hey i have a question

[rachael89]

im new here and i have a question well ive been saved pretty much my who life i pray and talk to God all the time and read my Bible and go to church but lately i keep doubting that im saved and i get this horrible scared feeling to where i cant eat or sleep cuz im so worried that im not going to Heaven and I heard if your really saved you wont ever doubt me and my family love Jesus and we believe that Jesus is Gods son and that he died on the cross for our sins and know the only way to get to Heaven is through Jesus but another thing my mom worries about to is they say that if u were saved your whole life would change and i mean there was a few things that changed like the music i listen to now i only listen to christian music and i dont watch scary movies anymore

i used to watch the House of carter reality show wich i thought it was impossible for me to give it up cuz aaron carter was like my favorite but i prayed for God to help me not care about other music bad movies and aaron carter stuff so things like that i no longer do and a good thing is ive been wanting to do soul winning stuff really bad but ive been homeschooled for a while so im super shy its so hard for me to talk to people but i also ask God to help me do stuff like that but i dont know how to start

i also heard that the devil tricks christians to make you feel to far from God and to give up but i cant tell if its just that and if it is just that its easy for me to know im saved but then i feel like im just trying to tell myself im saved but really not again or maybe God is saying rachael im trying to warn you your not saved and i keep goin back and forth about being saved and around when i started doubting at church i would pray the prayer to get saved over and over again and another thing my whole family (my mom,brother,sister) is a little addicted to this virtual pet site i used to be but i kept asking God to help me not to care about it i can easily not go on now i havent done it for a while and my moms on it the most ive been praying for her to get out of it and shes been saying its getting boring for her and i know its cuz ive been praying i was telling them we shouldnt play it any more and start reading the Bible more because powerpets may not be as bad but what would the devil want you to do more powerpets or read the Bible

Weve been praying and reading the Bible alot more and sometimes i feel im so far from God and Hes so far from me well i know Hes never far from us but i jusy feel like He is another thing is that my dad left us a few years ago and he just had to marry this brazilian lady 2 years older than my brother and know he has a kid with her and my mom is having a very hard time to deal with it she has a depression problem wich i pray about everyday and my mom says thats why i get sad sometimes because he left when i was young and i pretty much cry all the time and sometimes

i dont even know why and my brother and sister and i dont ever see him he wants to see us but the only reason i dont want to let him be with us then he'll be like "oh ill just trash my wife of almost 30 years and marry a brazilian lady thats a little older than my son oh and i can even keep in touch with my other kids" ok sorry ive never talked about this to anyone ive had alot bottled up now that ive typed so much thats about everything any help would be greatly appreciated and if you could also pray for me and my family thanks for listening sorry so long

Rachael

 

[Faithful Son]

Hi there Rachael, welcome to Talk Jesus. Please take the time to read the forum rules through once, it would be greatly appreciated.

Let me be quite honest with you, a prayer can't save you, but faith does.

Romans 10:9-10
9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

A new life begins when you believe in Jesus, and after I read your post I didn't think you were unsaved. It may be bad thoughts or emotions that are coming your way, but don't worry, Jesus will pull you through, He wants your faith in Him to grow strong.

We are saved by grace, because God is gracious.

Ephesians 2:8-9
8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast.

The fact that your mother and father has these problems are really sad and I will pray for your entire family. I want you to know that God loves you, He really really loves you. He cares for you and He wants the best for you.

We have to suffer sometimes, we have to grow strong by being a bit weak, but we always grow stronger. Have faith in God, He will see you through. You are doing very good by not giving into temptations that keep you from God.

God bless your heart
Welcome again
Much love
teraside

 

[stephen]

Hello Rachael.

Thanks for posting.

We are praying...There are times in life when only God can.............Praying

 

[rachael89]

Thanks all, sorry if it sounded like I came right on hear and started freaking out lol, I feel a little better and sorry i didnt type good. and again, Thank You

 

[apologist76]

Hey Rachel,

I have struggled with this same issue myself. But remember this. You cannot lose that which was not yours to begin with. Salvation is the righteousness of GOD imputed to you, not your righteousness. When you become a Christian by the mercy and grace of God, you are stamped and sealed in the Book of Life by the Holy Spirit. It's God's grace that saves you, apart from anything you ever did. The only thing you did was respond to Him calling you.

Therefore, you now are ingrafted into the rich root of Israel, that of Jesus Christ, and you cannot ever lose it. Now if you read Romans, that does not give us the excuse to keep on sinning, just because we are saved. We are to turn from our sin and repent. Paul said, "My spirit is willing but my flesh is weak." Your flesh doesn't care if you are a Christian, and it never will. That's because your flesh is fallen, but your spirit is willing to turn from your sin.

The mercy that God has shown you, and His grace which has called you can never be lost. It wasn't yours to begin with. Thats the meaning of GRACE.

Gods
Riches
At
Christ's
Expense

 

[rachael89]

Thanks I know i just have to trust in Jesus and everything will be ok

 

[SpiritLedEd]

Re: Hey, I have a question

Rachel,

I agree with the advice Teraside gave you, but I'd like to add this point to his words: I don't think those worrisome thoughts about your salvation are from God. I believe that Satan and his demons are behind those thoughts.

I have two Scripture citations to suggest to you for study and meditation. They are each quite long, so I'm not going to quote them here, but I challenge you to study and meditate on them for a couple of days; which will give God time to speak to you through them. They are John 10:1-10 and 2 Peter 1: 2-11). The verses from John 10 spell out Jesus' role as our Savior and how Satan works to prevent our salvation. The words from 2 Peter 1 provide excellent guidelines for growing and maturing in your faith.

In John 8:44, Jesus says that Satan is "a liar and the father of lies" and that "there is no truth in him." The voice that speaks to you of hopelessness, failure, and despair is the voice of Satan. To those who are sincerely pursuing intimacy with him,as you seem to be doing, God speaks only words of encouragement and hope, for "...there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life (the Holy Spirit) set me free from the law of sin and death." (Ro 8:1-2)


SLE

 

[MaxSeven]

Hi Rachel89, you are certainly receiving some Godly counsel. WELCOME to the forum and be blessed.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5

 

[maciek]

Secret of happiness is Trust and surrender

Only way we can be happy if we could trust and surrender to God more and more...Let us give up our plans and ambitions...then there is more happiness and God can use us powerfully...:boy_hug: :girl_hug:

 

[Dreamer]

Your earthly dad left you. But your Father God never will. Welcome to talkJesus and be blessed, Rachel. I'm very glad you are with us.

love,
Dreamer