this happened to me for weeks, I prayed and humbly asked the Lord to give me the ability to read and meditate. I did this day and night for weeks. The Lord restored me. Now, my joy found in the Scriptures.
This may go without saying, but I have learned how important it is to pray before I read my Bible. Because I don’t always know how to pray, I use God’s Word and ask Him to fulfill what He says. Here are some of the passages that come to mind: “Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.” Psalms 119:11 “Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.” Psalms 119:105 “The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.” Psalms 119:160 “But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”” Matthew 13:23 “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,” Ephesians 1:17-18 “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 Every verse of Psalm 119 speaks of what the Word Of God does. Take a verse and make it personal. God will always answer prayer that is in line with what He says in His Word. And something I discovered over time is that some of the things I read in the Bible may not mean much at the time, but it remains hidden and stored up in my heart. At unexpected yet necessary times, those hidden Words come. Lastly I’d just like to add that times in Bible Study should be set apart. Read when you can actually focus all your attention to it and don’t rush it. “My son, give attention to My words; Incline your ear to My sayings.” Proverbs 4:20
clara phiri I also have problems praying I do not also know what to pray. I say the same prayer every time. It is hard if you can not hear the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit teaches us what to pray. Next time try asking the Holy Spirit what you should pray. I usually just talk to God and tell Him how I feel. Try this ask God to open up the Bible to you. I heard people have done this and God has given people visions of the Bible while they are reading the Bible. Sister have you been delivered yet? Cause if not it could mean that the enemy is hindering your prayers. Sister try ministering to your Spirit. Our souls are used to being in control. When we turn to Christ it should be our Spirit that should be in control. Our Spirits have the attributes of God not our soul.
clara phiri th-cam.com/video/-SW09ctg7x0/w-d-xo.html Sister part two ministering to your Spirit. God bless you sister. Call up your Spirit tell the spirit how important it is. And when you gain confidence ask your Spirit to take over.. Sister seek out a deliverance minister. And get delivered your soul could be in bondage cause of Generational curses, ungodly soul ties, and other thing like sins. Sister you can not get your gifts 🎁 from God if you are under bondage. It is the enemy that puts the curses on us. The enemy will not let you use the gifts God gave you unless you are delivered by Jesus through a deliverance minister. Gifts such as Healing, Prayer Warrior, Evangelism, and deliverance minister, etc. here is a good one who has videos on TH-cam here is his website he does Skype and lives in Canada. Themthatbelieve.com
Simple answer, keep reading snd stay committed to God. Our relationship is not based of of feelings, it’s based off of whether or not we will make the commitment to follow the truth. Regardless of feelings
Pray before reading every single time. The Holy Spirit has to give us the understanding we need to ask in prayer. Then you read as an act of obedience not out of feelings. Love will come later as a reward a product of the obedience in faith. Then you will develop this love passion respect administration gratitude for the word of God as the greatest treasure in your daily living. Truly it will open your eyes, make you wise, give joy to your heart, transform your mind, shape your vision, your thoughts, your desires. It is the greatest thing you can do for you and your family.
That’s the problem I don’t think I have the holy spiritual. I just never received it. I don’t know why. When I was baptised in 2019 I didn’t repent from a sin but I did 3 years later after my baptism. I still feel like there’s no Holy Spirit 😢
Can you guys please pray for me, when I read I feel like I get bored and I don't think I use to be like that, I use to like reading but now it's like I get stressed and I can't even read and it hurting me. Please pray and help me guys 😔
I know exactly how you feel. Psalms 77:3 says, “I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.” Asaph felt far from God, and his solution was to praise God and remember His great works in verses 11-12, 14, “I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds… You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.” Praise God, even in the midst of your dry season. God will water your path and nourish you. Also remember the greatness and strength of God’s unlimited power; He made a way for the Israelites, He’ll make a way for you. I’ll pray for you and go through this with you, because I feel the exact same way. You’re not alone, God is making your paths straight ❤❤❤
Sometimes getting a new easier to understand translation is very helpful as well. I have always been a new King James version kind of guy but recently I started reading NLV and and NIV and I found myself hearing God's word in explosive ways. My understanding and passion of the word I am reading has really grown.
What should i do to change my heart? How can I be new in my heart? How can I tell my heart to forget the past and be new.....i want to change, i want a new heart. God help me. My fellow pray for me please.!
