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lovepeace:
hey everyone, my name is Chanelle.
I signed up to bibletruths awhile ago, but never posted anything because i was not to sure what to post.

when i was younger i used to be very close to God. i was an altar server at church as well. i use to pray all the time, especially before i went to bed, but now i am very far away from him. i wish i was not. i wish i knew a way to become closer to him. a way that could help me get back into His life.

i was wondering...if anybody had an answer for me.

i know i am new to this, but recently i feel TOO far away from Him, and i do not feel comfortable or even happy some times.  :(

thanks for taking the time to read this...

-Chanelle

Stevernator:
Hey Chanelle,
Welcome to the forum.
I feel like that too sometimes. Have you read Ray's paper on repentance. In it he says that we should never stop repenting and asking to be delivered from sin.

Lamentations 3:40
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD

Hosea 14:2
Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

James 1
5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.


Zechariah 1:3
Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.

Steve

mharrell08:

--- Quote from: lovepeace on December 30, 2008, 01:19:46 AM ---hey everyone, my name is Chanelle.
I signed up to bibletruths awhile ago, but never posted anything because i was not to sure what to post.

when i was younger i used to be very close to God. i was an altar server at church as well. i use to pray all the time, especially before i went to bed, but now i am very far away from him. i wish i was not. i wish i knew a way to become closer to him. a way that could help me get back into His life.

i was wondering...if anybody had an answer for me.

i know i am new to this, but recently i feel TOO far away from Him, and i do not feel comfortable or even happy some times.  :(

thanks for taking the time to read this...

-Chanelle

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Hello Chanelle,

Perhaps these words can be of comfort to you:

Matt 23:12  And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Rom 8:25  But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it [hope].

Gal 5:5  For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

Col 2:10  And ye are complete in him [Christ], which is the head of all principality and power


Hope this helps,

Marques

hillsbororiver:

--- Quote from: lovepeace on December 30, 2008, 01:19:46 AM ---
......but now i am very far away from him. i wish i was not. i wish i knew a way to become closer to him. a way that could help me get back into His life.


--- End quote ---

Hi Chanelle,

You know just by your desire to draw closer to God speaks that He is calling you to Him, if you were oblivious to this need to know, trust and obey Him then you would not be feeling as you are.

Many of the OT Prophets, men of great faith have also been in the place you presently are in even after God did great things through them previously, this is something the Lord has deemed necessary for our spiritual growth.

Here are but a few examples;

Psa 22:19  But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help
me.
 
Psa 35:22  This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
 
Psa 38:21  Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
 
Lam 3:25  The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

Peace,

Joe

 

Kat:

Hi Channelle,

James 4:8  Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Of course we do not choose to draw near to God, but He will move us to do so when He determines.  So as Joe was saying your desire to draw closer is His will and He is putting that desire in you to seek Him at this time.

I have found that since I have come to BT and had my eyes opened that now by reading Scripture, studying what Ray has prepared, prayer and meditation all these things draw me closer to God.  To me staying in His Word is paramount to remaining close to Him.  If a single day goes back that I do not have a chance to read the Scriptures, I really can feel that I am not quite as close to God.  So for me getting closer to God is determined by how much I put into focusing on Him in one way or another.  But as I said this desire comes from Him so I can take no credit for how much time I spend seeking Him  :)

mercy, peace and love
Kat

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