How come I want to be saved but everytime I try and pray I dont feel like I am saved?
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Being saved isn't a "feeling" it's trusting in the truth contained in God's Word. Have you walked the Roman Road?\n\nThe ROMANS ROAD....is a pathway you can walk.\n\nIt is a group of Bible verses from the book of Romans in the New Testament. If you walk down this road you will end up understanding how to be saved. \n\nRomans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."\n\nWe all have sin in our hearts. We all were born with sin. \n\nWe were born under the power of sin's control.\n\n- Admit that you are a sinner.\n\n\n\nRomans 6:23a "...The wages of sin is death..." \n\nSin has an ending. It results in death. We all face physical death, which is a result of sin. But a worse death is spiritual death that alienates us from God, and will last for all eternity. The Bible teaches that there is a place called the Lake of Fire where lost people will be in torment forever. It is the place where people who are spiritually dead will remain.\n\n- Understand that you deserve death for your sin.\n\nRomans 6:23b "...But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." \n\nSalvation is a free gift from God to you! You can't earn this gift, but you must reach out and receive it.\n\n- Ask God to forgive you and save you.\n\nRomans 5:8, "God demonstrates His own love for us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us!"\n\nWhen Jesus died on the cross He paid sin's penalty. He paid the price for all sin, and when He took all the sins of the world on Himself on the cross, He bought us out of slavery to sin and death! The only condition is that we believe in Him and what He has done for us, understanding that we are now joined with Him, and that He is our life. He did all this because He loved us and gave Himself for us!\n\n- Give your life to God... His love poured out in Jesus on the cross is your only hope to have forgiveness and change. His love bought you out of being a slave to sin. His love is what saves you -- not religion, or church membership. God loves you!\n\nRomans 10:13 "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved!" \n\n- Call out to God in the name of Jesus!\n\nRomans 10:9,10 "...If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation."\n\n- If you know that God is knocking on your heart's door, ask Him to come into your heart. \n\nJesus said,\n\nRevelation 3:20a "Behold I stand at the door and knock, if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him..." \n\n- Is Jesus knocking on your heart's door?\n\nBelieve in Him. Ask Him to come in to your heart by faith,\nand ask Him to reveal Himself to you. Open the Bible to the Gospel of John and read what God says about Jesus, about you, and about being born again. \n\nGod will help you. He loves you. \n\nYou need to look for a local church where God's word is preached. The Bible says that we are to desire God's word like a newborn baby desires mother's milk.\n\nAren't you hungry to know the truth?\n\nWater baptism is one of the ways you first show that you have been joined to Jesus. This is an action, and actions will not save you. However, it is an act of obedience and a symbol of commitment.\n\nThe symbolism is this: When you go down in the water you show that You have been crucified and buried with Him,\n\nAnd when you come up out of the water you show that you have been raised to walk with Him in newness of life. \n\n(See Romans chapter 6)\n\nYou have been born again. \n\n(See John chapter 3)\n\nYour body has become God's temple. Your heart is where He lives. Forgiveness is yours in Jesus. And you belong to Him.\n\nYou were sin's slave.\n\nBut now...\n\nYou are a child of GOD!\n\nJohn 1:12 &quot
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You are saved when you have accept Jesus as your savior and ask him to come into your life.   Jesus died for your salvation.  \n\nSometimes we humans need to see a "miracle" or an answer to prayer to give us a boost in our spiritual lives.  I think you just had one.  \n\nGod honored your prayer so please do your best to honor God by keeping your promise.  It is you who will benefit by the knowledge of God's kingdom and His purpose and will in your life.  Believe me, God wants to bless you far more than you want to be blessed.  \n\nMay I make a suggestion about your bible?  I don't know which version you use, but I suggest you visit a local Christian book store and look through the many versions to find the one you understand the most clearly.  I prefer the Zondervan New International  Version Study Bible, but my husband prefers the New King James Version.  \n\nBefore you read the Bible, you should always ask that God open your eyes to the meaning and understanding of what you are reading.  Nothing will stop you from reading the bible quicker than not being able to understand it.\n\nFinally, have a plan to read it.  Most Bibles have a one year reading plan in them that includes daily readings from both the Old and New Testaments.  And do not be afraid to ask trusted Christians what a verse means.  You can study it together if you need to.
