A mature Christian told me, "If a voice is DEMANDING you DO IT NOW (or else), you can be pretty sure it's the enemy. God is not a dictator. God is the author and painter of your life; the bridegroom and lover of your soul. He is not a general giving impersonal orders to insignificant soldiers to achieve goals that have nothing to do with their own interests." His lordship could not be more deserved! I pray you (everyone) and I learn this more deeply every day!
I wept to this message because satan has been convincing me God isn’t a good and merciful God but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Thank you for this message!
Think it like this every time you have doubt of God's goodness. Yes, there is a lot of brutal evilness almost beyond our comprehension in this world. But we also live on this beautiful planet with trillions of species, plants etc. We are living out creator's dream. Our God dreamed all of this before he made everything. Could an evil God have created this beautiful planet? That doesn't sound very reasonable, it sounds more like an insane equation. God is good even though many things are beyond our comprehension. God bless
The devil is a liar, a deceiver and implants his strongholds in our minds making us believe that God is the cause of our troubles. Beware of the falsehood that God is not good. That's one of Satan's lies.
The thing I'm struck by is I found myself laughing with joy at the video, because when you were explaining it seems so ridiculous to think that over one thing we did or did not do God would condemn us when that completely goes against his character, but at the same time when you're the one experiencing the attacks these thoughts feel so real. This video was very helpful though, definitely going to try to remember this in the midst of a trial. Thank you!
In a season right now where I'm on again off again CONSTANTLY. Good day on fire for God, then next a bad day broken and searching for him again. In the Morning I'm praising his name with the biggest smile I got professing how I'm so thankful that he has sealed me, in the afternoon I'm questioning whether I ever truly repented and accepted him in the first place. It's so frustrating because when I'm in the off moments it feels like the on moment was so long ago. Kind of like when you're sick or in pain at some point it feels like it's been forever since you were healthy even if it's only been a day or so. I know it's Satan's attacks, I'm glad you mentioned he tries a variety of attacks when one doesn't work. First it was "You went back to that old sin, now there's no going back" then it was "You could go back, but you don't really care, keep asking for forgiveness it doesn't matter you'll never mean it." Then it got all the way to "He's not even real, you're wasting your life on a lie, go out and have some real fun again!". Although life has sucked lately God has given me some awesome victories and days in between the struggles, also it's funny to see how desperate he is to get me even though Christ already promised he'd never let me go and has shown that 😁
Thank you for sharing your experience! This is the exact same thing I’m going through. Helped to hear your experience and know I’m not the only one being attacked this way. The enemy is so desperate to separate us from our Father. But why would we ever run from God our Father who loves us soo much
The Lord used this to encourage me today. I never considered Satan might tell one to do something good to then accuse them when they don’t do it. Wow. I need to repent of allowing Satan (or maybe my own unbelief) to skew God’s character in my mind. Praise the Lord for His long-suffering and compassion!
Yeah. Also if God has something specific to your journey that is a true blessing and leads to you being a blessing to others, Satan can try to mislead you with opportunities that aren't sin in and if themselves but throw us off course.
I've so glad to have come across this. For years I've been thinking I'm the crop that is being chocked by the thorns, and ultimately I'm going to go to hell. I've been a Christian just over 10 years and I've done things I never should have, I do still sin but I hate my sin and daily battle against it. Back to these attacks though, I have thought that they were God telling me I am predestined for hell, and that God had made it known to me. How the author describes his experiences in how he felt completely matches how I feel, a total sense of hopelessness and dread like none other surrounding my soul. The attacks come over me as if I my soul is being stabbed again and again. This has lead me to not only become depressed and anxious but to feel as though sharing the Gospel to the lost (which I felt was my calling as a new Christian) was a pointless task because God, I told myself, new already who would be saved anyway regardless. This lie and these attacks have so hurt me, but I am recovering from these lies and I am again for the first time in years sensing the Lord calling me to become His evangelist once again, specifically to go and share the Gospel in Cheltenham where I live. As well as this my mood is improving, and only until I watched this video, hearing those quotes from that book I was only somewhat sure that these attacks and voices in my head were of the Devil, they are so so, so decieving. Thank you for sharing this video, this topic of the strategies of Satan is too under heard.
Joshua Crisp Hi joshua. Iam also a believer for a little over 10 years. May God bless you give you wisdom and understanding. We are in a spiritual war. And is not easy. But God strengthens us in our weakness. Continue the long life marathon my brother. We can not do anything with our own strenght. But as we christ strengthens us through His word, prayer, fellowship. He prepares us for His glory, we are vessels. Take a deep breath and keep on fighting.
I struggled with this for a long time. Many years...especially while I was in the charismatic church. I am out of that church but even years later, I struggle to a certain extent. I began to ignore these "promptings" then feeling guilty for not following the promptings. It is hard for me to discern between God's rebuke or the enemy's...I believe (yet Lord help my unbelief) I am the Lord's. He is my only hope. He is the only one who can take away my sin.
THIS IS ME. Praise the Lord for this video, this way of life is a living hell - every thought that comes in is a challenge, and the terror of obeying and not obeying makes one despise life itself. For those who also suffer from this, realize this, to produce fruit for Christ is never of our own will power, but an act of grace from Christ. Refocus your mind on Christ and away from yourself
God has truly used Tim Conway as a speaker for Christs sheep, He uses scriptures as a sword should be. It cuts so deep in the heart that the sin and deceitfulness bleeds through. The devil trembles before God's people.
I can't even believe this, this has happened to me for a long long time, God's timing is perfect! Praise Him! I can't even count the times i was accused of not loving God, hearing the roaring voice scream at me "If you love God throw your computer out the window right now!" I can't believe this, this is shocking and liberating at the same time
I had the same kind of things in my life. I once thought God told me to build an ark and so it troubled my conscience for months until I finally accepted it and said to God that I would do it and I felt immense relief. Then not a week later while I was praying I thought God was telling me to sacrifice my mom in her sleep if I really loved Him and I couldn't do it at all and was paralyzed in that moment with certainty that I had been rejected and cast out by God. Even to this day (8 years later) that still affects me and I haven't yet fully recovered. But I keep praying to God that He restores my conscience so that I can properly train it to respond correctly to His word and His law, and not by my own thoughts or suspicions. It has been a long road.
@@alexandredumaspyles7553 I appreciate you checking in. I have come quite a long way since my comment was originally posted. I found a new church home after not having one for a long time, I have received many hours of biblical counseling and have studied/read my Bible a lot more than I had been before, and God truly has instructed me in many ways through it. I do still have moments of depression and doubt but I am comforted to know that the Lord has me at all times. Every day is a battle, but such is the Christian life. But I am learning to rejoice in all of it. God bless you brother
This started happening to me when I drifted away from the Lord to study for a nursing career to quiet my parents. 😭. The details are so painful to share that The stuff i was deceived abt and couldn’t discern because I was away from the Lord. Now I have anxiety talking to ppl and anxiety about my salvation. I let go of prayer time reading time I’m not blaming them but I know Jesus said forsake everything to be His disciple and now I know. (DONT EVER LET GO OF PRAYER AND READING HIS WORD BC WE MUST ABIDE IN HIM TO OBEY HIM & LOVE HIM) I’m working towards His presence and forsaking all because I desire Him most. I know His presence is enough for everything to be right.
Thia video was really helpful for me . I get very anxious thoughts and feel like I have to do something right now or God will squish me ... It makes me very anxious and upset . But it must be the enemy messing with my mind because I really relate to this man's struggle. In those moments I fail to remeber who God really is and I believe the lies. I definitely will be praying more about discerning God's voice vs the enemy .
I am grateful to say that I am a born again Christian and have been since I was 19.......yes indeed i enjoy listening to this dear man of God and I much pray God's peace and comfort on him and his family each and everyday and that God uses him and his ministry mightily to much glorify and lift high the king of kings and the lord of lords!!!!!! to God Be All The Glory!!!!! Great Things He Hath Done!!!!!! and all hail king Jesus!!!!! the king of kings and the lord of lords!!!!!! however folks these days are getting darker and Christ is coming soon and if you don’t know Christ as your savior then it burdens my soul to think that you are headed for a terrible place called Hell where the Bible says the fire is never quenched and the worm dies not! Folks you are not promised tomorrow! If you want to know how to be saved from this horrible reality then please by all means don’t hesitate to comment right back so I can lead you to the savior! 2 Corinthians 6:2 clearly states “now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation!” And Hebrews 3:15 clearly states, “Today if you hear his voice don’t harden your hearts! it is not me but the Holy Spirit that I pray reveals to you the truth of his precious gospel......John 3:16 says for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes on him will not perish but have everlasting life! V 17 says then V 18 says whoever believes on the son is not condemned but whoever does not believe on the son is condemned already because he has not believed on the son whom God has sent! Also Acts 16:30-31 what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house I am not threatening anyone but just warning them what will happen if they reject this precious gift of eternal life! Christ died a horrible criminals death! He was beaten brutally mocked spit upon and endured countless hours of torture pain for all of our sins! Ppl go to hell because they reject that pardon for their sins! And Jesus is saying to them in Matthew 25:41 depart from me you cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! Hell was only prepared for Satan and his angels! It is not God who threatens anyone it is the craziness of rejecting the free pardon of salvation! It’s like if you’re in court you’ve committed a crime say you murdered someone! Now if you say to that Judge hey I know I’ve done a terrible thing of murdering that person but I hear you’re a good judge and so I know you’ll be fair to me...... the judge is going to reply well yes you’re right about one thing I am a good judge and because I’m a good judge I’m going to see to it that you’re punished and that justice is served! Well then all of a sudden someone you don’t even know comes forward and says you know what I know he’s committed the crime he’s committed and he deserves to go to jail but I really don’t want to see him go to prison so I’ll just go to prison for him so he can go free! So if you accepted that offer you’d be free to leave the courtroom but if you didn’t well you’d be crazy and go to prison yourself! Well that’s exactly how it was 2,000 years ago! He is God in human flesh and he came to this earth lived a perfect sinless life and even though he knew that we had sinned and because of our sins deserved to die miserably but he said no I don’t want to see them suffer so I will go and take their punishment for them! Even though he did absolutely nothing wrong still he chose to take the punishment for our sins so we can be set free from the power bondages and consequences of our disobedience to God! Romans 5:8 says For God commends his love toward us that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us! 1 John 2:2 says he was made to be the propitiation for our sins! And not just for our sins but the sins of the whole world! 2 Corinthians 5:21 He who knew no sin became Sin for us that we would be made his righteousness! The truth is if you had to get to Heaven by your own effort then you cannot do it! Because Romans 3:10 says there is not one that does good! No Not One! Romans 3:23 says For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God! Romans 6:23 says For the wages of sin is death! But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our lord! But the good news is Romans 10:9 If we confess with our mouth and believes in our hearts that Christ died for our sins then was raised from the dead we will be saved! V 10 For it’s with the heart we believe and it’s with the mouth confession is made unto salvation! God gave us 10 commandments to follow and we’ve broken every one of them! And because God is a good God he cannot allow our disobedience to him to go unpunished! Well then like I just mentioned above his son Jesus stepped forward and said no I don’t want to see them punished so I will take their punishment for them! And also like I said he died a terrible substitute criminal’s death for us on a cross so now all we have to do is accept that payment for our sins and we can escape the terrible wrath of God that is to fall on them who do not accept this atonement that was sacrificed for our sins! Praise the lord Romans 10:13 says Whoever calls on the name of the lord shall be saved! And 1 Peter 1:4 you’re an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you! Christ clearly said in John 14:6 I am the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the father but through me! Acts 4:12 clearly states that there is no other name given unto Heaven or earth by which we must be saved as there is salvation in no other! Jesus clearly states that there is clearly only one way to Salvation and it’s him that’s it! There is no other way! God Bless everyone who reads!
I really needed this video ... a lot of people struggle with attacks in the form of thoughts that we don’t even want to think and we’re like what the ... where did that come from, there’s always gonna be knocks at the door but we don’t have to answer or let them in ... 🙏🏻
I can relate to this. I was sure for a while the Lord has truly saved me earlier this year. He had changed my heart and my eyes were open after my childhood has been spent in church without my life being changed. After a few weeks I sinned in areas I had felt freedom from and failed to share the gospel with two teachers at my school that God has put on my heart out of fear. I’ve felt distant from God for awhile with only small moments since where I’ve felt his presence. I was recently overwhelmed by how much God still cares even though I’ve failed him since his grace was shown to me. I’ve learned that a lack of time in prayer in the Bible can really allow Satan to mess with you as well if you’re not fighting back with biblical truth
Quite true brother. It has been the same case for me. I have been having this feeling that because I didn't preach to someone I met like I'm condemned and I can't be happy and all that and that Jesus no longer loves me. But I'm really grateful because he is always loving and cares for us.
