how do i accept the lord into my life?

Question

my entire family is catholic, but i am so skeptical about all these religions. i havent been to mass in years. they (religions) cant all be right. i have muslim friends, jewish friends, friends that dont believe in anything. i am a non religous person but i am ready to accept the lord. what do i do?

like u said.. im just not a believer right now.

Answer 1

You simply talk to the Lord like you'd talk to a friend.He is a friend that will stay with you no matter what.Get in a place where you can be alone and just tell God how you feel.The Bible says "if we confess with our mouth and believe in out hearts that Jesus Christ is Lord we shall be saved." If you believe He died on that cross for you and if it would have been only you he'd have still done it.Remember this.He is the Son of God.He could have chosen to come down from there at any time. It was His great love for us -you that held Him there.Know that being a christian means being Christlike-pray and reading your bible for a little while every day will help sustain you.If you stumble-He's there to pick you up God's grace is sufficient for you.I'll be praying for you.

Answer 2

Pick one...Even if it's Atheist. However my Atheist friend loves to question my religion, and I am Catholic because of my family and I just accept it. It's easier. As long as I live a good life and don't hurt anyone else, then I will stick to that religion.
So be a Catholic, think: How was the world created? How where we created? The answer is=???? So there must be something else...so just begin to believe!

Answer 3

Jesus said that He was the way to eternal life. He died for you so that you could have eternal life. Accepting Jesus as your lord and savior is very easy to do:

Rom 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus {as} Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

Rom 10:10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

Rom 10:11 For the Scripture says, "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED."

Rom 10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same {Lord} is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

Rom 10:13 for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."

Answer 4

St Francis reported,"pontificate the Gospel, use words in case you may desire to." on the 2nd your occasion is the final thank you to evangelise on your husband. A Christ filled existence will talk louder than words. shop praying, never supply up, and be waiting for the day whilst he asks you to describe your ideals - so make certain which you'll be waiting with the respond.

Answer 5

...You are ready to accept the Lord... Then do it. Say it. Mean it. There. You are done.

Then

Find a Healthy congregation of believers and learn and see how God works. Believing isn't the end nut the beginning.

God bless,
JoMo

Answer 6

John 17:3

Matt 24:43-51

Matt 7:19

John 13:35

John 8:31,32

James 1:22-24

Acts 4:18-20

1Timothy 4:16

*****John 20:17 - who does he worship?

Answer 7

Try Lord Buddha first--it's a lot more peaceful than trying to pick an Abrahamic religion!!

Answer 8

Pray to Jesus and ask him to be the lord of your life, accept his offer of salvation. Then get a NIV or NLT Bible and read what it says and not what some dude in Rome tells you it says. Then put it into action. Welcome to God's family!

Answer 9

Please read the link below it will tell you what to do. this link will help you find peace in a moment please read it Pray it. and I will Pray for you.

Answer 10

Main factors of thinking straight

Character and intention

Man is equipped with many capabilities, while being at the same time caught in a web of very mixed emotions and endless needs. He has faculties like intelligence that surround and burden him with sorrows from the past and fear and anxiety for the future, a conscience that reminds him of his human responsibility and the essential purpose of his creation, and a will that continuously brings him to choose between alternatives. Just as man can put his intelligence, conscience and will under the command of truth, he can also surrender them to the power of his desires, needs, interests and ambitions. The characteristics inherited at birth also play an important role in his thought. The sum of these characteristics is called man’s nature or character.

A person under the influence of self-interest, desire, and moral weaknesses, and who has not yet found the right direction, especially one motivated by lower emotions such as jealousy, revenge, hatred and hostility, cannot easily think straight. Thus, one of the most important conditions for thinking straight is spiritual and moral training, of which the most reliable for all times and peoples is by the guidance of the Quran.

The elements making up a person’s character such as desire, inclination, sensibility and need, always influence his intentions. When the intention is not to reach the truth but to realize a personal goal the individual has set for himself, then that individual may not hesitate to distort data or even twist the truth. In order to strive after the truth and think straight, a person must have a sound intention which depends upon a trained and disciplined character.