Renew (reprogram) your mind according to what God says in his Word. For it is the truth so fill up with truth. If you doubt pray and say I believe help my unbelief.
Also God gives us a new heart, pray this to God "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. ... Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Bible Gateway Psalm 51 :: NIV - MIT
I read my comments today wow I was so on fire for God and full of faith but wow life has been hard and I've been wavering since then but I have also grown alot. Restore Me O God
If I may add to what Pastor John has said... Your emotion is a product of what you think. To pay attention and turn your ear to the scripture implies a conscious thought to action. It means to remove distractions and focus your mind on the words your read and what they mean in context. Then there is the subconscious thought that produces emotion. It is like learning any skill in that training by conscious action becomes second nature to you. It becomes an unconscious thought to action. The conscious and the unconscious is a peculiar change in the heart that produces a pleasing emotion. It may be a barely perceptible feeling but the ability to recall knowledge reinforces the change that produces the good emotion. The application of knowledge in life is training for the emotional pleasure that is from the heart. Does this make sense?
I think it is necessary to acknowledge differences in people. Some people put feelings first and other people put thoughts first when dealing with life and both methods are good except to the exclusion of either feelings or thoughts. Both are essential to a healthy mind so don't hear me say there is a heirarchy of importance where one is king over the other. Regardless of priority there is an undeniable relationship of causality. If I think a truth there is an inevitable emotional response to that truth in my life. For example, say I believe it is true the scripture is not relevent to my life. The effect will be I feel it is a waste of time to read my Bible. If I think it is true the scripture is wisdom from God for my life, then I will feel a desire to read my Bible. Even though I do not feel anything after I have read my Bible, at most I can say I do not have thoughts from understanding what I have read. If I begin to believe reading my Bible does not impact my life because I do not feel anything, I will lose my desire to read the scripture. The writer of Proverbs says, *...it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.* The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Pr 22:18. In the ancient Hebrew culture, the heart, as used in Proverbs, is the deepest recess of our person and the seat of our desires. I must think the scripture in order to keep them ready to speak. I don't feel pleasure just by reading them. It doesn't say, "pleasing when you read them..." rather it says pleasing when you keep them in the deepest recesses of our thoughts and desires and recall them to the lips. I hope that is more clear. Anyway, that is my understanding from scripture.
Rick LeMarr i know this is an old post, i do have a question tho, do you feel the love of God when you read about Christ on the Cross? I know we dont go by emotions; that is to be lead by our emotions, but i am emotional at times when i acknowledg the love God has for me, and all of His children.
I think what Piper means by apply your heart is to make your heart tender to God , Allow Him to speak life into your heart by choosing to apply your heart. A lot of the time our pain, pride, unrepented sin, doubt, and hopes deferred hardens our heart from Hearing God and seeing Him as He is. We have to humble ourselves and admit to God that we can’t come into His presence apart from Him. “Be still (stop striving) and know that I am God (Be in awe of Him).
I ask God to read the Bible to me. Also, enter His presence with praise. Refresh your mind as to who He is. Who is it that you are spending time with? He is our rock, our strength, our hope and understanding, we are the apple of His eye. Read with Him, tell Him you want to know His heart, His thoughts toward you. Tell Him of your thoughts for Him, your heart for Him. Then quiet your mind and perceptions so that you can hear Him speak.
Prov 22:17 incline your ear and hear the words of the wise. (Press in!) Prov 22:18 And apply your heart to my knowledge for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you (knowlege will be formed in the mind and apply your knowledge) "Push your heart, heart, wake up!!"
So what are you saying even though you find the Bible boring if you want it not to be boring that I should read it anyway but I thought the holy spirit is supposed to put that desire in my heart because I even find myself saying God can you please remove this boredom of the Bible because I can't take this
What may also help is this. Going to God and asking God what is lacking and what needs to be changed or done away with so that He could fill you with Himself. As I decrease God The Father, God The Son and God The Holy Spirit increases.
