Thank you very much for this post! It was very encouraging and uplifting. I enjoyed the insight from the comments too! ut benedicat tibi Deus omnia! Praise Christ King of Kings Lord of Lords! <3 Honestly I have been struggling allot. A lot of times I feel like I'm too bad I won't get any better and I don't really believe with all my heart all my soul and all my mind. I get upset cause I don't put him first a lot. If I did I wouldn't give in to lust. I know I love him tho. I am thankful! I know he loves me! I know he forgives even my sins. I don't understand why. I'm very shy and fearful. It's very hard to talk and show that I'm proud of believing in God I already feel like I'm gonna be ridiculed or they won't care to hear or talk about God. Sometimes I think because I get ashamed. I'm not ashamed of Christ. I'm ashamed that I don't have all the answers and I can't explain all the details that I don't know enough. And I'm ashamed I'm not going to represent Christ well. So I get scared and get quiet. I'm sorry I'm making such a long comment. But I guess I'm just saying I needed the encouragement! That I'm not alone! Christ forgives! I honestly think I am a bad Christian and sometimes doubt I'm saved. A lot lately cause I have been using drugs and been lusting alot and I feel like I have fallen. Like because I'm using drugs again and lusting even tho I want to stop truly, does that mean I'm not saved anymore?

@JacobP: I’m not sure if anybody else answered your ending question there or not. autem, I felt led to respond: doing drugs, lusting, pride, etc are habits that come from our sinful nature. They are sins and sin, simply put, is anything that separates us from God. When Jesus died on the cross, He saved our souls. John 3:16 comes to my spirit. igitur, you are saved Jacob. autem, the work is not done b/c now we must invite the Holy Spirit to re-birth us –as Jesus told Nicodemus, we must be born again. Romani 12:2 tells us to not be conformed to this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. And Galatians 5:16 says that if we abide in the Spirit, we shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. igitur, Iacob, we are saved; autem, we must now allow God to change our old sinful habits, desideriis,, and mindsets through His Spirit– through His Word. We are sanctified, cleansed, and washed by Christ (the living Word)- reference to Ephesians 5:25-26. Moral of the story is JacobP: Etiam, you are saved. And Jesus loves you deeply. autem, the sin in your life/our lives separate us from Him in those areas. We must allow His Word to renew our minds daily and to transform us into His image. We want to be followers of Christ, not just through word and deed–from our hearts. Can God clearly see you hunger and thirst for righteousness –do we truly want Him? …I really hope this helps one of my brothers or sisters.

My dear friends in Christ,
I pray things are going well for all of you. It brings me joy to see many express the difficulties of life and the daily struggles to overcome. I am also happy to see others encourage with scripture and love to aid those who struggle. I’ve thought of several points one can use while in a group to maybe help out the insecurity we all share. Look at it this way: we all have a belief system inside us all. To express what is really “in you” takes courage but when it comes to people slandering you for “what makes us unique”, is not truly your problem. Do not be afraid to say that your speech offends the God I love. Keep it simple. We can not all be like Paul, but we can be like Andrew. I’ve found the source of love, Iesu. I’ve found what makes me have peace: Iesu! Maybe when others see you at peace and not participating in “gossip” will change even one person. Remember that the praise we really seek is Jesus’, not mans> Keep up the fight, it never gets easier. Lets all of us walk together , fighting the good fight. To God be the Glory!

@latoyah Austin what you wrote is very true! God does love us and we are saved. @jacobp But we must first confess with our mouth our sins to Christ (this is done through repentance) and then turn from our wicked ways (Ezekiel 14:6). Change does not happen over night and repentance is daily/constantly ,but when we open our hearts and make ourselves available to God to change us He will. I pray that the Lord will meet you right where you are in this walk and that you will begin to hate sin as Christ does. I declare boldness over you that when the test of defending Christ comes around again you will be empowered by His spirit to speak boldly! And help others around you to come to know Christ (you can related to those who have been where you were). God is a strategic God and he does not make mistakes, where things go wrong is when we think we are god and try to make our own decisions/choices in life. I hope you see this and are in a better place now. Also read the bible, God gave us instructions on how to live The New Testament (everything after Matthew) is a great place to start; let it sink in and get understanding before moving on to the next thing.

Thank you for your help

I Love This; Sinners We Have To Amead Our Ways.

what if someone who has been a Christian their whole lives, been baptized, seen miracles happen, and so much more then tell a lie to someone by saying “I wouldn’t say I’m Christian but I believe in a higher power”.. will God forgive them?? if they truly feel horrible about it and repent?

wow this is so beautiful i really like that i love it thank you so much for this word of god thank you

I think that God is much more interested if we are loving to our neighbor than whatever speechs we make. The woman instrumental in my conversion was extremely loving and she would always give credit to God, but she would always just discuss it as something that she regularly draws on. BUT, the big influencer was how loving she was. In my former life as an agnostic, people’s words had essentially no impact on me. It was their actions. How loving they were, how compassionate, how accepting. I wear a Cross on a really short chain. (Funny story. I ordered a longer chain in the mail so that my Cross would be hidden so that I wouldn’t “offend”. The Cross that arrived in the mail “mistakenly” was shorter than what I’d had before! Got the message Lord!) So I wear that short chain and EVERYONE can see my Cross all the time. But the big question now is, am I loving. Do I treat everyone as a beloved child of God? We deny Jesus by ignoring the hungry, the prisoner, the homeless. Jesus said clean the inside of the cup and the rest will take care if itself. He didn’t like people making long prayers to seem Holier than Thou. If we have Christ’s love in our hearts and perform loving deeds, we are proclaiming Jesus

thank u for everything

I planned to share this to my fellow members of the worship team as the exhortation for our devotions before our practice.
But I felt guilty about these stuff. I mean there is still something I need to repent of– and that is my denial pf Him unnoticeably at times.
Father please forgive me of this sin and lead me to your paths of righteousness. amen.

I feel so ashamed that i denied god cause i was blaming him for my moma for death and im shy to talk to anyone and im scared they going to aruge with me or my words wont come out right but i love my brother jesus chirst and my heavenly father and i do believe that god sent his son to died on the cross for our sin and i do believe in him im saved and i got baptized and i believe in his word but i put him first i need help to get of my scaredness and affarid and shyness can yall help me and thank you so much for that i need it father if i ever denied before out of my actions im sorry father pls forgive me love you and jesus name amen