My sheep hear My voice and a stranger’s voice they will not follow Alleluia 🙌 we need to laugh in his 👿 face when he makes us feel condemned and punished by God. Because God doesn’t punish His children; He only disciplines us, lovingly.
Finally feels like someone understands this. I went through similar experiences in life. The biggest blow was in the last 2 years. True that God was holding me and the enemy had to flee. God put me through situations where he made me realize and truly accept my worth in Him and His everlasting love. He loves me so much. He is a good Father. 😇❤️
I wonder how many times that I have given in to temptation not realizing that Satan was about to flee too. That's just good teaching that it's God's power who holds us up, Satan doesn't have that power, what good assurance that is!!
Hello brother I was scrolling through the comments and seen we have the same name lol , satan has so many strategies but we just have to stay strong and come to god for anything we need or request and he will help us with in reason.
This flash of lightning on my conscience happened to me. I was a new Christian, diligently searching the Word of God to learn more about who He is and what He says in His word, when I came across the binding of Isaac. When I saw the tremendous faith Abraham had to demonstrate before God, I thought He was showing me what I had to do, except with my mom, whom I love dearly. I felt paralyzed and terrified and didn’t do it, and immediately after felt condemned.
I've felt that same way with my dog and baby sister. But that is crazy! If God was telling anyone to do that now adays he'd say it out loud, Hes not the author of confusion and he didnt give us a spirit of fear.
@@sweetsav11 I really felt like I was the only one! Even to this day that scar remains on my conscience. But I know only through fellowship with the body of Christ and diligently filling my mind and heart with Truth will it diminish. And even if not on this side of heaven, I know that once I behold the Lamb who was slain, my soul will be healed. It did teach me to be satisfied with scripture, and to not seek signs or special revelation. Just as it says in Hebrews, in the past God spoke through the prophets in various ways, but in these last days He has spoken through His Son. All we need to do is follow Him.
Thank you, I've had this same temptation very often on buses. So much so that I feared to be on buses or sitting around others because I felt that I would be failing God and loosing his good pleasure if I didn't speak up for Him. How wonderful it is that we rely on his loving kindness and steadfast love towards us through Jesus rather than our own merit and status.
guys please pray for me. I have been going through demonic oppression. Before I got baptized i didnt experience this. I loved reading my bible and it came alive to me. I have been going through this. I am so weak and I have such intense demonic oppression and i can literally feel something gripping me and it causes me pain. please help me.
I pray you stay strong with the Lord and resist the devil's attack on you..remember God's power is stronger than whatever the devil's tactics he uses to condemn you,weaken or discourage you(even if you might trip,but don't fall completely by letting the devil winning your soul). Remember to accept Gods grace and know that He is a loving but powerful God..trust in Him and He'll always get you through..🙏🏻❤
danielle winter Brother, I feel your pain... I have horrible thoughts at times, to the point where I feel I’m unsaved, apathetic, and even doomed. However, what I’ve found is that when we feel absolutely horrible, if we can give God thanks for his son Jesus Christ, for his death, burial and resurrection, and muster up some faith, these are key times to prove our complete reliance on Jesus Christ. When something is edging you to fall away or panic, get on your hands and knees and thank God for the beautiful promises that we cling to through the Holy Spirit in Christ Jesus.
I love the creator of all. Don’t loose sight of The most high. God does answer prayers. Even if it takes a yr. Grow as a person and always give thanks even for the bad things because it is all Gods will and the purpose for you
This video has been very encouraging and reassuring. I've been dealing with random panic attacks in church and extreme anxiety when I go to the store, to see family, etc. This past Sunday was the worst. I couldn't get my thoughts to slow down and it was a struggle to hold onto His promises. The church was taking communion and the thought came up in my head beforehand "look at you right now, being anxious and sinning, you can't take communion. Don't take it." So I ended up not taking it and have felt extreme guilt and embarrassment since. And I know what scripture says about anxiety and that I can trust Him. As a new convert, it's been hard to learn to just simply surrender myself to Him and lean wholly on Him. This video has very important reminders and by the grace of God alone, I can and will overcome this. If anyone can offer any encouraging words or prayers, I would deeply appreciate it. It is God that's holding me up in this race and I know He's not going to let me go.
I am struggling with the same thing and letting go of my past but we must remember how slow he is to anger and how patient he is, I’m with you in this fight as well are a lot other but keep faith and oraying
@@Lovetranscends111 I actually was diagnosed was agoraphobia, panic disorder, and PTSD a couple of months ago, which is why I was dealing with such severe anxiety. Which is crazy. But thank you, friend, that is very reassuring.
Never be ashamed of the gospel .. but deny our own selves and understanding and look at things from His perspective to understand others may need saving .. prayer. The days are evil. But doesn't mean you have to be a part of it .. the reason God puts His spirit on us in those situations is because He didn't. In a time of adversity a brother is born. .. it's not when everyone agrees.
A book that helped (still helps) me a lot was Martin Luthers commentary of the letter to the Galatians. Luther himself always struggled with that kind of stuff. His conscience was constantly under heavy fire until the Gospel (the truth) set him free.
Remember true faith is resting on believe in christ. Not he who worketh. Sometimes letting go, trusting Christ finished work, and not feeling the need to continually fight Satan or yourself is how you grow in faith. Sometimes true strength and faith is not feeling the need to fight every question or thought.
WARFARE SINCE 21ST June 2024 I’ve been fasting and praying and have now started remembering my dreams. Last Friday I woke up feeling good and noticed in the homeless hostel I’m at attacks from the neighbour “randomly sniffing” outside my door causing me to question why he’s doing it… I did a grocery delivery (home) 9am due to severe anxiety and I still wear my face mask due to insecurity, a neck scarf + 3 hours after unpacking the shopping at 12pm I started trying to pray and press in to Jesus. Then I get an intrusive thought did I have my face mask on earlier? And instead of casting down the thought I text the delivery driver to ask (obviously why would he respond?😂) so that stopped me from praying due to fear of my mask being off when AT the time of interaction there was no problem and I did have it on. Later that day I tried to ask my neighbour if he heard me with the delivery guy to help me reassure myself of having my mask on During that interaction the male neighbour who sniffs near my door came back and I’m sure he took a picture of me with his phone before coming into the hostel whilst I was talking. At the time I did not worry too much because I was wearing my mask, scarf & bandana After that interaction with neighbour despite him being double minded (he smokes weed) I go up to my room and remove my clothes and then the intrusive thought starts “did I have on…” I go back to the downstairs neighbour and ask him what was I wearing to reassure myself/calm the anxiety and he laughed like a demon and said well you didn’t have your scarf on causing me to worry even though I definitely had it on I told him I had it on (because I did I just wanted to be reassured) I then asked the neighbour upstairs who I thought may have taken a picture of me and asked him (despite English not being his 1st language) and he said no I don’t know I did not see causing me panic when I know the logical part of me knows I had it on as it’s a comfort for me I then went to my room, showered and after like an hour I had another intrusive thought was I being recorded when talking to him? Was I wearing anything on my feet? Did I have my mask on? I could not sleep all night then the next day when he was downstairs cooking I asked him if I had my mask on and he reassured yes Then when I go back in my room another intrusive thought “was my zipper down on my jeans?” “Did I have my mask on?”, “Did he understand what I had asked” I know this is the enemy and I’m learning recently how to pray and fast which obviously in the spirit realm I was doing something right hence all these attacks on my mind. The ocd spirit of mental torment which makes me doubt after a social situation and the lies of the enemy that for some reason I entertained rather than continued praying I went from Friday morning praying and seeking Jesus to ending up in the park crying calling the Samaritans crisis line that same day Since then I’ve been asking constantly after did I have my mask on when I did but still feeling anxious Also the upstairs neighbour who sniffs outside my door has stopped since I’ve been asking him about if I had my mask on, further making me worry that I did not have my mask on whilst talking him despite him saying I did Saturday last week another neighbour male kept knocking on my door aggressively and tried to press my door handle down (luckily it’s locked and barricaded) because he was angry thinking I was saying something about his mum when I don’t know what he was talking about (his mum lives at the homeless hostel and claims to see lucifer coming out her toilet and says she’s putting curses on the hostel) Please pray for me I’m really going through warfare and it’s distracting me from seeking Jesus. I’ve been struggling to sleep since Friday last week 21ST June due to the anxiety and double checking I have my mask on. During interactions I’m fine it’s when I’m alone minutes, hours later the intrusive question which turns to doubt and fear starts even effecting my sleep which has never been THIS BAD, worrying if I was secretly filmed… [ Few days before my birthday a few weeks ago I had the staff at the homeless hostel do a room inspection and I was rushing about and during the interaction I can feel the mask on my face despite not touching it and I was not self conscious of talking during the interaction. As soon as they left I must of removed it quickly then held my hand to cover my mouth whilst closing the window and curtain and then the intrusive thought kicked in did I have my mask on?/ OR/ If I’m emptying the bin late at night I had my mask on but then in bed few minutes to hour later I would have that same intrusive question so I notice the pattern] Someone in the hostel slashed my bank statement letter open Wednesday 26TH June 2024 and staff can’t do anything because there’s no cctv in the hostel. My anxiety is going OFF, crying so much the last few days I received prayer over the phone by a Christian crisis helpline and was crying in the park. I then listened to worship music and laid in the sun and noticed 3 white birds flying over my head for a few minutes. Is the white birds from the Holy Spirit?
Its all about your heart, intents, and will. Thats what God sees and judges us by. Our minds sometimes can have i trusive thoughts that we dont always like. Our thoughts sometimes are just created by our brains. Talk to someone with ocd or depression. They will tell you. Just remember true faith sometimes is not fighting every intrusive bad thought because you have a deep rooted faith in Jesus. Sometimes tests of faith are hard because your going through them alot and dont even fully realize it
Just started watching this.... have never heard anybody describe this phenomena so real and on target... thanks Pastor Tim and James.... continuing watching now... ...finished watching... very encouraging... one of the most encouraging ones. -- "even now" Seems like wise understanding about God -- "building a case" ... "slowly" ... from the Bible, from other Christians, etc. bit by bit; until you know it's God's voice.
Your last statement regarding Jeremiah 20:9, I had that experience recently to give a message to our friend and I held it in and held it in and it became so powerful, that I couldn't hold back any longer and called her to come sit down, so that I could share it with her...She wasn't a Believer but, for whatever reason, she sat down and listened intently and thanked me for sharing God's word with her...I was utterly blown away that she actually listened and didn't stand up and walk away...it threw me off like nothing I had experienced before, I even asked my wife, what she thought and she said...I didn't expect that reaction from her...See, the following day she was moving into her new apartment and has been returned to see us since then. Wow!
I am learning so much from these videos and there is always someone in the future ill share what l learn. These videos help me to shape a biblical worldview. I am getting the book.
My walk with Jesus is so confusing sometimes. I'll see Him clearly & I'll want Him. For a sort time I'll feel alright, but then the doubts come in & I can't stop them. Suddenly I forget how to call on Jesus's help, & everything gets foggy. Now I.. don't know what to do. I know that I can't walk without Jesus, but Satan has blinded me- ugh
I feel that way too. Honestly I think I’m starting to realize that every time I sit and wallow in my own self pity and frustration, fear, or even my own numbness I feel in my heart, in no way by doing those things am I bringing my self closer to Christ or God’s will. I personally have a hard issue with not crying (I really want to) and a lack of feeling love, I feel anger though and all of the bad emotions but the good ones are hard for me and it makes me feel hopeless. But every time I sit around doing nothing, could be time spent doing something like feeding the homeless or talking with people who feel lost or who have been abused and need someone. I need to start living a life that glorifies God. When I am sitting around at home doing nothing it’s no wonder I feel the way I do. With the way I live my life I am giving the evil one too much ammo. It’s just some thoughts maybe you will get something out of this. Take it with a grain of salt though because perhaps I am wrong. I feel very blind and trapped myself and the feeling of feeling heartless and essentially numb burdens me. It makes me feel like there is nothing genuine and pure inside of me, only something dark but me dwelling on that and feeling hopeless is not going to give me hope you know what I mean. I should walk in faith and practice living a life with Jesus inside of my heart.