i excepted JESUS AS MY LORD AND SAVIOR 7 YEARS AGO BUT i did not read his word because i did not understand ,comprehend, remember, pronounce and i got frustrated due to a learning disability and here i am today 7 years later with the same problem struggling to hear his voice and comprehend what i am reading but i know GOD WILL MAKE A WAY WHEN THERE SEEMS TO BE NO OTHER WAY PRAISE THE LORD THANK YOU JESUS WAITING FOR MY HEALING
I find it very motivating and rewarding to go out into Nature and find God. When I see perfection in His creation, I am literally awed. Dr Stephen Meyer's books and videos on Intelligent Design are mind-blowing. I have found his videos very rewarding and have strengthened my Faith
Me too. Just yesterday here in florida we had a full moon. I stared at it for a good 20 seconds give or take, maybe a minute. Man God’s creation is amazing
Sometimes I look at 2 at once and it helps. I’ll read a part that’s in the king James and read the same part in the new living translation and compare the 2. I’m not sure if just reading the same thing twice or getting 2 different translations definitely helps make it sink in 😊👍
I feel like God can't even heal my severe sleep apnea. I have no peace of mind without refreshing sleep. People have prayed for me for over 15 years. I say to myself," There is no way god loves me and lets me live such a miserable existence despite so many people praying." I can't tell people how wonderful Jesus is if I don't know it myself.
I need help understanding the word and applying it. I read and hear the word but I have trouble relating it to my life. This is causing problems in my current relationship. God help me understand your word..
Pray first and foremost. But I would also recommend the life application study bible. It gives thoughtful commentary (comments written by people at the bottom of the pages). It explains the bible passages and also helps make it relevant to your life. It shows you how to apply it ❤️ I also wanna chuck this along side that tip: th-cam.com/video/Ucnf4rm75Fk/w-d-xo.html That link is a video to how to evangelise appropriately. It’s a must watch!! Here’s one for false conversions too, because you must be born again!: th-cam.com/video/RIb3YcwUbG4/w-d-xo.html God bless! ❤️
Maybe emotions are like noise, it gets so noisy you cant hear or in this analogy your emotions become so full you cant think about what you are reading well enough to apply the information you gain. Just a thought from someone who does "feel" this way at times it's a wonderful opportunity to really indulge in a way you cant do when you are passionate.
I wonder just how many have fallen away. What I mean is, after that initial euphoria (?) has worn off and the work and drudgery...and then falling into temptation, because the darkness of this world knows all the honey traps that are required to really destroy a believers faith. Its hard. Ever notice how 'easy' life is if you are not praying...or going through the motions. The trouble starts when you attempt to live this 'new life' . Dont get me wrong. I do subscribe to the fact that Christ IS the only way. I only have to look at how we behave as people, the worst aspects I might add, to see we do need a Saviour.
Go outside and get some physical exercise. You can't find divinity if all you do is read the Bible, you need to *see* the beauty of the world, you need to struggle in it. So, go outside, preferably into nature where there's green, and exercise. The purpose of the Bible is *not* to give you free ecstasy, the purpose of the Bible is to teach you *wisdom.*
Sadly, the way 2020 is now, even though the pandemic brought me back to God, it's been challenging to seek Him especially since you're stuck inside and barely have a chance to see the world. Even though I have been walking with Christ throughout quarentine, the past week I've backslidden and now its a real struggle to get back to God again. If you may, I could use some prayers right now, but I pray that anyone who is struggling to follow Jesus would soon be able to see His glory. God bless.
You have no idea how much I believe this comment seem almost like a response to a prayer I’ve been praying the last month because I know in my heart and soul I was born again and was on fire for Christ and was the real thing but lately something happened and I was worried I lost my salvation or Holy Spirit left me but I continued on reading and The connection I had with the words in the Bible felt gone or that “spiritual hi” feeling was gone so to speak and felt like I was reading outta habit BUT my lifestyle has changed recently as well so maybe need to crank up my exercise again. Anyway God bless y’all and had anyone else had this happen ???? Thanks
@@BornAgain330 That comment was a bit of wisdom I learned from experience, so yes, something very similar happened to me too. I'm glad you found the comment helpful. It is easy to forget that we're supposed to LIVE for God, not just read about Him. God bless, and keep seeking God in your life :)
Pray first so the correct spirit is guiding you...i read Gods words to me first i laughed i cried ...i meditated i prayed i read i fully believed i had bo choice...keep reading its consistency
Apply the heart. I must be a mutant as I can't make my heart do anything. My mind has no control over my feelings. My heart feels what it will. My mind has no control over what my heart feels, no matter how hard I try. I have asked God to "open the eyes of my heart. Like everything else, God ignores me. 42+ years of nothing from God but silence, absence, broken promises, and unanswered prayers. Thanks God bless you, through the Holy Spirit, in Jesus' holy name, Amen.
