this has blindsided me and changed my life... I never even dreamed that this would have been possible... NEVER
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 12:27:36 PM
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benelchi
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watch this for 5 minutes and i can prove that Christianity is fake
I remember seeing a video like this at least 6 months ago, and I tried to find it again so that I could address specific errors in that presentation (there were many), but I could not find it again. Do you have a link to this video? Note, most of the "facts" presented on the video I remember were things that are not supported even by secular historians.
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 12:36:29 PM
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Kat_D
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ORIGINAL: zion7777777
well, if that is the case Jfaye, I can, with all my heart say, no one is safe and everyone needs to stay guarded, this has blindsided me and changed my life... I never even dreamed that this would have been possible... NEVER
1 "Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), 2 that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,3 knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, 4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation." 5 For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, 6 by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. 7 But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. 14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation--as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. 17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; 18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. -II Peter 3
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"...And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes...no more death, sorrow, nor crying."
I weep for those who won't experience this because they have been deceived.
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 12:41:48 PM
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zion7777777
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the one i watched is : How do we know that Christians are delusional?
The link is : [removed by moderator - TOS 15]
when i first watched it, it didnt bother me, it actually made me angry, b/c they refer to the holy spirit as a magical ghost and use magically ALOT, and i felt like most of what it says is someone who is angry at God and reaching to disprove him...
But somehow, doubt came in...
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 12:43:18 PM
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...I came to a realization and had an epiphany that the story of Jesus is just a story like Greek Mythology.... Please help.......
The story of your wife's existence is, to those of us who haven't met her, a story like Greek Mythology.
But, if I were a betting man, I'd bet I cannot convince you that just because she's mythical to me doesn't mean that she doesn't exist or that she isn't everything you say she is.
Why is that, do you suppose?
Because you have spent a lot of time with her, not reading about her from someone else's thoughts on her.
Now apply that to Jesus.
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 12:44:58 PM
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JimboFletch
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quote:
ORIGINAL: zion7777777
the one i watched is : How do we know that Christians are delusional?
The link is : [removed by moderator]
when i first watched it, it didnt bother me, it actually made me angry, b/c they refer to the holy spirit as a magical ghost and use magically ALOT, and i felt like most of what it says is someone who is angry at God and reaching to disprove him...
But somehow, doubt came in...
See my post above.
You are looking WHERE to learn about Jesus and WHY do you expect to learn TRUTH there?
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 12:49:36 PM
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I suspect many reading this will not agree with me - perhaps you won't either. My advice, for what it's worth, is: Do Nothing. Yes - Do Nothing. Stop troubling yourself that your Faith has crashed so to speak. As best you can, lead a normal life with your family, friends etc ...
The nearer we get to God the harder the devil works to lead us astray. I will not insult you by saying this is what happened in your case. Neither I nor anyone else knows what happened in your case; so it is wrong to presume.
At the end of the day we are as near to God as we want to be. He will not impose Himself on us if we don't want Him.
So in saying: Do Nothing (for now) who knows - maybe in time you will find your way back to God, in your own way, and in your own time.
You may not have Faith right now; but other people's Faith is sufficient to help you through the pain you are experiencing. May I invite all reading this to pray for you, in their own way, as I will also.
God truly loves you and He knows what you are going through right now. But He will see you through it just as He has allowed you to be led to it.
God bless you and your family.
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 12:54:36 PM
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Odd.
I was an atheist (sometimes agnostic, depending on my mood or crisis) and when I started to do exactly what you did - I could not deny the veracity of the Bible being what it claims to be.
With each turn of the archaeological spade, the Bible shines as God's Word more and more...
Part of what you expressed has me remembering some of the stuff out there and wondering if you checked your sources for the lack of evidence you came across.
We have the historical, manuscript, archaeological, evidence for Jesus and the Bible.
We have the science of statistical probability that shows Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be, etc..
Hmmm....
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 12:56:15 PM
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11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. 14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation--as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. 17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; 18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. -II Peter 3
Excellent reference, Kat!! I'm thinking I see the 'hand of God' in this thread! Zion--you have been duped!