@@jamescapb3795 it is a familiar feeling as well, I see many Christians having to go through it. But only those who seek Him, I also see many that are "happy" but they are not walking with God. So I am happy that there are people seeking him. And honestly it might take years, only now I got so desperate that I stopped just sitting in self pity and started actually searching for Him. Fought so hard to actually start reading the Bible everyday. Just a couple chapters but still. Also realizing that joy comes before obedience by Christ alone. Obedience comes out of joy of salvation
I'm in this right now. I've been dealing with sexual sin for a long time and I came across a Desiring God video about sexual sin and how there is a "point of no return" with sexual sin, told with the story of Esau in Hebrews. That flash of lightning hit me back in May, and I was convinced that I was like Esau. I thought God hated me and didn't want to grant me the gift of repentance. The Lord has helped me over the last few months, but I feel so depressed. This has been the hardest year of my life spiritually and I'm finding it harder and harder to read the Bible and desire God. I'm anxious all the time. Please pray for me.
I was bound to sexual sin for about 20 years. I received my victory over it at the end of May this year. The Holy Spirit set me free and I am free indeed, I say this with humility and boasting only in Christ. Prayerfully listen to a sermon called The indwelling and power of the Holy Spirit by Keith Daniel. God's grace led me to that sermon which helped and blessed me. Praying for you.
Dear Scott, I know how you felt for I was once there. I got over my porn addiction through making a covenant with my eyes with God. Buy this book, A Covenant with My Eyes by Bob Sorge. If you can’t afford it, I’d be willing to buy it for you say by purchasing a gift card in your place. It’s that important. Please keep us updated.
some awesome stuff!! definitely seeing where i'v probably been in bondage,most of the battle is fought in the mind and this is exactly what i needed to hear be set free
I am just halfway through this video on the book and it is sad and scary to say I go through the exact same attacks the author is writing. It is so tiring, I hope I had not blasphemed the Holy Spirit. I keep on fighting and fighting to cling to Jesus. This is so real, the demons are real. Too bad the book is 27.00. The author makes it through gives me hope tho...Thank you Pastor Tim, you speak so eloquently on matters so important in the life of believers. God bless.
@@nicholaspino33 Sorry to hear you are going through such struggles too. Cling as much as you can to Jesus, though I stumble and fall at times and feeling out of control- He is my only joy through every turmoil I go through. I pray that you remain as close as you can through every struggle you face, brother. Praying that all finish the race. God bless.
if you are worried that you commited the unpardonable sin then you most likely didn't do it. The evil one has made me feel like I committed the unpardonable sin. But I know I didn't because I know that God hasn't given up on me. And I know that God hasn't given up on you, so you didn't commit the unpardonable sin.
This is happening to me right now please pray I have repented of everything but I got a sudden blast to my conscious and I obeyed it and then it kept going and now it’s to make a public confession video of all my embarrassing sins possible sins and deep secrets. Indont want to do this but I will if God is telling me I just feel Guilt feelings and shame 24/7 and can’t shake it. Please pray for me
hey, satan had place in me from addiction, and me not knowing truth, or word,,,,,,,,had a great love for Jesus but the devil beat me up mind and body,,,,,,,,,HIM HIS DEMONS, GOT ENTRY INTO MY BODY AND SHOOK ME, HIT ME, HIT MY BRAIN 24 7, CONDEMNED ME,,EACH SEC 24 7, TIL I GOT KNOCKED OFF THE TREE OF LIFE, I could get no peace any sec, tried to have a cig, had begged begged Jesus and Holy Ghost to help me from the real bullies beating me,,,,to help me repent in full the cigs while i was being beat up by the devil,,,,,,,i mean literally,,,,,,,,,,and i was shook so bad on my skelton, i fianlly cursed out at God Jesus and Holy Ghost, said f them to each one, so none had showed up to help me, was over 2 years,,,,,,,i said i was sorry right after, but,,,,the devil condemning me and PYSICALLY TORTURING ME WITH SHAKING ME, PULLING AT ME, SWATTING ME, AND MORE PLUS HIS CONDEMNING ,,,over and over and over, 24 7,,,I would repent and beg God for help, for them to come save me , back me up, deliver me, tried to get delivered SO many times, and out of hurt where anger comes from, i threw my eternal, THE DEVIL IS VERY TRICKY, I HATE HIM, BUT HE IS LYING TO YOU OVER HAVING TO MAKE A PUBLIC VID,,,,,,,TRUST ME, I KNOW, HE IS CONDEMNING YOU WITH LIES, YOU ARE FORGIVEN, YOU REPENTED ALL AND DID NOT GET IN SOME BODY STRUGGLE WITH DEMONS AND SATAN AND IN ONE SEC LOSE IT ALL, HE IS L Y I N G TO YOU, THEY ARE, FROM A LOST SOUL NOW, WHO HAS REPENTED ALL NOW, BUT IT WAS LIKE A DAY TOO LATE,,,,,,,I JUST NEEDED SOME HOLY ANGEL OR SOME DIVINE TO HAVE HELPED ME IN THE REAL BATTLE FIGHT, BUT TRUST ME,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,YOU CAN RELAX, KNOW PLEASE HE IS ATTACKING YOU WITH ENERGY LIES AND YOU DONT HAVE TO DO A PUBLIC NADA,, JESUS DIED IN PUBLIC FOR YOU, ,,,,,,,,,,,,I wish you such peace
This is so helpful. Satan is jealous of our joy and peace. The example of the man on the bus reminds me of the time when Christ was tempted in the wilderness to throw Himself from the top of the temple, and I've always thought that a normal Christian (i.e. not Jesus) would have been left feeling like they were a coward who didn't properly trust God.
Wooooooooooow....,,,...................................... that’s what happened with me from 9 years ago. Oh my God oh my God. But the lord helped me every day
God is so real y’all, So, in the past week, God has been teaching me how to recognize His voice, Because I’ve been fooled by the devil so many times , thinking it was God. This made me start doubting God(You see, this is the devil’s real aim- to make us doubt God), So back to my story, God was showing me how His own voice sounds, It’s the voice of Wisdom! Don’t do anything that makes you question your sanity, That is the devil! God’s voice is soothing and calm, you’ll think you’re talking to yourself because it’s calm but when you recollect what that voice has just spoken , you’ll come to realize these two things; 1. “It can’t be me, because knowing myself I’m not as wise as that” 2. And lastly, the words spoken will make PERFECT SENSE. So, why did I start with “God is real”? It’s because He’s been telling me about discerning His voice , since the past week till this morning , And lo and behold, He brought me to this video, After He asked me few minutes ago to go to“I’ll be honest” , He then brought me to this video, To establish the fact that He’s the one speaking, What This pastor spoke about , I’ve been battling it for a while now, I’ve never told anyone ! But now I have CLARITY! Guys, who is this GOD THAT KNOWS MY INNERMOST THOUGHTS THIS WELL! He is real!! Glory to the Lord.
Key themes: Relationship, and the Bible. As you grow in your relationship with God, you’ll be able to know ‘HOW’ God specifically speaks to you, But primarily he speaks to us through the Bible. (The Bible is a very powerful spiritual book, it is not ordinary at all). God speaking isn’t complicated. If you’re saved and have the Holy Spirit,(all saved people have been given God’s Spirit), You can receive revelations of God’s word from the Bible. That is the primary source of God’s voice, because it’s his living word. Now how ? Open heart + a simple sincere prayer. 1. Ask The Lord for an open heart:that is you’re not going into the word with preconceived ideas of its meaning, but with a open heart. 2. Ask the Lord to speak to you by His spirit. 3. Read. Anything and everything you get in reading, (that’s in understanding), that is God speaking to you. 1 John 2:27. For the specific personal ways, I believe he himself chooses and establishes the ‘specific’ ways he talks to us as individuals. And he’ll create a knowing in your spirit, that these are ways God specifically speaks to you. Lastly, he’ll most likely confirm what he has spoken to you personally, with scriptures. God bless and enjoy God’s voice.
I'M FIGHTING ALWAYS I NEED TO GET BACK INTO JESUS AND TAKE HIS YOKE AGAIN. MAY 15 2018 SATAN PULLED THIS ON ME GOING INTO HEART FAILURE HE STARTED WORKING ON ME GET BEHIND ME SATAN IN JESUS CHRISTS NAME AMEN
I’ve been dealing with this right now. These past two weeks I’ve been severely doubting my salvation, and I feel like in order to repent I need to pray silently on the ground in the walkway of my school cafeteria. I haven’t done it because I’m too scared of what people will think of me. And when I don’t do it I feel like God is going to judge me and I’m going to hell. One of the Bible verses that makes me fear more is Proverbs 29:1. Please pray for me; I would greatly appreciate your prayers.
It is not by works. God won’t love you more than He does right now. He loves you the same always. Read His word, repent of there is something you need to repent about,and then let His grace and mercy wash over you. He does not want you to feel shame.
You don’t have to pray silently in front of people my friend. Get alone behind closed doors. God rewards what is done in secret. For He sees and hears us
Sounds like you’re spiritually depressed. Luke 11:11-13 God is our Father. Psalm 103:13 God pities His children. Stop listening to the devil trying to convince you that God hates you.
rockn rolla instead of spending your time Trolling Christian channels, why don’t you find something worthwhile to do with your life, The prayers did work I no longer suffer from either of those things Praise Jesus!!
I think in this system of Lordship Salvation I don't believe a lot of people are going to have a "Peace of Mind" Because they're scared to death that if they don't repent of all their sins then they may not even be saved or are not saved in the first place. Do you want to know how to really be not paralyzed with doubt? "God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him shall have everlasting Life" John 3:16 "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved" Acts 16:31 *God Loved you so much that he would rather die than live without you* he proved that on the cross and all he asks is that you believe in his son Jesus who was a sacrafi e for all your sins who died and rose again and you will be saved. You don't need to "do" something to prove your saved Jesus did it all. Simply believe and focus on Jesus and watch the doubt fade away. And no your salvation can't be lost "and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." John 10:28
This was a usual occurrence in my life when I was younger, it literally hindered me from everything I was excited to do, so much so that I was expecting it every time I had the opportunity to do or receive something I like. It made me tone down my love for things, I quit getting excited about the things I loved. I even get surprised whenever I don't get this feeling when some I like was happening to me. I felt it when I wanted to go to school, I felt lost while in school, kept wishing I was like other students who weren't as scrupulous as me. Literally filled with fear each time I was journeying back to school after the holidays. It was real torture, affect my life. Got scared whenever I hear teachings on Gods voice or leading of the spirit etc. It was horrible, I wanted to please God, love him but what I perceived as his voice wasn't kind to me.
@@sweetsav11 Remember as these days are going and wickedness is increasing, wars and rumors of wars, Jewish third temple being built with 5 Red Heifers without blemish there etc etc, satans time is short so he comes down with fury and so are satan's attacks more and more and us saints are weary because of it. May I also suggest having a time devoted to prayer and fasting as Jesus said in Matthew and Mark?
Excellent information from God's precious Word in addressing the issue in how to overcome Satan's strategy on how he attacks and falsely accuse us! We are overcomers by the word of our testimony and in faithfully using His Word in spiritual warfare! May the Lord continue to bless your ministry!
My question would be. If no man knows the thoughts of another man except for God. How can satan know that God put in your mind to witness to somebody in the first place. I know that Satan is not a man. But he is not God. How would he know to send that feeling of condemnation. For your refusal to God. If he cannot read your mind. Therefore cannot know that you rejected the call of God to spread the gospel. Thank you for your help and understanding. The Bible tells us. Satan sends fiery darts to inspire wrong thought. But not that he has understanding of our thoughts. He can see our physical reaction to his lies. And can use that to further influence us. This may be why God asked Cain why his countenance had dropped. To show us the importance of your disposition. (Keep a poker face) if you will. But again it was not told us that Satan or his Demons can read our thoughts. So perhaps the immediate thought of condemnation after our refusal of Gods will. Stems from a lack of biblical understanding of salvation. If in our minds we have true faith and understanding of, and in salvation threw Jesus. We can not be made to feel condemnation. Nothing can separate us from the hand of God. Romans 8:38 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow-not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. Perhaps the feeling is not that of condemnation. Rather a conviction of the conscious from the Holy Spirit. God rebukes and corrects us for our sin. As a loving father. We as Christians need to learn the scripture deeply. The closer we walk with God. The further we are from The effective reach of Satan on our mind. This is not to say that he cannot still reach us. Because in fact the closer to God you walk. The more of a threat to Satan you become. So you become a greater focus of his attack. But with an intimate walk with God. Threw understanding of him, by his word. The effectiveness of his attack on your mind is greatly Diminished . And comes with immediate guidance from the Holy Spirit on how to handle the attack. God bless all my beloved brothers and sisters. Peace and understanding be your blessing from the father. In Jesus name I ask. So be it.
