You try to focus your thoughts on God, to pray with reverence and love, but you are constantly distracted by negative thoughts. You want to love God, but in your own eyes you are a failure.
You force yourself to praise God, to read the Bible more, perhaps to fast, but it often doesn't help.
What is wrong? What is holding you back?
Financial worries?
Unworthy sexual thoughts?
Anger at difficult neighbours or relatives?
Ashamed of your many shortcomings and misdemeanours?
Anger about abuse?
Perhaps you're building on the wrong foundation.
You are not saved because your repentance and reverence are deep.
The foundation of your salvation is your redemption through the death of God's Son on the cross for you.
God redeemed you from sin and shame through the sacrifice of His Son.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Jn 3:16–17 NIV
When we feel shaky, we need to look to our foundation, God's saving love.
Because Jesus died for you, you can come to Jesus as a broken person who needs understanding, like a troubled soul sharing your feelings with a good therapist who is not judging you.
You can tell God how you feel and ask him to help you to untie the knots in your life.
‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ Jer 33:3 NIV
No comments:
Post a Comment