Hello All,
I don't know if I have posted in this section or not. I know I have posted in other parts, so I am new here. Without taking a bunch of time, I wanted to say that for most of my life I have really been lost. My wife and I have been struggling with things of my past for awhile. I finally became broken and started over. Accepting God in my life has been the greatest thing that will ever happen to me. Nothing like the peace that Christ can bring to your life. Not to say that I am without struggle as I know I always will be.
My question to ya'll is this- Is there a time of day that seems to be the frequent times for problems to occur? I seem to be most vulnerable in the morning time. My mind doesn't seem clear and I say and think things that shouldn't be done. I think Satan must be playing in my head before I'm fully awake.
I think God just answered my question while I was typing this. Get up earlier and read His Word! Thank you Lord for helping me with this!
I'm still going to post this, as I'm new here and want to share this. I am still a Christian child, as mylifedid not start but a couple of months ago. Will need to share this with my wife.
Please do not take this as a joke from some newbie who doesn't post very often. I enjoy reading the testimonies and questions on here and it helps to keep Christ as my focus.
I would like to hear anyone's comments on this and answer to my question that is buried in this post.
Thank you and God bless
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Knowing what I'm supposed to do and being humble about it.
First off, WELCOME!!! I don't really struggle with stuff in the A.M. Probably because I'm in college and due to that my mornings are consumed with the simple struggle to wake up after staying up too late last night, dragging myself to classes and then paying atttention. Simple "hello's" on the way to class are about the only chance I have to either glorify God or deny Him. Late evening gets me, I'll be tired, cranking or something will have happened during the day that set me in bad mood. You're mention of "thinking things" is a good sign that you realize its not just about "doing" and "not doing". Christianity is so much more than that! Our thoughts I think will always be a struggle. For me the hate/lust factor is continuely there. I succeed, and I fail. Beginning the day with prayer and or the Word. Is something I immediately thought before I got to that part of you post. I think you heard right! haha. Something I'm still working on "getting there". I've been there before and its a wonderful discipline to acquire. It will make a difference.
God bless, and welcome to the forums.
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"...and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God?
Jared, you must first understand that a True Believer brings nothing to the table. We are not saved out of eternal death because we "accepted" God. No man can "accept" God.
We are not saved because of our free-will. Man has no will over God. His only will, and desire is to sin. We are not saved because we attend, or belong to a religous church, group, sect, or cult. The Church is not a building, and it has no location. It is not "catholic", Baptist", and so on. These titles were created by man, and have nothing to do with God.
You do not have to be baptized in water, give to a collection plate, repeat scripted prayers, walk aisles, make confessions to men, take part in "communion", or any other religous nonsense to be a Child of God.
You need to know that if you are Truly a Child of God, your members will sin daily, and your Spirit is pure and Holy. You need to know that your salvation was based on Gods Mercy, and Choice.
When you recognize God as the All powerful Sovereign Lord, the Lord God Jehovah, the Great I AM, then you will find peace. Beware of many on this forum. They are not of God, but rather the children of satan who are serving his desires here. They are brute beasts, with adulterous eyes.
They seek to devour men like yourself. If you are a True Child of God, you will not be taken captive by them. Private message me if you have any questions....My name is Bill
A good practice for me is to start the day and end the day with God's word.
My most trying times though, happen at work. I work with a group of guys who are nice enough, but are of the world. There are very few practicing Christians there. That makes it hard for me during my 12 hour shift. So I started, about 3 years ago, tuning my radio at work to a American Family Radio. It is a Christian radio station that is available through a lot of the United States. I also have bought another bible, that I keep at work, and I read Gods word whenever I have a few minutes of down time. I keep the radio up loud enough that the others hear Christian music, or Gods word being spoken, as soon as they walk into my laboratory. I have actually had guys apologize to me for cussing in front of me, because they now realize I am a Christian. But, not everyone is like that. Some do not care, and they continue to say and do what ever they want, but I still have hopes that God's message will reach them. Plus when they hear the radio, it gives me an opportunity to tell them about my Christian faith. Sometimes they listen. Sometimes they don't. But I know having access to God's word during my work day , or night, helps a bunch. I also keep the radio in my truck tuned to that station.
Hearing God's word through out the day gives me great peace. But I do definitely recommend starting and ending your day in God's word.
God's peace and Christ's love to you brother, and I will be praying for you and your wife.
Thank you for reading what I had to say and answering my question. Thank you for the prayers, they are needed in the good times and in the bad. Please send me a message if you need me to pray for you.
I'm not going to get in a battle with the man that posted a response in my post, because I know that the Lord is watching over me and I trust Him to provide everything for me. My child like faith is my greatest strength. I will say that man has a choice in life and that is to accept Jesus Christ as his only Lord and Saviour and that He died for him on the cross or not to believe that He died for him. It is a strong feeling when we think that Jesus actually died for us. Jesus layed his life down for me. I feel so humble yet strong.I trust in the Lord for everything andtry not to rely on myself as a man.
I will say this to you Bill and it is not an attack, nor do I want to start an argument. When the Lords grace comes over you and you surrender your life to Him it is the most powerful thing that can ever happen to you. That is accepting God into your life! That is all I want to say to youBill regarding my salvation.
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Knowing what I'm supposed to do and being humble about it.
This may not be a direct answer to your question and it may seem silly.
When I was a child I would often get up-set. One day my mother told me that when I was starting to get up-set to simply say out loud "Satan get away from me". As silly as it sounds, I did it and it worked.
I still do it from time to time as an adult. Believe it or not, it has worked for me every time.
Thanks
mr-pirk
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Thank you for the replies and the welcome. I will try and post more often as I am in need of good Christian conversation. Not to bring up a sore subject, but I didn't really know how to take the reply from Bill in my post. I just replied back to him with what I feel and know.
Jared
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Knowing what I'm supposed to do and being humble about it.
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