If one temptation doesn't work, the devil will be trying another... And he ll keep on trying. In some situations he ll be using some Bible Verses to deceive us
So true and a very scary tactic one day I felt very doubtful that someone like me could ever hope to be a disciple of Jesus and I saw how wrong my life was all along and I had a thought that I should renounce Jesus as my Lord because I have put the crucifixion of him to shame by backsliding and I felt like Jesus himself declared he will never forgive me and I was crying
Felt the exact same thing brother. You are not alone. This is trickery of the devil. This is all it is. Peter denied Christ 3 times, Jonah bailed on Gods calling, Moses didn’t want to speak on behalf of God and wanted his brother Aaron to speak, Job questioned God by demanding answers from him, Paul writes about doing the things he ought not to do.” My point is we are weak. Our flesh is weak, our rebellion is great. Our spirit is right with God when we are bothered by disobeying Gods law or by the thought of losing God.
Jacob Wallace thank you guys so much for sharing your story. I’ve been desperately looking for a video teaching that addresses this very thing and you guys have been sharing your own stories and this helps me realize I’m not alone. It’s been torture.
@@nicholaspino33 same here. Been going through the exact same thing. But I know God is gracious and kind and good and it is no sin to trust in Him and in His grace and mercy in spite of our sin. It's so refreshing and helpful to know we are not alone in attacks like this.
It's so encouraging to know I am not by myself in this. I thought I was because my own personal sin as a Christian weighed my heart down so much. Satan has lead me to think God is a monster, in that God has created me for destruction. But I cannot see this to make any sense but it's so real to me. Satan comes in clothing of light pretending to be God.
I am getting sick and tired of doubts. I got saved stopped weed, sigarettes, porn, wordly music etc. After this happend i got severe panic attacks and anxiety i even wanted to end my life. I even Jesus in my dream. Even Satan came to me in my dreams. But now 5 months later i doubt even if Jesus rose from the dead and i feel so horrible about this. I hate myself for thinking this. Is this normal? Can anybody help me with some advice? I feel so lost because i believe in God but why do i doubt Jesus all of the sudden? Does God hear my prayers in doubt? God bless you all people!
"Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ." - Romans 10:17 The ONLY way to remove doubt and fear is to read and/or listen to The Holy Bible, and obviously pray to YHVH (God) in The Name of Yahshua (Jesus) The Messiah to help you. Satan wants you to doubt, as when we doubt, we are open to attack from Satan and this further damages and affects our faith. So read or listen to The Holy Bible, pray, keep living a life away from sin (and keep living your life how we are Commanded to in The Holy Bible) and these feelings of doubt WILL go away. You are being prayed for. Peace and love, TJ & Mercy x
And we can pray to Yahshua (Jesus) The Messiah, that's how we can also prove to ourselves that He rose from the dead: Yahshua (Jesus) The Messiah is forever Alive!
Red Shift so God Will listen to my prayers even if i doubt(sometimes) about Jesus being raised from the grave.. i feel terrible for even saying that. I believe in God and in Jesus but question the reseruction part.. wil God hear my prayers ?
@@buffsoldierofchrist5907 All you need to do, is pray to YHVH (God) and tell Him what you are struggling with, and He will help you. Remember; Jesus is God The Son, and Jesus and God The Father are one, so just pray to God The Father, in The Name of Jesus and God will help you. Jesus is alive today and that's 100% proof that He rose from the dead. We will keep praying for you. Peace and love, TJ & Mercy x
Soldier Of Christ - God heard your prayers from day one that you believed. I suggest you read some of your old testament while keeping Jesus in mind. You'll see that Jesus was all over the old testament, and nearly every prophesy was speaking of Jesus. Jesus is salvation, and if you have ears to hear you will understand the parabolic nature of the bible. Pray for the holy spirit to open your eyes and help witness with you. Pray without ceasing, and read every day. Every single day.
One of the fruit that prove that u r really a believer is when you sin...although ashamed u dont rest on your performance(the shame though its there) but u ran to Christ in repentance and ask for forgive for..." if we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar,and his word is not in us."1JOHN1:8-10
.. a good tree bears no bad fruit .. we are predestined to either do what is pleasing to God .. or not. Many will turn away to follow deceiving spirits .. end up taking the mark of the beast. As according to the scriptures very few will be saved .. there's a way that seems right to everyone but leads to death but Jesus brings new life to all who believe with all heart mind and soul . He who has doctrine has the son and the Father as well ..
Carson White Matthew 12:33-35 King James Version (KJV) 33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. You can not say people who sin are predestined to go to hell. Paul wrote to the churches telling them to not continue in sin, and rebuked people when they were found to be decieved. Notice the scripture says either make the tree good, or make the tree bad, meaning you have a choice in what you do. The devil can TEMPT people, but it is a person by their free will who decided to listen to temptation, but it is possible for a person to say no.
Rufus Nganga Who is sitting on the throne of your heart, Rufus? This is the question that is of primary importance. The Word of God teaches us in the first chapter of the Gospel of John " But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." You must understand what comes first. I speak as one who for 16 years was estranged from God, and was in capitivity. I spent 16 years calling out for the Lord God to save me, because I had not the power to let go of my sins, turn from them completely, and put my trust in Him. But God brought me to a place, where in due time I found myself in great distress, and in desiring the goodness of God, and the things of God, and all that is God, I cried out to the Lord JESUS, as it is the God's Word reaches that this power comes from Jesus Christ. And I resolved in myself that if I had to wade through fire, I would lay hold on Jesus, for there is nowhere else to go, no one else has the Words of Eternal Life. And as it is written in the words of the prophet Jeremiah, "Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive." This truth, as I read it, the Lord spoke this into me. And I knew that the Lord God has saved me. I want to tell you, assurance that comes from God is so much better than the crap people come up with to try and convince themselves. And the reason they do this, rather than turn and cry out to the Lord Jesus Christ is because they do not want to lay down their life, take up their cross, and do the perfect will of God, even unto the death. I hope and pray in Christ that this truth I put here will be of encouragement to one who is in distress.
@@samuelrosenbalm a Christian sins, Paul sinned and he writes in Roman 7 that he sins but he understands not why he does for the will not to sin is there but the doing isn't. And then Paul goes on to say if I am doing what I do not want to do it is no longer me doing it but the sin inside me. So we do still sin and we will continue to sin until God glorifies us in our new bodies. By no way do I take this as an excuse to sin, let me make that clear! For a true Christian will hate his sin and have the willingness to give it up, that if I could click my fingers and be perfectly like Christ I would, but I can't. And sin win't cease to stop in a Christian until that day. But there will be a battle, a fierce battle in the spiritual realm over the course of the Christians life, whereas before we were at peace with sin and against God. Now being made new creatures, we are at war with sin and through God's love at peace with Him through Jesus Christ.
I need a prayer partner I have heard to be healed from the curse of sexual sin I need a prayer partner else I must forget so I am worried. I need a prayer partner
There's alot of good Christian books out there. I feel like it could help me grow more spiritually by reading them, of course the most important one is the Word but I've been greatly helped and encouraged by listening to Tozer. You can get his audio books for free online and people like D L Moody. There's alot of good literature out there.
Satan is doing this to me. I’m in a marriage where celibacy has been forced upon me. I’m able to self pleasure without porn or wandering mind but rather I just enjoy the feeling as I think about my wife and being intimate with her. If I do this, I’m attacked with guilt because “Christ would never do this, nor Paul or any of the apostles” However when I don’t do this, my sexual urges attack me and every time I have a sexual thought I’m am attacked that a true Christian wouldn’t be having these thoughts even as I struggle to push the thoughts out of my mind. I pray for help but now my wife has filed for legal separation which will leave me bound to celibacy for the rest of my life. She won’t divorce me so I’m chained to this feeling of my soul being hung over the burning of hell. My only chance is if God changes my wife’s heart but the more I tell of her Christ, the more she hates me.
Sexual desires are human instinct. Moreover,,, Many organisms doubt?? Of you want to be a celibate... U need to. Leave. Your desires and get completely . Indulged in supreme lord. However u can b a saint. Along with ur married/home life Only if you r completely, away better say.... Abandoned your material desires.
For abondening desirez. U may...... Stop wishing worldly. Things??? Practice regularly.. ? Or think about results. However, having ur wife is no sin at all. Even in xtianity .at all.....
Hi Tony, I feel sorry for whatever your are going through. Why do you expect your wife to divorce you? Why don't you divorce her yourself rather than being in that kind of prison? I think you can be more in love with Christ and the word of GOD to the point that you do not give your mind to idle. Any way, should you decide to search for a wife ,I am here waiting for you
Are you getting divorced? Depends, do some studying and counseling with a pastor on biblical divorce. "But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace." 1 corinthians 7:15
Always test the spirit or prompting by asking it if it believes that Jesus is come in the flesh. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. 1 John 4
God never punishes His children by withdrawing from us!! Only Satan wants us to hide from God in shame. God lovingly disciplined His children and gently corrects us. Only a religious spirit would compel you to do your “Christian duty”…or else!😤 That is so oppressive! God gives the willing & the doing of His good pleasure 😁
Hello Zach, if you think of our Lord, He quoted Scripture against the lies of the devil. The great thing we need to fight Satan's lies is God's truth. We must know our Bibles. This series, on Peter's stumbling is very helpful: illbehonest.com/series/an-in-depth-look-at-peters-stumbling Part one is: An In Depth Look at Peter’s Stumbling: Satan
Would satan do this to unblievers also ? Im not sure im saved partly because of these attacks but ive been trying to seek the Lord and truth and keep getting de railed not sure if its because satan dosent want me to find the Lord OR if its because I am saved but he is trying to stunt my growth
@Wayne Butler Amen press forwars forget whats behind thats a real encouragement thank you! I am a bit confused why Im still struggling with a certain sin though my inside screams and craves it and ive asked for deliverence from God and sill struggling :/
@@Goldtaker23 me too bro, just keep doing what God said in remembrance of me, remind yourself that God called sinners to trust he died on the cross for them and rose the 3rd day. I struggle as well
William WALLIS! God is a fictional character from a fictional book that you were brainwashed to believe in. Please grow up and stop believing in such ridiculous childish nonsense.
A mature Christian told me, "If a voice is DEMANDING you DO IT NOW (or else), you can be pretty sure it's the enemy. God is not a dictator. God is the author and painter of your life; the bridegroom and lover of your soul. He is not a general giving impersonal orders to insignificant soldiers to achieve goals that have nothing to do with their own interests." His lordship could not be more deserved! I pray you (everyone) and I learn this more deeply every day!
I wept to this message because satan has been convincing me God isn’t a good and merciful God but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Thank you for this message!
Think it like this every time you have doubt of God's goodness. Yes, there is a lot of brutal evilness almost beyond our comprehension in this world. But we also live on this beautiful planet with trillions of species, plants etc. We are living out creator's dream. Our God dreamed all of this before he made everything. Could an evil God have created this beautiful planet? That doesn't sound very reasonable, it sounds more like an insane equation. God is good even though many things are beyond our comprehension. God bless
The devil is a liar, a deceiver and implants his strongholds in our minds making us believe that God is the cause of our troubles. Beware of the falsehood that God is not good. That's one of Satan's lies.
The thing I'm struck by is I found myself laughing with joy at the video, because when you were explaining it seems so ridiculous to think that over one thing we did or did not do God would condemn us when that completely goes against his character, but at the same time when you're the one experiencing the attacks these thoughts feel so real. This video was very helpful though, definitely going to try to remember this in the midst of a trial. Thank you!
I've experienced these very attacks. They are crippling but often bring me back to faith. God uses Satan's attacks against him.
In a season right now where I'm on again off again CONSTANTLY. Good day on fire for God, then next a bad day broken and searching for him again. In the Morning I'm praising his name with the biggest smile I got professing how I'm so thankful that he has sealed me, in the afternoon I'm questioning whether I ever truly repented and accepted him in the first place. It's so frustrating because when I'm in the off moments it feels like the on moment was so long ago. Kind of like when you're sick or in pain at some point it feels like it's been forever since you were healthy even if it's only been a day or so. I know it's Satan's attacks, I'm glad you mentioned he tries a variety of attacks when one doesn't work. First it was "You went back to that old sin, now there's no going back" then it was "You could go back, but you don't really care, keep asking for forgiveness it doesn't matter you'll never mean it." Then it got all the way to "He's not even real, you're wasting your life on a lie, go out and have some real fun again!". Although life has sucked lately God has given me some awesome victories and days in between the struggles, also it's funny to see how desperate he is to get me even though Christ already promised he'd never let me go and has shown that 😁
Thank you for sharing your experience! This is the exact same thing I’m going through. Helped to hear your experience and know I’m not the only one being attacked this way.