Sent to this world with a nature that is ready to be trained, in fact, must be trained, man encounters two main resources for filling the transparent and empty mental cup that he is born with. The first is an environment composed of the immediate family circle, the cultural and social milieu (this includes the modern media) and schooling. The second is divine inspiration. From the moment of birth man naturally falls under the influence of his immediate family and surroundings. In time this influence leads to the development the individual mind of many notions, modes of thinking, patterns of value and understanding. At school these are changed, reinforced or renewed by what is learned there.

During this process many divinely inspired thoughts come depending on the individual’s effort and mental concentration. These thoughts can come, like many scientific discoveries, in the form of dreams or as inspiration to the heart. Divinely inspired thoughts, even if they are always essentially true, take on colour and form (like water taking the colour and shape of the bowl ) according to the person’s mental make-up, spiritual degree, and emotional sensitivity. Thus, the mental framework that has been shaped by the family, the environment, by formal or informal training, and by received modes of perception and patterns of value, can be regarded as the individual’s measures.

At every stage in the process of developing the mental make-up, that is, at the different stages of the life-long educational process, man thinks and evaluates differently. This is normal. We can see changing thoughts and values as the normal consequence of a constantly developing mental make-up. What is abnormal is if a person falls into the trap of thinking that every stage is the final one, then promotes his thoughts at that stage as absolutely true. This is one of the gravest mistakes that people make. The presentation of his thoughts as the absolute truth by one who is constantly in a learning phase, and in whose mind many false thought patterns and measurements have accumulated, is harmful. It can prevent him from learning new ideas, from avoiding repeating his mistakes, from reaching the truth, and from questioning and investigation at a later stage. God forbid, it can even lead him to stray or become a despot ‘for the sake of knowledge’.

In view of this, the path to thinking straight passes through sound measures and, as a result, a healthy perspective. This can be achieved first by doubt, that is, by doubting everything except absolute truths taken from their source. Then, by mental and spiritual purification. The mind must be cleared of mistakes and biases and the heart of sin and lower emotions. Beyond that, signs of enlightenment that will take one to the truth and to thinking straight should be followed. Unless these stages are accomplished, unless sound measures and consequently a healthy point of view are obtained, it doesn’t matter how much a person knows or works; he can’t reach the truth.

Accurate knowledge

After a sound character, sincere intention and correct point of view, the most important factor for thinking straight is accurate knowledge. For a person with a healthy intention and perspective, accurate knowledge is the essential sound material with which to think straight, just as, for making bread the right flour in the right amount is essential material. Without this, it’s not possible to think straight. Unless, there is revelation as for the Prophets—but that is no longer possible. Otherwise Divine inspiration can only manifest in a very pure heart. Even with inspiration, the range is very limited; in most aspects of life there is a need for accurate knowledge.

Escaping from the restrictions of time and conditions or perceiving time and conditions accurately

Another factor for thinking straight is being able to escape the restrictions brought about by epoch and circumstances. While doing this, current time and conditions must be taken into consideration so that one is not crushed by them.

Another important factor in thinking straight is thinking about subject-matter or seeking truths that are not tied to time and conditions. This will save a person from thinking in fragments and allow for holistic thinking, which is very important.

However important it is to be free from the restrictions of time and conditions in order to reach truths not limited by them, it is also vitally important to take advantage of time and conditions. Just as the number of truths in our lives that are absolute (i.e. true for everyone all the time and under all conditions) is small, the number of relative truths (those that change according to people, time and conditions) is great. Thus, especially in finding truths in this second group, knowing and diagnosing accurately the times, conditions, and people involved, is one of the most important paths to thinking straight. Regarding the subject of Islam, which is a religion that addresses every century, every level, every character and temperament, and every condition, it is vitally important to know well all the different epochs, social levels, characters and temperaments in order not to fall into error. Otherwise, in the name of Islam the door to catastrophe can open and—God forbid—the danger of man falling within the bounds of reference of the following verses can arise: Say: ‘Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds? Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?’ (al-Kahf:103-104)