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that is your own personal struggle that only you can overcome or strengthen. you have to decide what seems right to you or how you want to pursue your faith. if you want you can ask "god" to answer your prayer. \n\ni use to be a devoted christian and doubted my faith because i felt that the church and the teachings were currupt and not "holy" as they claimed to be. i also struggled with this type of issue. today, im just a happy atheist. \n\ngood luck to you.
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We are saved doesnt means that we are really saved. We are saved that means we are given a "New Opportunity" to stay out of sins, New Opportunity to live by heart, New opportunity to live for others. Opportunities does not means that we are totally saved, because that means people can do anything because they are saved. \n\nTo give tith or going in church will not save anyone anymore. I belive that feed the children, help the poor people, help the sick people, help the needy people and dont cheat. In short lets try to be human insted of religious. \n\nIf i cheat, exploit my labor,live in lie and after that if i pay tith and go to attend service of church that means Am I really saved? \n\nJesus gave us opportunity to follow his path by our heart. So lets consider this is our last opportunity insted of using word SAVE.\n\nThanks.
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Keep giving people this testimony of yours and it is this way that you will be winning souls for Jesus. You are feeling the presence of God and it is on you thick. Keep doing whatever it is that you are doing. I pray that the presence of God will continue to shower you that you will be able to bless others that cross your path. I pray that God will bless you mentally, spiritually, financially, emotionally and physically all to His glory. God loves you so much and you will be blessed as long as you keep you eyes fixed on the Father and keep serving the Lord like you never have before. God is gonna use you and He has a divine purpose for your life. Since His presence is on you so heavy began to ask Him what your purpose is for your life and how and when you should begin fulfilling it. Talk to God daily. He's your Father in Heaven and he wants you to communicate with Him, afterall, it's to benefit you.\n\nBe Blessed
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You have to try your best to turn away from your sins.  Sometimes they take time to get out of your life like addictions.  God allows for growth and gives us times "to work our salvation out with fear and trembling".   If you just don't care and you go out carousing because you once said the sinners prayer and think you have your free ticket to heaven, then no.  You won't be going to heaven.  But if it's a continual sin that you continually work on and pray about, that's different.  God will help you to conquer it.  God bless you.
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I have found that the answer to our prayer is a lot closer that you think. You can not pimp God. He is sovereign. He will answer your prayer. Maybe you feel like he's not answering you 'cause your focus is on the answer and not him. When you put your focus totally on him and continue to live a life that is pleasing to him, your answer will be sitting at your feet. Focus on God and getting all the mess people can't see like envy, anger, hate, jealousy, covetousness, and the list goes on. We are all a work in progress, but when we take the time to build our relationship with him, instead of asking or "praying" for things, all our desire will be met. Now don't get me wrong, pray.... ask God for what you want and need. Just be prepared and ready to accept ,if he say not now or NO! You are not crazy or confused; life and death are in the power of the tongue. You are Godly person seeking Godly wisdom. Focus on you and everything will have changed because you have..............When what's important to God becomes important to you then what's important to you becomes important to God!=) tRust God even when he feels far away because you know he is always there never to leave you nor forskae you....BE Blessed
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basically god always wants you to try helping yourself first as best as you can then pray to him. after that? patientce and have faith ;)
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Sometimes God is silent. He wants to know if you are serious about Him. Continue to pray and don't give up. Your consistency in prayer will make you stronger. I feel for you and please know that regardless of what people tell you, you are precious in God's site, and He cares about you.