The enemy is so desperate to separate us from our Father. But why would we ever run from God our Father who loves us soo much
The Lord used this to encourage me today. I never considered Satan might tell one to do something good to then accuse them when they don’t do it. Wow.
I need to repent of allowing Satan (or maybe my own unbelief) to skew God’s character in my mind. Praise the Lord for His long-suffering and compassion!
Yeah. Also if God has something specific to your journey that is a true blessing and leads to you being a blessing to others, Satan can try to mislead you with opportunities that aren't sin in and if themselves but throw us off course.
I've so glad to have come across this. For years I've been thinking I'm the crop that is being chocked by the thorns, and ultimately I'm going to go to hell. I've been a Christian just over 10 years and I've done things I never should have, I do still sin but I hate my sin and daily battle against it. Back to these attacks though, I have thought that they were God telling me I am predestined for hell, and that God had made it known to me. How the author describes his experiences in how he felt completely matches how I feel, a total sense of hopelessness and dread like none other surrounding my soul. The attacks come over me as if I my soul is being stabbed again and again. This has lead me to not only become depressed and anxious but to feel as though sharing the Gospel to the lost (which I felt was my calling as a new Christian) was a pointless task because God, I told myself, new already who would be saved anyway regardless. This lie and these attacks have so hurt me, but I am recovering from these lies and I am again for the first time in years sensing the Lord calling me to become His evangelist once again, specifically to go and share the Gospel in Cheltenham where I live. As well as this my mood is improving, and only until I watched this video, hearing those quotes from that book I was only somewhat sure that these attacks and voices in my head were of the Devil, they are so so, so decieving.
Thank you for sharing this video, this topic of the strategies of Satan is too under heard.
Joshua Crisp
Hi joshua. Iam also a believer for a little over 10 years. May God bless you give you wisdom and understanding. We are in a spiritual war. And is not easy. But God strengthens us in our weakness. Continue the long life marathon my brother. We can not do anything with our own strenght. But as we christ strengthens us through His word, prayer, fellowship. He prepares us for His glory, we are vessels. Take a deep breath and keep on fighting.
This video has been a blessing to me! Help me Lord to discern your voice from the devil's voice in Jesus name I pray Amen.
I struggled with this for a long time. Many years...especially while I was in the charismatic church. I am out of that church but even years later, I struggle to a certain extent. I began to ignore these "promptings" then feeling guilty for not following the promptings. It is hard for me to discern between God's rebuke or the enemy's...I believe (yet Lord help my unbelief) I am the Lord's. He is my only hope. He is the only one who can take away my sin.
This one hit deep
THIS IS ME. Praise the Lord for this video, this way of life is a living hell - every thought that comes in is a challenge, and the terror of obeying and not obeying makes one despise life itself. For those who also suffer from this, realize this, to produce fruit for Christ is never of our own will power, but an act of grace from Christ. Refocus your mind on Christ and away from yourself
God has truly used Tim Conway as a speaker for Christs sheep, He uses scriptures as a sword should be. It cuts so deep in the heart that the sin and deceitfulness bleeds through. The devil trembles before God's people.
Because God is with them.
I can't even believe this, this has happened to me for a long long time, God's timing is perfect! Praise Him! I can't even count the times i was accused of not loving God, hearing the roaring voice scream at me "If you love God throw your computer out the window right now!" I can't believe this, this is shocking and liberating at the same time
I had the same kind of things in my life. I once thought God told me to build an ark and so it troubled my conscience for months until I finally accepted it and said to God that I would do it and I felt immense relief. Then not a week later while I was praying I thought God was telling me to sacrifice my mom in her sleep if I really loved Him and I couldn't do it at all and was paralyzed in that moment with certainty that I had been rejected and cast out by God. Even to this day (8 years later) that still affects me and I haven't yet fully recovered. But I keep praying to God that He restores my conscience so that I can properly train it to respond correctly to His word and His law, and not by my own thoughts or suspicions. It has been a long road.
@@TheMuni777 That is terrifying
@@TheMuni777 I have just read your comment and I would like to know how you are doing. God bless you, brother.
@@alexandredumaspyles7553 I appreciate you checking in. I have come quite a long way since my comment was originally posted. I found a new church home after not having one for a long time, I have received many hours of biblical counseling and have studied/read my Bible a lot more than I had been before, and God truly has instructed me in many ways through it. I do still have moments of depression and doubt but I am comforted to know that the Lord has me at all times. Every day is a battle, but such is the Christian life. But I am learning to rejoice in all of it. God bless you brother
@@TheMuni777 great news, brother! Happy to hear you are holding on to the Lord. Many blessings.
This started happening to me when I drifted away from the Lord to study for a nursing career to quiet my parents. 😭. The details are so painful to share that The stuff i was deceived abt and couldn’t discern because I was away from the Lord. Now I have anxiety talking to ppl and anxiety about my salvation. I let go of prayer time reading time I’m not blaming them but I know Jesus said forsake everything to be His disciple and now I know. (DONT EVER LET GO OF PRAYER AND READING HIS WORD BC WE MUST ABIDE IN HIM TO OBEY HIM & LOVE HIM) I’m working towards His presence and forsaking all because I desire Him most. I know His presence is enough for everything to be right.
Please pray for me to have saving faith, thank you
midsy I will be praying for you. Please pray the same for me?
I will :)
I pray you do
How are you doing now?
Thia video was really helpful for me . I get very anxious thoughts and feel like I have to do something right now or God will squish me ... It makes me very anxious and upset . But it must be the enemy messing with my mind because I really relate to this man's struggle. In those moments I fail to remeber who God really is and I believe the lies. I definitely will be praying more about discerning God's voice vs the enemy .
I am grateful to say that I am a born again Christian and have been since I was 19.......yes indeed i enjoy listening to this dear man of God and I much pray God's peace and comfort on him and his family each and everyday and that God uses him and his ministry mightily to much glorify and lift high the king of kings and the lord of lords!!!!!! to God Be All The Glory!!!!! Great Things He Hath Done!!!!!! and all hail king Jesus!!!!! the king of kings and the lord of lords!!!!!! however folks these days are getting darker and Christ is coming soon and if you don’t know Christ as your savior then it burdens my soul to think that you are headed for a terrible place called Hell where the Bible says the fire is never quenched and the worm dies not! Folks you are not promised tomorrow! If you want to know how to be saved from this horrible reality then please by all means don’t hesitate to comment right back so I can lead you to the savior! 2 Corinthians 6:2 clearly states “now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation!” And Hebrews 3:15 clearly states, “Today if you hear his voice don’t harden your hearts! it is not me but the Holy Spirit that I pray reveals to you the truth of his precious gospel......John 3:16 says for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes on him will not perish but have everlasting life! V 17 says then V 18 says whoever believes on the son is not condemned but whoever does not believe on the son is condemned already because he has not believed on the son whom God has sent! Also Acts 16:30-31 what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house I am not threatening anyone but just warning them what will happen if they reject this precious gift of eternal life! Christ died a horrible criminals death! He was beaten brutally mocked spit upon and endured countless hours of torture pain for all of our sins! Ppl go to hell because they reject that pardon for their sins! And Jesus is saying to them in Matthew 25:41 depart from me you cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! Hell was only prepared for Satan and his angels! It is not God who threatens anyone it is the craziness of rejecting the free pardon of salvation! It’s like if you’re in court you’ve committed a crime say you murdered someone! Now if you say to that Judge hey I know I’ve done a terrible thing of murdering that person but I hear you’re a good judge and so I know you’ll be fair to me...... the judge is going to reply well yes you’re right about one thing I am a good judge and because I’m a good judge I’m going to see to it that you’re punished and that justice is served! Well then all of a sudden someone you don’t even know comes forward and says you know what I know he’s committed the crime he’s committed and he deserves to go to jail but I really don’t want to see him go to prison so I’ll just go to prison for him so he can go free! So if you accepted that offer you’d be free to leave the courtroom but if you didn’t well you’d be crazy and go to prison yourself! Well that’s exactly how it was 2,000 years ago! He is God in human flesh and he came to this earth lived a perfect sinless life and even though he knew that we had sinned and because of our sins deserved to die miserably but he said no I don’t want to see them suffer so I will go and take their punishment for them! Even though he did absolutely nothing wrong still he chose to take the punishment for our sins so we can be set free from the power bondages and consequences of our disobedience to God! Romans 5:8 says For God commends his love toward us that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us! 1 John 2:2 says he was made to be the propitiation for our sins! And not just for our sins but the sins of the whole world! 2 Corinthians 5:21 He who knew no sin became Sin for us that we would be made his righteousness! The truth is if you had to get to Heaven by your own effort then you cannot do it! Because Romans 3:10 says there is not one that does good! No Not One! Romans 3:23 says For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God! Romans 6:23 says For the wages of sin is death! But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our lord! But the good news is Romans 10:9 If we confess with our mouth and believes in our hearts that Christ died for our sins then was raised from the dead we will be saved! V 10 For it’s with the heart we believe and it’s with the mouth confession is made unto salvation! God gave us 10 commandments to follow and we’ve broken every one of them! And because God is a good God he cannot allow our disobedience to him to go unpunished! Well then like I just mentioned above his son Jesus stepped forward and said no I don’t want to see them punished so I will take their punishment for them! And also like I said he died a terrible substitute criminal’s death for us on a cross so now all we have to do is accept that payment for our sins and we can escape the terrible wrath of God that is to fall on them who do not accept this atonement that was sacrificed for our sins! Praise the lord Romans 10:13 says Whoever calls on the name of the lord shall be saved! And 1 Peter 1:4 you’re an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you! Christ clearly said in John 14:6 I am the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the father but through me! Acts 4:12 clearly states that there is no other name given unto Heaven or earth by which we must be saved as there is salvation in no other! Jesus clearly states that there is clearly only one way to Salvation and it’s him that’s it! There is no other way! God Bless everyone who reads!
I really needed this video ... a lot of people struggle with attacks in the form of thoughts that we don’t even want to think and we’re like what the ... where did that come from, there’s always gonna be knocks at the door but we don’t have to answer or let them in ... 🙏🏻
I can relate to this. I was sure for a while the Lord has truly saved me earlier this year. He had changed my heart and my eyes were open after my childhood has been spent in church without my life being changed. After a few weeks I sinned in areas I had felt freedom from and failed to share the gospel with two teachers at my school that God has put on my heart out of fear. I’ve felt distant from God for awhile with only small moments since where I’ve felt his presence. I was recently overwhelmed by how much God still cares even though I’ve failed him since his grace was shown to me. I’ve learned that a lack of time in prayer in the Bible can really allow Satan to mess with you as well if you’re not fighting back with biblical truth
Quite true brother.
It has been the same case for me. I have been having this feeling that because I didn't preach to someone I met like I'm condemned and I can't be happy and all that and that Jesus no longer loves me. But I'm really grateful because he is always loving and cares for us.
My sheep hear My voice and a stranger’s voice they will not follow
Alleluia 🙌 we need to laugh in his 👿 face when he makes us feel condemned and punished by God. Because God doesn’t punish His children; He only disciplines us, lovingly.
Finally feels like someone understands this. I went through similar experiences in life. The biggest blow was in the last 2 years. True that God was holding me and the enemy had to flee. God put me through situations where he made me realize and truly accept my worth in Him and His everlasting love. He loves me so much. He is a good Father. 😇❤️
You're a great pastor. I like the fact you refer to scripture for your speech.
I wonder how many times that I have given in to temptation not realizing that Satan was about to flee too. That's just good teaching that it's God's power who holds us up, Satan doesn't have that power, what good assurance that is!!
Hello brother I was scrolling through the comments and seen we have the same name lol , satan has so many strategies but we just have to stay strong and come to god for anything we need or request and he will help us with in reason.
Wow, so timely! I needed to hear this!
Glory To GOD!!!
Thank you Tim for sharing this!
This flash of lightning on my conscience happened to me. I was a new Christian, diligently searching the Word of God to learn more about who He is and what He says in His word, when I came across the binding of Isaac. When I saw the tremendous faith Abraham had to demonstrate before God, I thought He was showing me what I had to do, except with my mom, whom I love dearly. I felt paralyzed and terrified and didn’t do it, and immediately after felt condemned.
I've felt that same way with my dog and baby sister. But that is crazy! If God was telling anyone to do that now adays he'd say it out loud, Hes not the author of confusion and he didnt give us a spirit of fear.
