Bible Discussion Thread

Hello, we have John on here today who is experiencing concern for lowing faith. There have been others on here in recent months who have spoken about this same thing. I think of Joleen for one. There are others.

I was wondering if anyone on this forum has dealt with this same thing and ask that you share how God helped you to overcome this feeling of being tempted to give in to faithlessness and hopelessness.

For me it comes down to what Peter said in John 6:68 "To whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life."

This tells us that when we are at the edge of turning from God we can realize that there is no other hope but Him and His saving work and words. This realization helped me to pt my trust in God, hoping against hope that He is all that He revealed Himslef to be and alone can save and satisfy.

Amen GiGi. Just saw this, your very explicit pertinent comment, with that great verse in John 6:68 after posting mine to John. That is so true, we can have no one or nowhere to run to that can give us any assurance of help & deliverance. When we're really trusting & resting in the Lord, we can expect Him to stand by us & help us. It may not always be the sort of help we're expecting, but nevertheless its His Presence with us & in us that will give us the strength, comfort & joy through trials. So James could write, "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations" ( James 1:2), knowing God has good reason for allowing them & will help us bear through it, not allowing them to overcome us. 'Faith not only is our victory to overcome the world' but much more so when we can apply it to overcome personal trials & temptations each day. And you dear Sister have been through many physical trials in recent times, where the exercise of your faith & endurance were certainly put to the test. Fully resting in an all-Powerful God & His all-Encompassing Love will surely carry us through the hardships of this life.

Hello Chris,

Thanks for helping out on this request from John.

When we have dark times it can be hard to see the light of the truth of Jesus who is our "all in all", being completely self-sufficient within himself, we can trust Him to be all-sufficient for us in each and every need, fear, doubt, hardship, pain and sufferings. He will never leave us nor forsake us. So good to know that we will never be completely forsaken! How comforting to know that our Father is truly good and willing to give good gifts to those who ask. When all else and everyone else fails us, God will not fail us. he looks after us with tenderness, mercy, and lovingkindness for we are Hi children by His choice.

It is such a good thing to extol God in all of His perfections. We serve the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace, and the Eternal Living God who does not sleep or slumber. Praise be to Him from the bottom of our hearts!