It is about your relationship with God and having faith in him. Nothing to do with your feelings and your circumstances. God can and does change circumstances. But your commitment to him is far more important.
Jesus IS the WORD. The bible is a book of words. Jesus IS the One Who Makes you Feel it. When I read the bible..I ask Jesus to Help me know which words were for me. Most of the bible was just words..but when they were words..for me..Jesus Helped me Feel it. I marked the Right words..those Jesus Helped me Know were for me. Jesus is our Personal Savior..He Helps us..as individuals. A book cannot do that.
What if you have really bad dyslexia and ADHD? it’s really hard for me to sit still and to try to understand? It was hard to understand what pastor John was saying? I want to connect so bad to his living word and to feed me, but I have a constant battle in my mind that really makes it difficult. When I read devotionals and when somebody breaks it down it’s easier for me to understand, but it’s still hard to remember. At the end of the day I try and put trust into him that somehow he will reveal and help me understand. I just wanna learn some techniques?
2 Corinthians 12:9 “But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.” God understands what you’re dealing with and HIS grace is sufficient for all of us! My advice would be to keep on pushing on. Find some verses that you can meditate on and ask God to help you in prayer. Prayer to our Heavenly Father is powerful and He can break all strongholds. Know that you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you and you’re more than a conqueror through Him who loves us. Although I may not understand the severity of what you’re going through, God does, and He is faithful. He can make a way when there seems to be no way. I encourage both of you guys to stay faithful to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I prayed for you and God bless you! 🙏🏾
I've been crying out to God. And he doesn't seem to care. I hate life and I want to change. But I can't change. I want god to change me. But he doesn't listen. Idk what to do.
Jacob Lopez I don't have the answers for you but I'm somewhat in the same boat. I will pray for you! My Pastor wrote about his similar experiences in his book if you want to read it, it may help you. It's called Finding God: A Divine Journey Reverend Cher Vang Kong Vang. God bless you, my brother.
Jacob Lopez I found myself in a similar situation as well for the past 2 years or so. The practical advice I can give you is 1) confess your sin. Sin clouds our minds to the beauty of God to the point we feel as though He's left us completely. 2) Get involved in your church. The edification from fellow believers is crucial to your sanctification. 3) Pray alongside the elders of your church or your pastor. This is so important. I believe the Scriptures alone to be our sole authority in faith and practice, but God has given us the local church to strengthen us and grow us.
I felt that last year being trapped and a slave to porn wondering why I couldnt get free from porn.. the reality for me, (Which may be different for you) is I wanted the outcome without actually giving up the idol. when I finally was willing to give up all the things that mattered the most to me cause I wanted Jesus and to know Jesus. I finally became free.
Well Jacob, one thing is certain: people are praying for you. KhiavDim mentioned it specifically; the other respondents most likely are as well. You are as well; as you said, you are "crying out to God", which is just what prayer is. I won't claim to be able to explain how that can and does help, other than that I've experienced the truth of it, and more importantly, the Bible (James 5:16) says it does - "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much". Another thing, and it's no small matter: when you cry out to God, you MUST address those prayers to the Lord Jesus Christ. You didn't mention Him specifically, so I don't know for sure if you are or not. Whatever the case, Jesus Christ is the one to whom we must all pray, if we are to have any hope of those prayers being answered. "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” - Acts 4:12. He is our one and only advocate before the Father...and He does listen, and He does care. "Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." - 1 Peter 5:6-7 The road is hard as a Christian; it is a constant struggle, perhaps especially with our own sin. But the reward is worth it. Blessings brother.
my peoblem is i will ask the holy spirit to help me understand what i read, then i open to a random passage and read because i dont know what i want to read, but when i finish reading, i realise i didnt grasp anything from it sue to it being so hard to understand.
