For religious Folks

How do you deal with doubt? do you know and accept your purpose in life?



For my christan brothers and sisters- even though you accept him fully, do you continously question.... meaning of your life, why prayers go unanswered, so on....

 

This is what I do.

Donny Hathaway- Someday We'll All Be Free
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6157254833efa392/

 

How do I deal with doubt? I read about my religion and discuss/debate with my peers.

There is a school of Isamic thought which I subscribe that says Islam is meant to be debated and is fluid (for lack of the right word which escapes me).

Personally the only thing I am sure of is that there is a God. Everything else is subjects to mans flaws/inaccuraries/limited understanding.

 

I dont doubt, i seek the Lord in prayer and worship, reading his word and living it with His holy spirits help. My purpose is within his word, Glorify God with all that you attempt to do, love others as you love yourself, seek His face daily.

 

Is there anyting to be sure about???
I could never be without doupt. It don´t make life easy. But on the other hand, how u can be sure about anything in ur life? Life is change! Always! That is the only thing I realy believe, and yes I would like to have it a diffrent way.
BTW I am a not practicing agnostic and ecletic pagan and that with all my heart....:twisted:

 

I do too, but there have been several occassions that my life has been overpowered by temptations and my spirit filled with doubt.





Jesus please take the wheel!

 

ok

 

yes, totally sure of my faith in the One True God, his son Jesus and life eternal for those who are in Him

 

Faith

 

Absolutely, "Faith come by hearing and hearing by the Word of God." Another scripture says "Faith works by Love."

So it is in His Word and by His Love that we overcome doubt. It is not easy but as a fellow Christian to those who ask, I have to walk in that Love and chose to "take every thought captive" in order to walk out of doubt.

That is the case with all of us, and it is not in our worthiness that He works but in His, it is not in our works that we have faith but in His.

DITTO!!

 

I have had so many doubts over the years, doubts, temptations, times when I've felt like giving up. People used to say to me, read the bible, listen to worship music. I did that, but it just didn't help the way I felt. Then I started listening to Israel Haughten's worship music, and it changed my life. For the first time in my life, through that music, I actually felt faith and hope just burst up from within me. It was, and is, just like getting a great big dose of God, Jesus, and all the doubts I may have been having before I listen to it just melt away. Puts everything back into perspective. It's to the point now, that when I haven't listened to it for a few days, my son says, "Mum, you need to listen to Isreal". It seems like too simple a solution to actually work, but if you give it a try, it really will help you.

 

Thanx for your input, I listen to K-love station. They play lots of beautiful contemporary Christian songs. They are very inspirational and uplifting. It just from time to time I experience these moments of anger and doubts. Well....I will continue to pray hard though.

Pls Jesus stay on the wheel.

 

You know what? There have been such dark times in my life where I haven't even been able to pray, I've just been completely empty, overwhelmed, you know? Someone said to me once, that even when I can't pray, God is listening to the cries that are inside of me. Just hearing that liberated me. Most of my life I had a rebellious and stubborn heart, but about a year ago God healed me of that so completely that I barely remember the way I used to be. I couldn't live without him, without Jesus. I listen to Israel Houghten (I can never remember how to spell his name properly, it might be "Haughten") in the car, have my MP3 player plugged in and ready to go whenever I drive. Just doing that has changed my life and my relationship with the Lord, my family and myself. I still struggle, and I still fight with myself, and God sometimes, but He's doing things in my life now that I didn't think were even possible.
I used to be a little ball of anger and that's all gone too now. God said to me a while back that I was cruel to myself (I didn't realise it, but I was), I'd put myself down, get angry and be impatient with myself, and He said "please, be kind to yourself". That was something I had never done, so I started treating myself with love and kindness. When the anger would come, I would "be kind to myself" and that anger would just start to melt away. I can't even begin to describe the relief that came from that.

 

Praise Jesus! I am happy for you that Jesus took full control of your life.
Yes my life has also seen dark times to pt of sucide a few times, but Christ has intervened in my behalf, and has restored peace, traquility and happiness. It just that the devil likes to test me and empower my inner demons. The devil continously likes to challenge me and trys to overpower me. When I see suffering and death that brings the anger and doubt out of me. Oh well, c'est la vie! I will say the The Serenity Prayer every am when I wake up.


Ps. I will praise Jesus for you and pls pray for me.

Your WWBM Jesus freak brother.

 

Dear Mr Zorro
Thanks so much for sharing some of your "stuff" with me. Isn't Jesus just the best!!!! Have you got any favourite worship music or artists? I'm always looking for new music to try.
Thankyou for your kind words, I have, and will continue to keep you in my prayers.

 

Cool!!

BTW - I love your signature!! Did you know that a submitted man is a man a woman can truly respect.

 

GZ - I see you are now predjudists towards "N"

Nyx, Noface, No sleep zone///
I think I must change my name from DG to NG.. to get some loving over here.. I think I must speak to Mami.... set u straight
And what did you do to Athena??? Dispose of her as her name did not start with an "N"??? - sheesh...

8)

 

:smt008

 

Bless you all, and Deborah the Lord loves you so much!

 

Thankyou Tucker, I really felt God's love for me when I read that. A much needed timely word, God bless you!