RE: struggles
5/20/2008 5:12:28 PM
alessandra
279 Posts
Well I find it hard to sit in church and not feel convicted too. However I think you are a very good Christian if you do feel convicted. If you sit in church and hear no voice, it means that you're not close to God. There are some christians who ignore his word, ignore his signs, his opportunities and live in sin. Sooner or later they become numb and do not feel the Holy spirit anymore. That's such shame.
Last week I was in church and had a similar feeling. Our pastor was taliking about how we should be bushes. I'm sure you heard about the story of Moses in the Bible and the burning bush. He was walking in the desert and saw a burning bush that was not being consumed. It caught his eye and he heard the words of God when he approached it. The bush ended up changing his life and Moses went on to be a great man and had a very close relationship with God. He went from being a murderer to a christian and went to heaven to be with our savior. This story inspired me because it gave me motivation. We should be like bushes because we won't be consumed by the sin around us, we will remain strong and when people look at us, they will see/hear God.
There will always be hypocrits but we are to hate the sin and not the sinner. I think you shouldn't be so hard on yourself. Maybe God is trying to lay something on your heart. He doesn't need to use all of us for his works, but he desires us to. And you're right, he doesn't want us to remain baby Christians forever. I think you should pray about how you're feeling and ask God to give you strength. Before you pray, ask for forgiveness. Think about something you can do in your church, maybe a leadership position, anyway you think you can do work for God.
Regarding your friend, maybe you should mention something to her or pray about her. It seems like she is struggling. Maybe mention something like you seem so different now. If God is working in your heart about her, then he's working in her heart too, you may be the person he needs to help her. God has a plan for everyone, people don't always stay on that path but he always has a way to get us back on his plan. Remember that God loves every hair on your head more than we can ever imagine :)