@@sweetsav11 I really felt like I was the only one! Even to this day that scar remains on my conscience. But I know only through fellowship with the body of Christ and diligently filling my mind and heart with Truth will it diminish. And even if not on this side of heaven, I know that once I behold the Lamb who was slain, my soul will be healed. It did teach me to be satisfied with scripture, and to not seek signs or special revelation. Just as it says in Hebrews, in the past God spoke through the prophets in various ways, but in these last days He has spoken through His Son. All we need to do is follow Him.
This is much needed.
Thank you, I've had this same temptation very often on buses. So much so that I feared to be on buses or sitting around others because I felt that I would be failing God and loosing his good pleasure if I didn't speak up for Him. How wonderful it is that we rely on his loving kindness and steadfast love towards us through Jesus rather than our own merit and status.
guys please pray for me. I have been going through demonic oppression. Before I got baptized i didnt experience this. I loved reading my bible and it came alive to me. I have been going through this. I am so weak and I have such intense demonic oppression and i can literally feel something gripping me and it causes me pain. please help me.
I pray you stay strong with the Lord and resist the devil's attack on you..remember God's power is stronger than whatever the devil's tactics he uses to condemn you,weaken or discourage you(even if you might trip,but don't fall completely by letting the devil winning your soul). Remember to accept Gods grace and know that He is a loving but powerful God..trust in Him and He'll always get you through..🙏🏻❤
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Brother, I feel your pain... I have horrible thoughts at times, to the point where I feel I’m unsaved, apathetic, and even doomed. However, what I’ve found is that when we feel absolutely horrible, if we can give God thanks for his son Jesus Christ, for his death, burial and resurrection, and muster up some faith, these are key times to prove our complete reliance on Jesus Christ. When something is edging you to fall away or panic, get on your hands and knees and thank God for the beautiful promises that we cling to through the Holy Spirit in Christ Jesus.
Been thru exactly what you’re going thru. God has you and I promise you will get them this
Me too😭 i am now struggling in pain sick and doubt😭
@@aestheticmood2790 what kind off pain?
Be blessed in the Lord for encouraging us to keep our eyes on Him, brothers
That was amazingly helpful. I thank God that He is so gracious, merciful and slow to anger. The Jonah reference is awesome.
I have experienced the same, exactly the same
I love the creator of all. Don’t loose sight of The most high. God does answer prayers. Even if it takes a yr. Grow as a person and always give thanks even for the bad things because it is all Gods will and the purpose for you
This video has been very encouraging and reassuring. I've been dealing with random panic attacks in church and extreme anxiety when I go to the store, to see family, etc. This past Sunday was the worst. I couldn't get my thoughts to slow down and it was a struggle to hold onto His promises. The church was taking communion and the thought came up in my head beforehand "look at you right now, being anxious and sinning, you can't take communion. Don't take it." So I ended up not taking it and have felt extreme guilt and embarrassment since. And I know what scripture says about anxiety and that I can trust Him. As a new convert, it's been hard to learn to just simply surrender myself to Him and lean wholly on Him. This video has very important reminders and by the grace of God alone, I can and will overcome this. If anyone can offer any encouraging words or prayers, I would deeply appreciate it. It is God that's holding me up in this race and I know He's not going to let me go.
I am struggling with the same thing and letting go of my past but we must remember how slow he is to anger and how patient he is, I’m with you in this fight as well are a lot other but keep faith and oraying
@@Lovetranscends111 I actually was diagnosed was agoraphobia, panic disorder, and PTSD a couple of months ago, which is why I was dealing with such severe anxiety. Which is crazy. But thank you, friend, that is very reassuring.
Never be ashamed of the gospel .. but deny our own selves and understanding and look at things from His perspective to understand others may need saving .. prayer. The days are evil. But doesn't mean you have to be a part of it .. the reason God puts His spirit on us in those situations is because He didn't.
In a time of adversity a brother is born. .. it's not when everyone agrees.
Thank the Lord for you guys, I needed this very badly. Love ya!
A book that helped (still helps) me a lot was Martin Luthers commentary of the letter to the Galatians. Luther himself always struggled with that kind of stuff. His conscience was constantly under heavy fire until the Gospel (the truth) set him free.
Remember true faith is resting on believe in christ. Not he who worketh. Sometimes letting go, trusting Christ finished work, and not feeling the need to continually fight Satan or yourself is how you grow in faith. Sometimes true strength and faith is not feeling the need to fight every question or thought.
WARFARE SINCE 21ST June 2024
I’ve been fasting and praying and have now started remembering my dreams. Last Friday I woke up feeling good and noticed in the homeless hostel I’m at attacks from the neighbour “randomly sniffing” outside my door causing me to question why he’s doing it…
I did a grocery delivery (home) 9am due to severe anxiety and I still wear my face mask due to insecurity, a neck scarf + 3 hours after unpacking the shopping at 12pm I started trying to pray and press in to Jesus. Then I get an intrusive thought did I have my face mask on earlier? And instead of casting down the thought I text the delivery driver to ask (obviously why would he respond?😂) so that stopped me from praying due to fear of my mask being off when AT the time of interaction there was no problem and I did have it on.
Later that day I tried to ask my neighbour if he heard me with the delivery guy to help me reassure myself of having my mask on
During that interaction the male neighbour who sniffs near my door came back and I’m sure he took a picture of me with his phone before coming into the hostel whilst I was talking. At the time I did not worry too much because I was wearing my mask, scarf & bandana
After that interaction with neighbour despite him being double minded (he smokes weed) I go up to my room and remove my clothes and then the intrusive thought starts “did I have on…”
I go back to the downstairs neighbour and ask him what was I wearing to reassure myself/calm the anxiety and he laughed like a demon and said well you didn’t have your scarf on causing me to worry even though I definitely had it on I told him I had it on (because I did I just wanted to be reassured)
I then asked the neighbour upstairs who I thought may have taken a picture of me and asked him (despite English not being his 1st language) and he said no I don’t know I did not see causing me panic when I know the logical part of me knows I had it on as it’s a comfort for me
I then went to my room, showered and after like an hour I had another intrusive thought was I being recorded when talking to him? Was I wearing anything on my feet? Did I have my mask on?
I could not sleep all night then the next day when he was downstairs cooking I asked him if I had my mask on and he reassured yes
Then when I go back in my room another intrusive thought “was my zipper down on my jeans?” “Did I have my mask on?”, “Did he understand what I had asked”
I know this is the enemy and I’m learning recently how to pray and fast which obviously in the spirit realm I was doing something right hence all these attacks on my mind. The ocd spirit of mental torment which makes me doubt after a social situation and the lies of the enemy that for some reason I entertained rather than continued praying
I went from Friday morning praying and seeking Jesus to ending up in the park crying calling the Samaritans crisis line that same day
Since then I’ve been asking constantly after did I have my mask on when I did but still feeling anxious
Also the upstairs neighbour who sniffs outside my door has stopped since I’ve been asking him about if I had my mask on, further making me worry that I did not have my mask on whilst talking him despite him saying I did
Saturday last week another neighbour male kept knocking on my door aggressively and tried to press my door handle down (luckily it’s locked and barricaded) because he was angry thinking I was saying something about his mum when I don’t know what he was talking about (his mum lives at the homeless hostel and claims to see lucifer coming out her toilet and says she’s putting curses on the hostel)
Please pray for me I’m really going through warfare and it’s distracting me from seeking Jesus. I’ve been struggling to sleep since Friday last week 21ST June due to the anxiety and double checking I have my mask on. During interactions I’m fine it’s when I’m alone minutes, hours later the intrusive question which turns to doubt and fear starts even effecting my sleep which has never been THIS BAD, worrying if I was secretly filmed…
[ Few days before my birthday a few weeks ago I had the staff at the homeless hostel do a room inspection and I was rushing about and during the interaction I can feel the mask on my face despite not touching it and I was not self conscious of talking during the interaction. As soon as they left I must of removed it quickly then held my hand to cover my mouth whilst closing the window and curtain and then the intrusive thought kicked in did I have my mask on?/ OR/ If I’m emptying the bin late at night I had my mask on but then in bed few minutes to hour later I would have that same intrusive question so I notice the pattern]
Someone in the hostel slashed my bank statement letter open Wednesday 26TH June 2024 and staff can’t do anything because there’s no cctv in the hostel. My anxiety is going OFF, crying so much the last few days
I received prayer over the phone by a Christian crisis helpline and was crying in the park. I then listened to worship music and laid in the sun and noticed 3 white birds flying over my head for a few minutes. Is the white birds from the Holy Spirit?
Its all about your heart, intents, and will. Thats what God sees and judges us by. Our minds sometimes can have i trusive thoughts that we dont always like. Our thoughts sometimes are just created by our brains. Talk to someone with ocd or depression. They will tell you. Just remember true faith sometimes is not fighting every intrusive bad thought because you have a deep rooted faith in Jesus. Sometimes tests of faith are hard because your going through them alot and dont even fully realize it
Just started watching this.... have never heard anybody describe this phenomena so real and on target... thanks Pastor Tim and James.... continuing watching now...
...finished watching... very encouraging... one of the most encouraging ones. -- "even now"
Seems like wise understanding about God -- "building a case" ... "slowly" ... from the Bible, from other Christians, etc. bit by bit; until you know it's God's voice.
Anyone else have some praying to do? 😂
24/7 everyday
Your last statement regarding Jeremiah 20:9, I had that experience recently to give a message to our friend and I held it in and held it in and it became so powerful, that I couldn't hold back any longer and called her to come sit down, so that I could share it with her...She wasn't a Believer but, for whatever reason, she sat down and listened intently and thanked me for sharing God's word with her...I was utterly blown away that she actually listened and didn't stand up and walk away...it threw me off like nothing I had experienced before, I even asked my wife, what she thought and she said...I didn't expect that reaction from her...See, the following day she was moving into her new apartment and has been returned to see us since then. Wow!
I am learning so much from these videos and there is always someone in the future ill share what l learn. These videos help me to shape a biblical worldview. I am getting the book.
My walk with Jesus is so confusing sometimes. I'll see Him clearly & I'll want Him. For a sort time I'll feel alright, but then the doubts come in & I can't stop them. Suddenly I forget how to call on Jesus's help, & everything gets foggy. Now I.. don't know what to do. I know that I can't walk without Jesus, but Satan has blinded me- ugh
I feel that way too. Honestly I think I’m starting to realize that every time I sit and wallow in my own self pity and frustration, fear, or even my own numbness I feel in my heart, in no way by doing those things am I bringing my self closer to Christ or God’s will. I personally have a hard issue with not crying (I really want to) and a lack of feeling love, I feel anger though and all of the bad emotions but the good ones are hard for me and it makes me feel hopeless. But every time I sit around doing nothing, could be time spent doing something like feeding the homeless or talking with people who feel lost or who have been abused and need someone. I need to start living a life that glorifies God. When I am sitting around at home doing nothing it’s no wonder I feel the way I do. With the way I live my life I am giving the evil one too much ammo. It’s just some thoughts maybe you will get something out of this. Take it with a grain of salt though because perhaps I am wrong. I feel very blind and trapped myself and the feeling of feeling heartless and essentially numb burdens me. It makes me feel like there is nothing genuine and pure inside of me, only something dark but me dwelling on that and feeling hopeless is not going to give me hope you know what I mean. I should walk in faith and practice living a life with Jesus inside of my heart.
@@jamescapb3795 it is a familiar feeling as well, I see many Christians having to go through it. But only those who seek Him, I also see many that are "happy" but they are not walking with God. So I am happy that there are people seeking him. And honestly it might take years, only now I got so desperate that I stopped just sitting in self pity and started actually searching for Him. Fought so hard to actually start reading the Bible everyday. Just a couple chapters but still. Also realizing that joy comes before obedience by Christ alone. Obedience comes out of joy of salvation
I'm in this right now.
I've been dealing with sexual sin for a long time and I came across a Desiring God video about sexual sin and how there is a "point of no return" with sexual sin, told with the story of Esau in Hebrews. That flash of lightning hit me back in May, and I was convinced that I was like Esau. I thought God hated me and didn't want to grant me the gift of repentance.
The Lord has helped me over the last few months, but I feel so depressed. This has been the hardest year of my life spiritually and I'm finding it harder and harder to read the Bible and desire God. I'm anxious all the time. Please pray for me.
Praying for you, my friend. Keep calling upon the Lord.
