I said CHRISTIANS. If you do not love Him, and want to speak ill of Him or abuse Him please press the back button. I don't want to hear what you've got to say right now.
Oh please help me, I am so confused right now. Technically, I'm a Christian, but I wasn't brought up the way I shouldve been. I was never brought to church, never taught to pray. So I prayed by myself, and I do it still, before I go to bed every night. I want to love Him and Our Savior Jesus the Lord but I just don't feel the love. I love my mom and my dad and I want to love them too but I don't feel it. But I want to. I want to want to believe. When I am praying and one of my parents are about to come in my room, I stop because I feel embarrased for them to see me pray, for which I am ashamed. And even if I did turn out better in the future, if I learned to love Him and went to church, what would become of my parents? I can't imagine going to heaven while my mom and dad rot in Hell. I love them too much. Please. help.
2007-01-16 01:57:29 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not a believer, but I'm worried about you. You sound depressed. Please go find a friend, counselor, priest or minister to talk to.
2007-01-16 02:04:29 · answer #1 · answered by Let Me Think 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋
I understand your problem. Hopefully this will help a little.
If you truly believe in your heart that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins, as you pray, ask Him to come into your life and fill you with His love. It really is that simple. Do not worry about what your parents will think or say. Do not be ashamed of admitting that you were praying to God to anyone. In fact, the more you talk to Him, the better you will feel. You will gain more confidence and He will give you wisdom on how to talk to your parents about your decision to accept Jesus as your personal Saviour.
People think that it is a long process and you need to take classes and be able to recite this prayer or Scripture before you can let Him into your life. WRONG!!! All you need to do is ask Him with a sincere heart and He will meet you right where you are. It really is that simple.
Keep praying for your mom and dad and then let God do His part. You will be amazed at the results.
Hope that helped some. God bless you and I will pray for and with you.
2007-01-16 03:35:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hello friend, I understand and have felt these too in some ways.
God wont be happy until you confess Him sister. You feel love for those you care about doing things for. Do you do things for your Mum and Dad? Do things for God too. ;-) A real church will help you serve God together with them, just ask. it is the blessing of being a Christian to have fellowship with other Christians.
Here is a verse Romans 10:10-11.
In summary be bold, sister, you have nothing to loose, and you can even help others when you say you believe on Him.
Do not fear though! One step at a time, bit by bit,
Please do not get disheartened though.
Take care.
2007-01-23 19:55:10 · answer #3 · answered by adsfgasfh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bless your heart, the devil is doing a number on you. The important thing here is for you to find a way to go to a good bible believing church.You need teachers, a preacher and Christian peers in your life. Pray for your parents to come to Jesus every day and don't get discouraged if it takes a long time, don't give up. When you are in church and the Holy Spirit is moving on peoples hearts, you will feel the love you are craving. I wish you the best.
2007-01-16 03:10:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dear Curious:
I will pray for you. Like you a grew up in a unchristian home and found the Lord late in life. But you shouldn't be ashamed of Jesus., and you can't always go by your feelings. Being a Christian has to do with you faith in Jesus and the word of God. Keep you chin up and try to find some good Christian friends that will encourage you. If you want to go to church there are churches that will come and pick you up and bring you home.
Have you tried talking to your parents about your relationship with Jesus. Perhaps they will understand and support you. God bless you and keep us posted.
2007-01-16 02:45:12 · answer #5 · answered by Harley Moma 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't be ashamed to admit what you're doing.
I stopped going to church for a long while because I couldn't find the "right" one - one where I felt the Holy Spirit at work, instead of hearing the about the works of men. When I found the right one and started going again, my mother noticed the difference in me and wanted to attend services with me
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Our services were "house services" like the early Christians used to have - where everyone met at each other's houses for Bible study and singing but we learned more and felt closer to each other.
I'm a Christian poet and and my work reflects my beliefs.
My mother died in December but I know she would want me to continue to to meet with my friends and learn the way I have been learning - the old fashioned Christian way.
2007-01-23 18:44:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know a little something about this personally, Honey. I was the first one in my family to get saved. That's been almost 17yrs ago. In that time, two of my brothers have committed suicide; (they did NOT know the Lord), my Mom has gotten saved, one of my daughters, (I'm honestly not too sure about the other, but I don't think she is), but through it all, especially the 2 suicides, if I didn't have God's support holding me up, I don't think I would've kept my sanity! It's a horrendous thing to lose even ONE person you love that way, but two brothers is almost enough to push a person over the edge! Through it all, I kept praying for my unsaved loved ones; my Mom got saved AFTER she buried her second son. All I can tell you is that, while we can't honestly say we understand WHY these things happen, or WHY our loved ones choose the fate that they do, it is ultimately up to them. But never stop praying for them, (it's too late for my brothers, )but don't let that hold you back from getting saved and close in your own walk with the Lord Jesus Christ!
God Bless you!
xx
2007-01-16 02:29:35 · answer #7 · answered by lookn2cjc 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The way to feel love is to think about all that has been done for you by your parents, God and Jesus. Think about how your parents cared for you as you are growing up. Did no one care for you when you were sick? Did you have to make your own clothing, grow your own food, teach yourself how to behave properly or how to talk? Well then, who took their precious time to help you in these matters. I'm asking you this because I want to reach your heart. Your heart is the creator of motivation for you and it looks like for some reason you're not opening it up to see whats in there. If you can, look for acts of love that are being done for you by people and by God and your heart will show you how to LOVE.
Never be ashamed of praying to God in front of anyone. He is the one that not only made it possible for you to live, but He loves you as a person and especially because you are humble. I'm sure that you will receive other answers too and they will be from people that care about you and love you.
2007-01-16 02:29:16 · answer #8 · answered by quaver 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your dilemma is actually pretty simple and quiet common actually. The first thing you have to accept though is that your emotions/feelings doesn't have to control you. It's ok to have the feelings that you have, but I promise you that once you accept and move closer to the Lord he will fix your feelings for you. And do not worry for a minute about your parents rotting in hell because the prayers of the righteous avails much [in other words changes or brings about much change]. I hope you will visit my 360 page. Today can be the greatest day of your life!
2007-01-16 02:09:37 · answer #9 · answered by Heaven's Messenger 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am the complete opposite of you. As a child I was raised having traditional, Roman Catholic dogma being shoved down my throat every day in a controlled environment - church, homeschool, and private school without ever having time to objectively analyze and reflect on this so called "Truth." Now that I'm older I can think in a more rational fashion not like the sense of your actions on earth will have "bad" effects in an inconclusive afterlife place such as hell or heaven. I know you wanted only Christians to answer, but the problem is you only want to read what you want to believe. This simply isn't true in a world full or multi-cultural beliefs and ideals.
fyi,
I'm not bashing Christianity; I think there is a great deal you can learn from various proverbs and how to live your life in a responsible, controlled, and moral way. However I have trouble dealing with people who are narrow-minded and accept certain beliefs and faiths in a blindly, mis-guided fashion.
2007-01-16 02:09:45 · answer #10 · answered by [ΦΘΚ] PIяATE 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
you need to do your best to go to church.. or find a good Christian friend that you trust and get them to help you feel God's love. As for your parents, Pray for them... and once you start going to church ask them to go with you... don't pressure them, but tell them about things in the service you think they would like... many churches have a lunch service every so often, so invite you parents to one of those... a free meal is always a good way to attract people..
most of all pray. You are doing good, and i'll be praying for you... let me know if you need anything else.
2007-01-16 02:04:57 · answer #11 · answered by J-Rod on the Radio 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