You took a chance and entered the sanctuary of the enemy by purposefully exposing yourself when you may not
have been at your spiritual best in strength! That is not a place many of us should go! Why? Because the enemy
is a 'roaring lion seeking whom he may devour'! Does he have to seek 'his own' to devour when he already
has them? No--he's looking for us, in our weaknesses in our confidence of standing on our own two feet,
compromising a bit here and there until we no longer find ourselves focused on the Lord, by being in His word
and clinging to the truth of it. Not many would be assigned the task of entering the field of the enemy
but those that are can tell you it is a very FEARFUL place to go, in your own strength!
I don't know what place you were in the day you entered that field. If you tell me you had maintained
a faithful consistency, being in the word daily and deeply and was growing and excited about the things of
the Lord as you made 'discoveries' daily and went there (YouTube) with that equipping, then I don't know
what to say!
Can you feel the prayers of us, as we are struggling to see your faith re-ignited? I do hope this thread
remains in place to hopefully see you come to 'believe' the truth of God, again! So many come and go,
having their threads 'terminated' in this process and we never get to know, if our prayers and our attempts
at ministering have been fruitful! I pray we get to have the joy of seeing you once again, confident in our,
and your Lord!!!
We are not dissuaded by your struggle, but rather energized to reach out and bring back a brother caught in
the jaws of the enemy who is sifting and maiming the cause of Christ in them!
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Thankfully His,
Janice
"We cannot appreciate God's mercy until we realize He is first the God of justice!"
"O taste and see that the LORD is good;
How blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him!"
Psalm 34:8
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 1:03:14 PM
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I don't have answers but you seem to be answering your own question. You say you were happier when you did believe. You have your own heart and the witness of the Holy Spirit trying to testify to you. It seems to me that you have substituted man's knowledge for the wisdom of God. Sometimes for me, belief is more an act of will than of knowledge. You have to choose to believe. I can't do it for you, no amount of talking to others will do it for you. God cannot be proved or reasoned out. It comes down to God asking you, will YOU choose believe me.
I know this sounds like a pat, cliche answer but it is the truth.
Kim Q
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 1:07:53 PM
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jfaye
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BTW--I need to clarify, that I have no doubt that those who have found their threads
removed have transgressed in ways we don't always get to see before it is removed.
I'm just saying hopefully nothing aggressively mean-spirited or inappropriate will be thrown
out, that will illicit a wrong response and prevent us from seeing you, Zion, come through this
victoriously delivered to a 'safe place' again, by the Lord, and His working through those of us
who have a heart to see you there!
There is power in prayer and power in numbers of those in the body pulling and praying and
reaching to another, in the name of the Lord and against the enemy!!
Just this morning or late last night, rather, I prayed that the Lord show me a 'big answer' to prayer
so that I will again be energized to pray more effectively and more ardently and more faithfully,
realizing the power of praying in His will. I pray, this may be that answer--to see you come around
to again, embrace our Lord, Zion! I do not believe in 'coincidences' or 'accidental' encounters. It's
all in 'the plan'!
Peace, moderators--I meant no offense!!! 
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Thankfully His,
Janice
"We cannot appreciate God's mercy until we realize He is first the God of justice!"
"O taste and see that the LORD is good;
How blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him!"
Psalm 34:8
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RE: Help please...I do not believe anymore - 3/26/2008 1:10:20 PM
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ladyingrace1979
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ORIGINAL: mvic
I suspect many reading this will not agree with me - perhaps you won't either. My advice, for what it's worth, is: Do Nothing. Yes - Do Nothing. Stop troubling yourself that your Faith has crashed so to speak. As best you can, lead a normal life with your family, friends etc ...
The nearer we get to God the harder the devil works to lead us astray. I will not insult you by saying this is what happened in your case. Neither I nor anyone else knows what happened in your case; so it is wrong to presume.
At the end of the day we are as near to God as we want to be. He will not impose Himself on us if we don't want Him.
So in saying: Do Nothing (for now) who knows - maybe in time you will find your way back to God, in your own way, and in your own time.
You may not have Faith right now; but other people's Faith is sufficient to help you through the pain you are experiencing. May I invite all reading this to pray for you, in their own way, as I will also.
God truly loves you and He knows what you are going through right now. But He will see you through it just as He has allowed you to be led to it.
God bless you and your family.
Do nothing! Maybe you will find your way back to God! Or maybe the devil will place more into Zion's life to push him further away. Right now God is drawing Zion back or he wouldn't even be posting on a site like this. It comes to a choice to believe. I will pray that God will continue to draw Zion back to Himself and that Zion will choose to be drawn and to believe.
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