Quote (Erodish @ Dec 27 2021 03:33pm)
Hello all,
I am not religious, nor would I consider myself an atheist. Agnostic for lack of a better word.
I was prompted to pray when I took a genuine interest in religion a few years back by a Jehovah witness. We spent some time talking and I made an honest to goodness attempt at a prayer, and a fully open mind and heart for a response but nothing came.
I've always just been busy and occupied and never gave religion a second thought, was curious if anyone else had difficulty becoming religious or had trouble accepting religion, or spirituality for that matter. If I try a prayer again what could I do better or different to have real results?
Do I need to be in need of something? I've recently sought help and support in my life and things are going well ( Personal trainer, therapist, nutritionist, New friends etc etc )
I am missing the faith element. I need to know God is real. I need to KNOW the holy ghost spoke to me or touched me. I need to KNOW that was a real sign from God and not a coincidence that my brain is desperate to make sense of the situation. I do not want to trick myself into thinking I know by believing. I want to know.
IS it possible to know? Is the only way to make the connection with faith? How can I become more open to being faithful Seems like a fundamental error in my survival instinct that I can't bring myself to betray my instinct of needing to know. What kind of challenge is this?
Please let me know any serious answers. Will report Troll or spam posts.
You expect god to talk to you in plain english while you're living by the world's standards? that is disrespectful.
you cannot serve two masters, if you are set in the world you'd be at odds w/ the one you're praying to.
if you want to be a servant of jesus christ, and recieve 1 or all 7 spirits that are the holy ghost,
you can start by praying privately & with the attitude that you'd be willing to give up everything you have to do this. Even your life.
"23 And he said to them all,
If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and
whoever loses their life will preserve it.But when ye pray,
use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for
they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
Acts 3:19 -
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;"
Give up your surety and fake life. Until then you are a spoiled child unwilling to trust in god who breathed life into your soul.