I was bound to sexual sin for about 20 years. I received my victory over it at the end of May this year. The Holy Spirit set me free and I am free indeed, I say this with humility and boasting only in Christ. Prayerfully listen to a sermon called The indwelling and power of the Holy Spirit by Keith Daniel. God's grace led me to that sermon which helped and blessed me. Praying for you.
Dear Scott, I know how you felt for I was once there. I got over my porn addiction through making a covenant with my eyes with God. Buy this book, A Covenant with My Eyes by Bob Sorge. If you can’t afford it, I’d be willing to buy it for you say by purchasing a gift card in your place. It’s that important. Please keep us updated.
Same bro.lez pray for each other
My goodness, I need this book! Thank you for your interpretation and ministry! 💛
I really needed this, I've been wrestling with this for over a year now
Bless your heart. I’ve been struggling for several months.
some awesome stuff!! definitely seeing where i'v probably been in bondage,most of the battle is fought in the mind and this is exactly what i needed to hear be set free
I am just halfway through this video on the book and it is sad and scary to say I go through the exact same attacks the author is writing. It is so tiring, I hope I had not blasphemed the Holy Spirit. I keep on fighting and fighting to cling to Jesus. This is so real, the demons are real. Too bad the book is 27.00. The author makes it through gives me hope tho...Thank you Pastor Tim, you speak so eloquently on matters so important in the life of believers. God bless.
You are describing what I’m going through to a T. I’ve been worried about the same exact thing.
@@nicholaspino33 Sorry to hear you are going through such struggles too. Cling as much as you can to Jesus, though I stumble and fall at times and feeling out of control- He is my only joy through every turmoil I go through. I pray that you remain as close as you can through every struggle you face, brother. Praying that all finish the race. God bless.
if you are worried that you commited the unpardonable sin then you most likely didn't do it. The evil one has made me feel like I committed the unpardonable sin. But I know I didn't because I know that God hasn't given up on me. And I know that God hasn't given up on you, so you didn't commit the unpardonable sin.
I went threw that before. Remember that Jesus promised never to cast out the one who comes to him.
@@sweetsav11 what is the unpardonable sin exactly?
Glory to my gracious Father in heaven!🙌 The LORD is worthy! PRAISE THE LORD!
I’m amazed how accurate this is in my life, thank you for this video hope it help many others. God Bless!
I've struggled with this same thing for years. Thank you so much for this video! God bless you Pastor Tim!
This is happening to me right now please pray I have repented of everything but I got a sudden blast to my conscious and I obeyed it and then it kept going and now it’s to make a public confession video of all my embarrassing sins possible sins and deep secrets. Indont want to do this but I will if God is telling me I just feel Guilt feelings and shame 24/7 and can’t shake it. Please pray for me
Nicolaz David you don’t need to do it. Confess your sins to God. Condemnation doesn’t come from the spirit of God but from Satan.
hey, satan had place in me from addiction, and me not knowing truth, or word,,,,,,,,had a great love for Jesus but the devil beat me up mind and body,,,,,,,,,HIM HIS DEMONS, GOT ENTRY INTO MY BODY AND SHOOK ME, HIT ME, HIT MY BRAIN 24 7, CONDEMNED ME,,EACH SEC 24 7, TIL I GOT KNOCKED OFF THE TREE OF LIFE, I could get no peace any sec, tried to have a cig, had begged begged Jesus and Holy Ghost to help me from the real bullies beating me,,,,to help me repent in full the cigs while i was being beat up by the devil,,,,,,,i mean literally,,,,,,,,,,and i was shook so bad on my skelton, i fianlly cursed out at God Jesus and Holy Ghost, said f them to each one, so none had showed up to help me, was over 2 years,,,,,,,i said i was sorry right after, but,,,,the devil condemning me and PYSICALLY TORTURING ME WITH SHAKING ME, PULLING AT ME, SWATTING ME, AND MORE PLUS HIS CONDEMNING ,,,over and over and over, 24 7,,,I would repent and beg God for help, for them to come save me , back me up, deliver me, tried to get delivered SO many times, and out of hurt where anger comes from, i threw my eternal, THE DEVIL IS VERY TRICKY, I HATE HIM, BUT HE IS LYING TO YOU OVER HAVING TO MAKE A PUBLIC VID,,,,,,,TRUST ME, I KNOW, HE IS CONDEMNING YOU WITH LIES, YOU ARE FORGIVEN, YOU REPENTED ALL AND DID NOT GET IN SOME BODY STRUGGLE WITH DEMONS AND SATAN AND IN ONE SEC LOSE IT ALL, HE IS L Y I N G TO YOU, THEY ARE, FROM A LOST SOUL NOW, WHO HAS REPENTED ALL NOW, BUT IT WAS LIKE A DAY TOO LATE,,,,,,,I JUST NEEDED SOME HOLY ANGEL OR SOME DIVINE TO HAVE HELPED ME IN THE REAL BATTLE FIGHT, BUT TRUST ME,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,YOU CAN RELAX, KNOW PLEASE HE IS ATTACKING YOU WITH ENERGY LIES AND YOU DONT HAVE TO DO A PUBLIC NADA,, JESUS DIED IN PUBLIC FOR YOU, ,,,,,,,,,,,,I wish you such peace
This is so helpful. Satan is jealous of our joy and peace. The example of the man on the bus reminds me of the time when Christ was tempted in the wilderness to throw Himself from the top of the temple, and I've always thought that a normal Christian (i.e. not Jesus) would have been left feeling like they were a coward who didn't properly trust God.
Love you,so encouraging. May God's spirit continually speak through you.Thanks
Wooooooooooow....,,,...................................... that’s what happened with me from 9 years ago. Oh my God oh my God. But the lord helped me every day
Careful how you say his name dude amen 🙏
God is so real y’all,
So, in the past week, God has been teaching me how to recognize His voice,
Because I’ve been fooled by the devil so many times , thinking it was God. This made me start doubting God(You see, this is the devil’s real aim- to make us doubt God),
So back to my story,
God was showing me how His own voice sounds,
It’s the voice of Wisdom!
Don’t do anything that makes you question your sanity,
That is the devil!
God’s voice is soothing and calm, you’ll think you’re talking to yourself because it’s calm but when you recollect what that voice has just spoken , you’ll come to realize these two things;
1. “It can’t be me, because knowing myself I’m not as wise as that”
2. And lastly, the words spoken will make PERFECT SENSE.
So, why did I start with “God is real”?
It’s because He’s been telling me about discerning His voice , since the past week till this morning ,
And lo and behold, He brought me to this video,
After He asked me few minutes ago to go to“I’ll be honest” ,
He then brought me to this video,
To establish the fact that He’s the one speaking,
What This pastor spoke about , I’ve been battling it for a while now, I’ve never told anyone !
But now I have CLARITY!
Guys, who is this GOD THAT KNOWS MY INNERMOST THOUGHTS THIS WELL!
He is real!!
Glory to the Lord.
Key themes: Relationship, and the Bible.
As you grow in your relationship with God, you’ll be able to know ‘HOW’ God specifically speaks to you,
But primarily he speaks to us through the Bible. (The Bible is a very powerful spiritual book, it is not ordinary at all).
God speaking isn’t complicated.
If you’re saved and have the Holy Spirit,(all saved people have been given God’s Spirit),
You can receive revelations of God’s word from the Bible.
That is the primary source of God’s voice, because it’s his living word.
Now how ?
Open heart + a simple sincere prayer.
1. Ask The Lord for an open heart:that is you’re not going into the word with preconceived ideas of its meaning, but with a open heart.
2. Ask the Lord to speak to you by His spirit.
3. Read.
Anything and everything you get in reading, (that’s in understanding), that is God speaking to you.
1 John 2:27.
For the specific personal ways,
I believe he himself chooses and establishes the ‘specific’ ways he talks to us as individuals.
And he’ll create a knowing in your spirit, that these are ways God specifically speaks to you.
Lastly, he’ll most likely confirm what he has spoken to you personally, with scriptures.
God bless and enjoy God’s voice.
I'M FIGHTING ALWAYS I NEED TO GET BACK INTO JESUS AND TAKE HIS YOKE AGAIN. MAY 15 2018 SATAN PULLED THIS ON ME GOING INTO HEART FAILURE HE STARTED WORKING ON ME
GET BEHIND ME SATAN IN JESUS CHRISTS NAME AMEN
Thank you for this timeless teaching.
I’ve been dealing with this right now. These past two weeks I’ve been severely doubting my salvation, and I feel like in order to repent I need to pray silently on the ground in the walkway of my school cafeteria. I haven’t done it because I’m too scared of what people will think of me. And when I don’t do it I feel like God is going to judge me and I’m going to hell. One of the Bible verses that makes me fear more is Proverbs 29:1. Please pray for me; I would greatly appreciate your prayers.
It is not by works. God won’t love you more than He does right now. He loves you the same always. Read His word, repent of there is something you need to repent about,and then let His grace and mercy wash over you. He does not want you to feel shame.
You don’t have to pray silently in front of people my friend. Get alone behind closed doors. God rewards what is done in secret. For He sees and hears us
Sounds like you’re spiritually depressed. Luke 11:11-13 God is our Father. Psalm 103:13 God pities His children. Stop listening to the devil trying to convince you that God hates you.
Thats Satan attacking you! it happens to me well but when I draw anything but u can cry out for his mercy anywhere and he will save you.
Please pray for me I’ve been suffering from depression and constant headaches
Tatersalad19 Cars instead of clasping your hands together and talking to an imaginary friend why don’t you call a doctor
rockn rolla instead of spending your time Trolling Christian channels, why don’t you find something worthwhile to do with your life, The prayers did work I no longer suffer from either of those things Praise Jesus!!
@@36742650885 Yess,Praise Jesus🙌🏼..I'm glad you are feeling better and didn't believe in the devil's tactics against you..
Thank You, Lord!
God is so good. This was truly a blessing! Thank you Jesus!
Thank you so much for this I greatly needed it!
This is an EXCELLENT message!!!! We need more of these! Thank you, Pastor Tim!
I ordered that book; almost couldn't find it at a reasonable price.
All glory be to God!
I think in this system of Lordship Salvation I don't believe a lot of people are going to have a "Peace of Mind" Because they're scared to death that if they don't repent of all their sins then they may not even be saved or are not saved in the first place.
Do you want to know how to really be not paralyzed with doubt? "God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him shall have everlasting Life" John 3:16 "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved" Acts 16:31
*God Loved you so much that he would rather die than live without you* he proved that on the cross and all he asks is that you believe in his son Jesus who was a sacrafi e for all your sins who died and rose again and you will be saved. You don't need to "do" something to prove your saved Jesus did it all. Simply believe and focus on Jesus and watch the doubt fade away.
And no your salvation can't be lost "and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." John 10:28
I don’t resist ultil the devil leaves. I just call Father and He comes for me.
Wow this is describing how I feel to a T.
Yep this is me.
Thank you so much for that timely reminder🙏🏻😇!
This was a usual occurrence in my life when I was younger, it literally hindered me from everything I was excited to do, so much so that I was expecting it every time I had the opportunity to do or receive something I like. It made me tone down my love for things, I quit getting excited about the things I loved. I even get surprised whenever I don't get this feeling when some I like was happening to me. I felt it when I wanted to go to school, I felt lost while in school, kept wishing I was like other students who weren't as scrupulous as me. Literally filled with fear each time I was journeying back to school after the holidays. It was real torture, affect my life. Got scared whenever I hear teachings on Gods voice or leading of the spirit etc. It was horrible, I wanted to please God, love him but what I perceived as his voice wasn't kind to me.
Went threw the same thing, going threw it right now, havent genuinely had a lighthearted day in five years.
@@sweetsav11 Remember as these days are going and wickedness is increasing, wars and rumors of wars, Jewish third temple being built with 5 Red Heifers without blemish there etc etc, satans time is short so he comes down with fury and so are satan's attacks more and more and us saints are weary because of it.
May I also suggest having a time devoted to prayer and fasting as Jesus said in Matthew and Mark?
My battle is extreme
I so needed to hear this
😭😭 God bless you so 💕💕
Stay strong sister he is just a prayer away
very encouraging and life giving. God Bless you
Excellent information from God's precious Word in addressing the issue in how to overcome Satan's strategy on how he attacks and falsely accuse us! We are overcomers by the word of our testimony and in faithfully using His Word in spiritual warfare! May the Lord continue to bless your ministry!
Very helpful. Praise the LORD for this great video💖✝
Such an encouragement..and blessing..
Amen!
Second time I've listened... this is SO helpful. Thank you.