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NO you are not saved.  The Bible says, and I quote \n"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in rhine heart that God hath raised hi from the dead, thou shalt be saved". Romans 10 verse 9\n\nNow, just because I gave you a easy answer, does not mean its that easy to live saved.  there are the ten commandment that in the Bible and also the two Greatest Commandments.  you see.  God honours when you admit when you are wrong and ask for forgivenss.  When you ask, you can't make that same mistake again.  So try hard not to.\n\n\nI hope I answered you question.  If you would like to keep in touch, You could email me at \nemanishera00@yahoo.com \n\nI love you with the love of Jesus
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Perhaps you need to stop praying at God and surrender to God. Your attitude clearly shows that you feel you are the god of your life and are unwilling to even consider who the one True God really is and what He might want for your life. Try saying this prayer from your heart and out loud.\n\nDear God I have struggled with who you are and why you have not done as I have asked and begged for you to do for so long. Where have I gone wrong God? What is it you want from me? I mean I admit I am a sinner you already know that. Why then won't you do what I ask......Oh I see that would make me God and I have been telling you the Creator of all things what you should and shouldn't do. Please forgive me Dear God. Help me Dear God to understand. I can't do this anymore and I now surrender to my Creator. Dear God i accept your Son's death on the cross as payment for all my sins. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I give you my life from this day forward. Please send the gift of the Holy Spirit to live within me from this day forward to comfort me and Guide me all the days of my life. I thank you for all you have already done for me Dear Jesus and I ask you to help me to understand what you want me to do with my life and why I have gone through so much. I accept the Holy Trinity, there Persons yet only one true God. In the Holy name of my lord and Savior Jesus Christ I pray all this and accept you now in faith, Amen
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Faith and hope is inside yourself you must sit down in the quiet and discuss this with the Lord,empty your mind of any negative thoughts,concentrate on what it really is you want to know, and you will be answered.\nWomen of the Lord are all around you,you seem to be looking in and reaching out in the wrong places.\nCenter positive energy,and ask for what you want through Gods Help and it will come to you.Be open minded do not close a door on a possibility.
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i ask myself that everyday....i know I'm not doing everything God would have me to do...i still fall short according to the bible...but i think he may be somewhat pleased that I'm trying and pushing and getting to a point where I'm letting go of weights that hold me back....you want to know that you are pleasing God.
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Hang around with other believers and learn from them. Consider going on a retreat or to a camp where you can learn and focus on getting closer to God - without the outside distractions.\n\nI get closer by spending my time in prayer - sometimes it doesn't feel like my prayers are getting past the ceiling, and that I don't feel anything happen when I pray. It's when you work through that hurdle and keep praying and fighting to be obedient that God shows up! \n\nAs far as screwing up goes, we all screw up and fall short of what God has for us! That's when we get before God and tell HIm we're sorry and ask for His help to stop whatever it is.\n\nRealize too, that ALL Christians go through this - it's part of the faith building process! Just keep running for the prize, as Paul puts it. And when you get to that place that you just don;t want to do it any more, you need to make a conscious decision to keep going, even when it seems like it's not worth it.\n\nThat's faith! You can do it!
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when you got born again, it was the real you (your spirit) that got saved...not your mind,will,emotions and not your body....so you will tend to gravitate back to the old you unless you renew your mind with the Word of God....get into a good Bible based church (i suggest you stay away from denominational churches) and begin a DAILY Bible study/prayer time. get up early if you have to, it is very, very important.    go to rhema.org , there you will find a link to search for a church in your area.....God Bless.
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If you believe on the name of Jesus, you will be saved.  Feelings are a gift from God, but we can't always trust our feelings since there is a Deceiver in this world.  What we can trust is God's Word . . . that never changes.  Even when we can't feel God, He tells us He will never leave us.  Believing is trusting in Jesus to make Him the Lord of your life.  I'm praying that you will know you are saved and called to be one His children.  Blessings . . . !
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Well I'm not sure.  I was just  saved on Sunday.  But already I feel my old witchlike ways beckoning me.  If I return to the craft, I hope I am still saved.  Praise Jesus.  He loves me, his righteous followers and washed us clean, amen ;).