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hey i saw one of you answers and its clear that you might be one to ask this to. well somtimes i scare myself to sleep worring that there might be no god. i try to pray to him as much as i can to feel closer and stop getting like that. i figured i should show up at church somtimes, people say it helps...
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Thank you for asking me this question. You're right, there was a time once that I doubted God. I was, like you, worried that my faith was in vain. What if there was no God? What would happen to me when I died? Was there a Heaven? What about a Hell? If there's no God, are there angels? .... I'm going to answer those questions - and hopefully help you out of this.
1. Is there a God? - I believe there is. He talks to me (not in an audiable voice, but through the Holy Spirit... the tiny voice inside your head). I believe, if it were not for God, that I'd be dead. (NOT KIDDING - I mean literally in the grave) And, if I wasn't dead, I'd have considerable facial scarring and possibly brain damage. I'm serious, I'm that dumb. I did some crazy stuff. I'm grateful to be alive. In the summer of 2004, I almost fell off a horse. No biggie, right? I've fallen off of horses many, many times. This time was different. I was galloping (a little slower than racehorses go) and my horse ran into the fence. I had been jumping without stirrups, and when my horse ran into the fence, it was devine intervention that kept me from falling off. I know it doesn't sound like a bad fall... but it was solid rock that I would have landed on - head first. I probably should have been thrown twelve feet and hit my head. But I never left the back of that mare. I only pulled some ligaments/nerves/muscle in my knee. I'm fortunate that my knee has recovered the way it has. I was *almost* hit by lightning once. I actually should have been hit. I was touching a metal water faucet and lightning hit the sink. A metal sink at that! All I felt was a little tingle in my hand. That is my proof that God exists. The Bible says "In the beginning God..." (Genesis 1:1), '"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "Who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."' (Revelation 1:8), "There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God." (I Samuel 2:2). Of course, there are more verses, but I'm going to move on now.
2. What happens to me when I die? I believe with all my heart and soul that when you die, if you're an honest to God Christian, you'll go live in Heaven. First, it would be your soul, not your body. But, after the Rapture, you'd get your new body. (This may be a bit confusing. If you'd like, I'll elaborate more later) But, if you're not a Christian, you're a cultist, a satanist, or an atheist, you'll go to Hell. Now, I'm going to Heaven. I hope that you are, too. Heaven will be soo much better than Hell. In Hell, worms will eat your skin off of your body, you will be tormented forever. Time will have no place or bearing. Your suffering will never end. You will beg for but one drop of water, yet you shall not recieve it. There will be a chasm between Heaven and Hell, and no one can cross over to the other side. I believe that God created Heaven and Hell, that if we accept His free gift of eternal life with Him, we shall go to live in Heaven for eternity. "...God Most High, Creator of Heaven and Earth." (Genesis 14:19), "But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgement. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca', is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anywone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of Hell." (Matthew 5:22), "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. The time came when the baggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire. But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you recieved your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.'" (Luke 16:19-26)
3. What about evoloution? I believe in the Creation. Not evoloution. I have a question for all those who are evoloutionists. 'How come the things we 'evolved' from could do things we can't? And if we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys here? And if monkeys came from something else.. why is that still here?'. Evoloution just doesn't make sense. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the ligt was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning - the first day. And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to seperate water from water." So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. God called teh expanse "Sky." And there was evening, and there was morning - the second day. And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called, "seas." And God saw that it was good. The God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. The land produced vegeation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning - the third day." (Genesis 1:1-13) I'll stop with the third day. If you'd like to read the rest of it, it is Genesis 1:1-31.
In order for you to become close to God, you must be sincere, trustful, clean, and believe!
"That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." You have to be saved to become close to God. Perhaps you are saved and you're just doubting, like I was. I hope so. In order to be clean, you must ask for forgiveness of all things that you have done wrong. This doesn't just mean ask God for forgiveness, but other people, too! If you told a lie, you must tell the person you lied to that you're sorry and ask for forgiveness. It is not until you're clean that you can know the heart of God. It is not enough to say, "I'm sorry." and still live a bad life! You must honestly mean that you're sorry and try to fix your life. (With the help of God, of course)
Church. Wow. Ok. I go to church... four times a week. (I'm not Catholic, that's just how it worked out. I go to a Bible study at a church on Wednesday mornings, I go to Wednesday night worship, Sunday morning worship - big church? lol and Sunday nights, too.) But, you don't have to go to church to be close to God. The people at my church... they go to church three times a week yet they are far from God. Yes, if you put yourself in a good, upstandning church, it will be easier to be close to God. Be cautious though. Do not fall into the trap of a cult. (I'll give you a list of cults, if you ask.)
I am a writer. (that's not my occupation - lol - but that is how I am) I do things by writing them. You see, if you had asked me this question on the phone or something, I'd look like a fool. I wouldn't know what to say. But, because it's writing, I can answer (hopefully) half-way decently. I have a prayer journal. Every night (sometimes more than once) I sit down for at least an hour (more like three hours lately) and type my heart to God. I express myself that way. Sometimes I use Sign Language to convey how I'm feeling, but I can't save a song that I've signed. I can save a prayer that I've typed. I talk to God about everything. Guys, love, sex, puberty, growing up, horses, hangin' out... you name it, I've talked to God about it. And I'm not ashamed to say that I do talk to Him about that kind of thing. He wants us to trust Him that much. I also read my Bible daily. Most of the time I'll sit down, and just read for an hour or so straight. If there's something I don't understand, I pray about it. If I'm still not sure, I ask my adopted Grandma. If I'm still not sure, I go to my pastor!
I'm praying for you. If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask!!
In Christ's love,
-FunnyCide
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