Bible Discussion Thread

How can I help myself with my faith issues? I know God is God and will never leave us nor forsake us but sometimes I doubt myself

With respect and affection dear Chinita . We all doubt ourselves sometimes , this is part of being human . To increase your faith u must try to build a strong bond with your God . This is done by reading His word and understanding it to the best of your ability and believe it . That's what faith is , belief . To have faith in God is to believe His word as preserved for us in the Bible , old and New testament . The whole Bible is full of accounts of our God's dealings and interactions with ordinary people just like u and me . Become familiar with these narratives , make friends with these people . Here r some especially helpful scriptures , all of Hebrews Ch 11 , Mat Ch 9 V 22 , Mar Ch 5 V 34 , Mar Ch 10 V 52 , Luk Ch 7 V 50 , Luk Ch 17 V 19 and Luk Ch 18 V 42 . I think it's interesting to note that the word faith is never once used in the gospel account by John . The book of James is also a good one to read about faith , Romans Ch 10 V 17 and Romans Ch 14 V 23 . Mat Ch 17 V 20 and Luk Ch 17 V 6 always make me feel ashamed of my own small faith as I am unable to move a tree or a mountain . These r things that God has said will happen that haven't yet , Num Ch 14 V 21 , Gen Ch 13 V 14-17 ,Isaiah Ch 2 V 1-4 and Ch 65 V 17-25 , Ezekiel Ch 40 to Ch 48 , Rev Ch 11 V 15 and Rev Ch 21&22 . Do u believe that God will do what He says He will ? That is faith . Read your Bible , speak to God in prayer , honestly and openly and trust in His love for u . Give Him thanks every day for all the kind and generous ways in which He takes care of u . Draw closer to Him and He will draw closer to u .

Hi Chinita.

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1.

Faith rest in the word of God. We put our trust in Christ and his faithfulness. It's a fruit he imputes over unto us.

Faith comes by hearing the word, Romans 10:17. And I believe this is with the inner ear, which means hearing and believing and acting on it. It's not a leap in the dark, It is a substance and that substance is what God has to say and his faithfulness to carry his word through.

Stay in Gods word and pray often.

God bless.

Dear Chinita,

You can always take your doubts to God in prayer. This is a prayers He will always answers with what we need to remain in Him. Ask Him for more faith and clearer understanding of Who He is, what He had done for us, and how we can know Him more relationally speaking.

I will pray for you.

Dear Lord Jesus, Chinita desires to be built up in faith in You. Provide this for her every day. Answer to her doubts with Truth from Uour Word. Continue to fill her up with You Holy Spirit who dwells within her and desires to do this. Give her submission to yield to all that Your Spirit wishes to bring her and a determination of will to live in obedience to everything the Spirit leads her to think, do , and say. Remove from her all that causes her to doubt and restrain the enemy from leading her astray by false teachings, temptations, and company that is a corrupting influence on her faith and lifestyle. She is Yours and I thank You for this sister. May Your love and grace flood over her today and every day from this day forward. Bless her with good counsel from other believers, draw her to your Word every day that she may learn the truths You wish to teach her daily.

We ask this, Lord Jesus in Your

Name

Amen

Deny yourself trust in Jesus. Matthew 16:24

This is what happens after we are born again. I will comment on this after you read this.

Matthew 12

43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.

44 Then he saith, I will return into my house (You) from whence I came out; and when he is come, he finds it EMPTY, swept, and garnished.

45 Then goeth he, and takes with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and They enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

This is no reflection on you ok? You're a new Christian and sometimes if you don't get into the Bible and find out what's available to you as a Believer, evil spirits will come back and try to make you doubt your Salvation. We have to grow up and fit inside the Armor spoken of in Ephesians 6. That's Your Goal. Your faith has to be fed spiritual food EVERY DAY.

The fact that those spirits are troubling you is Proof of your Salvation. You have Jesus as your savior and he has given you the Holy Spirit as your teacher. Call on the Holy Spirit to help reveal who you are in Jesus Christ. You will learn to be aware when He is speaking to your new Alive Spirit that Jesus turned on full power the day you were Saved.

Make time every day to read the Bible. Sometimes I did it at lunch. This is you furnishing your "house" with Jesus. Either it will look sparse or it will look beautiful furnished with faith.

Romans 10:17

"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

(Jesus)

If your Bible has a concordance at the back; I would read all the New Testament scriptures under the heading of FAITH. Read, 1 John 2:20. The unction is the Holy Spirit.

Read the entire New Testament before the Old Testament. Learn how Jesus did things and preached. How he taught Faith to his followers_which is what we are :)