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Permalink Reply by RoyW on September 29, 2010 at 12:07pm

Lina,

If you are asking God to forgive you and save you from your sins, he will or has already done exactly that. However, you must believe that He has done that. Jesus has paid the full price for your forgiveness. There is nothing left for you to contribute. You may be a great sinner but you are not one of the greatest by a long shot. Your sins are all absolutely forgiven in Christ if you believe in Him.

Satan does not want you to know this. He wants you to think that you have to be able to overcome all your sin for God to accept you. That is just not true. God is not at all surprised by your sin. He made you. You do not shock Him. He understands you completely. It is time for you to quit worrying about whether or not He has forgiven you. He says that He has and He is not a liar. You must believe. Trust in Him for your salvation. He will absolutely not let you down.

God bless you.
Roy

Permalink Reply by Leonard T on September 29, 2010 at 7:22pm

Lina,

Roy speaks the truth.

I want to encorage you with the following:

There are four things that I recommend for us to be involved in regularly. These four help to strengthen us when things are going well and help us overcome when things are difficult or God feels far away. These four are 1) Read the Word 2) Prayer 3) Positive Christian Fellowship 4) An Accountability Partner or Group.

1) The Word: When times are tough I like to read Colossians and 1 John. They inspire me, pick me up and help me to see past my current storm, which will pass.
2) Prayer: We need to be in prayer seeking the Lord's presence and comfort, while crying out to Him in our difficult times as well as good times. He tells us to come to the throne of grace in our time of need. The door is open and He is always waiting attentively to meet with us when we come to Him. Remember that part of prayer is silently sitting at His feet listening for what He wants to say or reveal to you. It is not all about talking, but communicating.
3) Positive Christian Fellowship: We are referred to as sheep for a reason in the Bible. We need each other. There are no Lone Ranger Christians. When we feel beat up and down our natural response is to run and hide, which is the worst possible choice at that very time. We need the love, comfort and fellowship of fellow believers that are traveling the same path we are in life. Do not stop at one church if it is not right for you. Seek until you find the peace and comfort of the Holy Spirit come over you in the midst of that group.
4) Accountability: We need people close to us that we can share with. These people have to be people that we can trust and open up to. They are not "Yes" people, but ones that will ask the difficult questions and loving challenge us when we are wrong and encourage us when we have victories. One must seek God's guidance as to who one might choose as an accountability partner. One must choose wisely.

Know that the current storm you are going through will pass and you will be stronger for it. That does not lessen the pain, but there is hope even in the middle of the storm, for Jesus can and will calm the storm at the right moment if you are trusting and walking with Him.

Hope this helps.

I want to add one more thing that I think God can use to help you. Max Lucado has a book out called "Traveling Light." I encourage you to read itif you can get a copy of it.

Praying for you.

Lord Bless,
LT
TheNET Coordinator

Permalink Reply by RoyW on September 30, 2010 at 1:45am

Amen,

I am continuing to pray, even now.

Amen.

Permalink Reply by Lina on September 30, 2010 at 11:34am

THank you Lord for the prayers of the people here. There is strenght and unity when we all come and worship together. Roy, your words reached me and touched my spirit. God brought me here and showed me his people. Today I stepped out in Faith. I am still scared and afraid but I pray with all my heart that the fear will build a stronger relationship with me and God. I want to believe and I want to believe what my heart tells me is the truth and God is the truth..Help me Lord keep that with me always.