My question would be. If no man knows the thoughts of another man except for God. How can satan know that God put in your mind to witness to somebody in the first place. I know that Satan is not a man. But he is not God. How would he know to send that feeling of condemnation. For your refusal to God. If he cannot read your mind. Therefore cannot know that you rejected the call of God to spread the gospel.
Thank you for your help and understanding. The Bible tells us. Satan sends fiery darts to inspire wrong thought. But not that he has understanding of our thoughts. He can see our physical reaction to his lies. And can use that to further influence us. This may be why God asked Cain why his countenance had dropped. To show us the importance of your disposition. (Keep a poker face) if you will. But again it was not told us that Satan or his Demons can read our thoughts. So perhaps the immediate thought of condemnation after our refusal of Gods will. Stems from a lack of biblical understanding of salvation. If in our minds we have true faith and understanding of, and in salvation threw Jesus. We can not be made to feel condemnation. Nothing can separate us from the hand of God.
Romans 8:38
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow-not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.
Perhaps the feeling is not that of condemnation. Rather a conviction of the conscious from the Holy Spirit. God rebukes and corrects us for our sin. As a loving father. We as Christians need to learn the scripture deeply. The closer we walk with God. The further we are from The effective reach of Satan on our mind. This is not to say that he cannot still reach us. Because in fact the closer to God you walk. The more of a threat to Satan you become. So you become a greater focus of his attack. But with an intimate walk with God. Threw understanding of him, by his word. The effectiveness of his attack on your mind is greatly Diminished . And comes with immediate guidance from the Holy Spirit on how to handle the attack. God bless all my beloved brothers and sisters. Peace and understanding be your blessing from the father. In Jesus name I ask. So be it.
If one temptation doesn't work, the devil will be trying another... And he ll keep on trying. In some situations he ll be using some Bible Verses to deceive us
I need this!!!
Thank you lord that you showed me this video snd this lovely pastor
No lord is alwayes patient with us
So true and a very scary tactic one day I felt very doubtful that someone like me could ever hope to be a disciple of Jesus and I saw how wrong my life was all along and I had a thought that I should renounce Jesus as my Lord because I have put the crucifixion of him to shame by backsliding and I felt like Jesus himself declared he will never forgive me and I was crying
Felt the exact same thing brother. You are not alone. This is trickery of the devil. This is all it is. Peter denied Christ 3 times, Jonah bailed on Gods calling, Moses didn’t want to speak on behalf of God and wanted his brother Aaron to speak, Job questioned God by demanding answers from him, Paul writes about doing the things he ought not to do.” My point is we are weak. Our flesh is weak, our rebellion is great. Our spirit is right with God when we are bothered by disobeying Gods law or by the thought of losing God.
Dude I have been wrestling big time with this exact same feeling. It’s been awful
Jacob Wallace thank you guys so much for sharing your story. I’ve been desperately looking for a video teaching that addresses this very thing and you guys have been sharing your own stories and this helps me realize I’m not alone. It’s been torture.
@@nicholaspino33 same here. Been going through the exact same thing. But I know God is gracious and kind and good and it is no sin to trust in Him and in His grace and mercy in spite of our sin. It's so refreshing and helpful to know we are not alone in attacks like this.
It's so encouraging to know I am not by myself in this. I thought I was because my own personal sin as a Christian weighed my heart down so much. Satan has lead me to think God is a monster, in that God has created me for destruction. But I cannot see this to make any sense but it's so real to me. Satan comes in clothing of light pretending to be God.
I am getting sick and tired of doubts. I got saved stopped weed, sigarettes, porn, wordly music etc. After this happend i got severe panic attacks and anxiety i even wanted to end my life. I even Jesus in my dream. Even Satan came to me in my dreams. But now 5 months later i doubt even if Jesus rose from the dead and i feel so horrible about this. I hate myself for thinking this. Is this normal? Can anybody help me with some advice? I feel so lost because i believe in God but why do i doubt Jesus all of the sudden? Does God hear my prayers in doubt?
God bless you all people!
"Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ." - Romans 10:17
The ONLY way to remove doubt and fear is to read and/or listen to The Holy Bible, and obviously pray to YHVH (God) in The Name of Yahshua (Jesus) The Messiah to help you. Satan wants you to doubt, as when we doubt, we are open to attack from Satan and this further damages and affects our faith. So read or listen to The Holy Bible, pray, keep living a life away from sin (and keep living your life how we are Commanded to in The Holy Bible) and these feelings of doubt WILL go away.
You are being prayed for.
Peace and love,
TJ & Mercy x
And we can pray to Yahshua (Jesus) The Messiah, that's how we can also prove to ourselves that He rose from the dead: Yahshua (Jesus) The Messiah is forever Alive!
Red Shift so God Will listen to my prayers even if i doubt(sometimes) about Jesus being raised from the grave.. i feel terrible for even saying that. I believe in God and in Jesus but question the reseruction part.. wil God hear my prayers ?
@@buffsoldierofchrist5907 All you need to do, is pray to YHVH (God) and tell Him what you are struggling with, and He will help you. Remember; Jesus is God The Son, and Jesus and God The Father are one, so just pray to God The Father, in The Name of Jesus and God will help you. Jesus is alive today and that's 100% proof that He rose from the dead.
We will keep praying for you.
Peace and love,
TJ & Mercy x
Soldier Of Christ - God heard your prayers from day one that you believed. I suggest you read some of your old testament while keeping Jesus in mind. You'll see that Jesus was all over the old testament, and nearly every prophesy was speaking of Jesus. Jesus is salvation, and if you have ears to hear you will understand the parabolic nature of the bible. Pray for the holy spirit to open your eyes and help witness with you. Pray without ceasing, and read every day. Every single day.
SO GOOD!! Thank you.
One of the fruit that prove that u r really a believer is when you sin...although ashamed u dont rest on your performance(the shame though its there) but u ran to Christ in repentance and ask for forgive for..." if we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar,and his word is not in us."1JOHN1:8-10
.. a good tree bears no bad fruit .. we are predestined to either do what is pleasing to God .. or not. Many will turn away to follow deceiving spirits .. end up taking the mark of the beast.
As according to the scriptures very few will be saved .. there's a way that seems right to everyone but leads to death but Jesus brings new life to all who believe with all heart mind and soul .
He who has doctrine has the son and the Father as well ..
Carson White Matthew 12:33-35 King James Version (KJV)
33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. You can not say people who sin are predestined to go to hell. Paul wrote to the churches telling them to not continue in sin, and rebuked people when they were found to be decieved. Notice the scripture says either make the tree good, or make the tree bad, meaning you have a choice in what you do. The devil can TEMPT people, but it is a person by their free will who decided to listen to temptation, but it is possible for a person to say no.
Rufus Nganga Who is sitting on the throne of your heart, Rufus? This is the question that is of primary importance. The Word of God teaches us in the first chapter of the Gospel of John " But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." You must understand what comes first. I speak as one who for 16 years was estranged from God, and was in capitivity. I spent 16 years calling out for the Lord God to save me, because I had not the power to let go of my sins, turn from them completely, and put my trust in Him. But God brought me to a place, where in due time I found myself in great distress, and in desiring the goodness of God, and the things of God, and all that is God, I cried out to the Lord JESUS, as it is the God's Word reaches that this power comes from Jesus Christ. And I resolved in myself that if I had to wade through fire, I would lay hold on Jesus, for there is nowhere else to go, no one else has the Words of Eternal Life. And as it is written in the words of the prophet Jeremiah, "Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive." This truth, as I read it, the Lord spoke this into me. And I knew that the Lord God has saved me. I want to tell you, assurance that comes from God is so much better than the crap people come up with to try and convince themselves. And the reason they do this, rather than turn and cry out to the Lord Jesus Christ is because they do not want to lay down their life, take up their cross, and do the perfect will of God, even unto the death. I hope and pray in Christ that this truth I put here will be of encouragement to one who is in distress.
@@samuelrosenbalm a Christian sins, Paul sinned and he writes in Roman 7 that he sins but he understands not why he does for the will not to sin is there but the doing isn't. And then Paul goes on to say if I am doing what I do not want to do it is no longer me doing it but the sin inside me. So we do still sin and we will continue to sin until God glorifies us in our new bodies. By no way do I take this as an excuse to sin, let me make that clear! For a true Christian will hate his sin and have the willingness to give it up, that if I could click my fingers and be perfectly like Christ I would, but I can't. And sin win't cease to stop in a Christian until that day. But there will be a battle, a fierce battle in the spiritual realm over the course of the Christians life, whereas before we were at peace with sin and against God. Now being made new creatures, we are at war with sin and through God's love at peace with Him through Jesus Christ.
Thank you for this, informative and encouraging.
But now it is no longer I who do it but sin that lives in me. Rom7:17.
I have the same problem as that young man
Good video. Thanks for posting it.
Loving
Or self inflicted or induced attacks...
I've actually experienced this on a train before
I need a prayer partner I have heard to be healed from the curse of sexual sin I need a prayer partner else I must forget so I am worried. I need a prayer partner
Have you gone to a pastor or leaders in your church and asked about this?
There's alot of good Christian books out there. I feel like it could help me grow more spiritually by reading them, of course the most important one is the Word but I've been greatly helped and encouraged by listening to Tozer. You can get his audio books for free online and people like D L Moody. There's alot of good literature out there.
Satan is doing this to me. I’m in a marriage where celibacy has been forced upon me.
I’m able to self pleasure without porn or wandering mind but rather I just enjoy the feeling as I think about my wife and being intimate with her.
If I do this, I’m attacked with guilt because “Christ would never do this, nor Paul or any of the apostles”
However when I don’t do this, my sexual urges attack me and every time I have a sexual thought I’m am attacked that a true Christian wouldn’t be having these thoughts even as I struggle to push the thoughts out of my mind.
I pray for help but now my wife has filed for legal separation which will leave me bound to celibacy for the rest of my life. She won’t divorce me so I’m chained to this feeling of my soul being hung over the burning of hell.
My only chance is if God changes my wife’s heart but the more I tell of her Christ, the more she hates me.
Sexual desires are human instinct.
Moreover,,,
Many organisms doubt??
Of you want to be a celibate...
U need to. Leave. Your desires and get completely .
Indulged in supreme lord.
However u can b a saint. Along with ur married/home life
Only if you r completely, away better say....
Abandoned your material desires.
For abondening desirez.
U may......
Stop wishing worldly. Things???
Practice regularly.. ?
Or think about results.
However, having ur wife is no sin at all.
Even in xtianity
.at all.....
Praying for you now brother.
Hi Tony, I feel sorry for whatever your are going through. Why do you expect your wife to divorce you? Why don't you divorce her yourself rather than being in that kind of prison? I think you can be more in love with Christ and the word of GOD to the point that you do not give your mind to idle. Any way, should you decide to search for a wife ,I am here waiting for you
Are you getting divorced? Depends, do some studying and counseling with a pastor on biblical divorce. "But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace." 1 corinthians 7:15
Always test the spirit or prompting by asking it if it believes that Jesus is come in the flesh.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God.
1 John 4
James Delinois said Satan used my own family and neighbourgs against me to target .
God never punishes His children by withdrawing from us!! Only Satan wants us to hide from God in shame.
God lovingly disciplined His children and gently corrects us. Only a religious spirit would compel you to do your “Christian duty”…or else!😤 That is so oppressive!
God gives the willing & the doing of His good pleasure 😁
I need to learn to fight the devil are there any illbehonest videos on that if so link them below please
Hello Zach, if you think of our Lord, He quoted Scripture against the lies of the devil. The great thing we need to fight Satan's lies is God's truth. We must know our Bibles. This series, on Peter's stumbling is very helpful: illbehonest.com/series/an-in-depth-look-at-peters-stumbling Part one is: An In Depth Look at Peter’s Stumbling: Satan
Would satan do this to unblievers also ? Im not sure im saved partly because of these attacks but ive been trying to seek the Lord and truth and keep getting de railed not sure if its because satan dosent want me to find the Lord OR if its because I am saved but he is trying to stunt my growth
Mike Hill I’ve seen you everywhere, in John pipers videos too
@Wayne Butler Amen press forwars forget whats behind thats a real encouragement thank you! I am a bit confused why Im still struggling with a certain sin though my inside screams and craves it and ive asked for deliverence from God and sill struggling :/
@Wayne Butler Amen I stand in agreement brother :)
@@Goldtaker23 me too bro, just keep doing what God said in remembrance of me, remind yourself that God called sinners to trust he died on the cross for them and rose the 3rd day. I struggle as well
William WALLIS! God is a fictional character from a fictional book that you were brainwashed to believe in. Please grow up and stop believing in such ridiculous childish nonsense.