Ephesians 2:8-10 says salvation is a free gift we get from believing and trusting In jesus, you do not have to get baptized or obey first. Those things come afterwards. Paul said he didn't baptise people and they got saved. So did the theif on the cross, Cornelius in acts 10 didn't repent or get baptized first, yet God saved him cause of faith. Jesus is Yahweh God in a human body(john 1). He died, was buried and rose again for our justification to make us right with God. We can and should Obey, reoent, be baptized, ask forgiveness and confess Jesus is Yahweh in the flesh, but those things do not save us, faith does. We do not obey God to stay saved or get saved. We obey God out of love. I have a teacher who is a bible scholar And knows the greek and hebrew and history of the bible and knows it better than most people do, I learn from him. relax hun, Jesus loves you. Just talk to him and trust him. Go to messianicapologetics.net to learn more about the bible from a scholars perspective, someone who knows the Greek and Hebrew and history of the bible.
I think it would benefit you to have some sort of reading plan. I'm not confident you're going to absorb the word of God if you're just throwing darts at a board in a dark room.
Guys I come through, I don't feel like God is with me and I pray to help me stay strong but I don't I can't do anything I don't feel like praying or Studying and I haved changed a lot from when I accepted, What do I do?
My Bible says to “apply my mind” not heart in verse 17. Seems to me Mind and Heart are way different. I’m reading the New American Standard Bible that has John MacArthur’s study/commentary. I trust John MacArthur. So I’m figuring Mind and Heart must be meaning the the same somehow in this verse.
anna idom I said sorry to God for being a sinner then I was baptised by full immersion in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and asked God to come and live in my heart. I then received the Holy Spirit and spoke in a new language that I never knew before. After receiving the Holy Spirit the scriptures were opened to me in a way I never knew before. Please read John 3:3-7
that’s great to hear! yep i’ve read those scriptures before my issue is that my heart isn’t repenting and every time i want to the cares of this world come into my mind and makes me go off track and i forget what i read..
I read the Bible and have read it for years. Yet I would love the Lord to give me the wisdom Pastor John has. At 3:31 he says what I try to do. I listen to the words of the wise. "Faith comes from hearing. And hearing from the Word if God." I know for a fact that the scriptures being quoted come from the Word of God. Because I have read them before. Yet I have a terrible memory . To me it's very important to listen to wise men to understand God's word.
I believe you have an idea about how you should feel as though you might have witnessed it as a child might and if you were to want to reflect and share it as you have already come to believe you might be satisfied and even deeply satisfied but if you don't then try to find something you can do to express your new knowing
I just don't know what to do sometimes. I've been hitting a readers block for a good while now. I sit down at my desk, I get my notebook out, get my pens etc. I get my Bible out, and sit there. I can't bring myself to open it and read. I don't just don't understand it. When I do read, I can't seem to stay interested. And it really makes me feel bad about myself.
If this helps anyone. Sometimes taking time to read a new translation like the new international version Bible or the New Living Bible translation is also very helpful to start hearing God's word in meaningful ways. Ways that you can understand.
Could it be the that the heart is more of a reverence to the body/flesh/fallen man?? Mathew 22: 37Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38This is the first and great commandment. Love God with body, soul, mind.... Any one have thoughts?
He wants you to know him. You can't really trust anyone you don't really know. And you learn about him to reading his word, and practicing it, and struggling to be Faithfully doing it, just keeps you going back to him for more repentance, Mercy, and understanding. You develop a relationship and with that comes feelings for the person.
Ikr. Sometimes I feel like throwing in my towel and just leave. But I always come back because I know within my heart that there is no greater love than the one in Jesus.
Keep also in mind, the world we live in today is fixated on their feelings. God's Word works within those that believe, but first you must read. *1 Thessalonians 2:13 (nkjv)* _13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe._ Lastly, it is the Holy Spirit that interprets God's Word, and not human flesh, we will not understand everything we set our eyes on to read, for God gives us each day our daily bread, what His Word discerns within us, that we need. For His Word is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, and knows what we need at any given moment. Our emotions are hardly a factor, as the world itself is MOVED by emotions.
10:47 why would you use the analogy of a child not knowing about sex? Seems kind of odd and out of place in the context of all the rest of what you were saying. And in this day and age I think we have to be careful about the things we say even though I don't believe you meant anything harmful by it.
There's s o many wonderful believers trying to help other believers to understand ehy they dont understand or feel anything, As many know prayer is key to ask God to help us understand, historically individually or in the masses a division is place by denominations the reason believers trying to fit in and feel something... Or agree to what they feel... Is not about feeling but is our natural desire to feel a confirmation fro God but is not
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So another words, you don’t know you should just say that. I know I don’t have any taste buds. What happens to them let me go. Cook a steak and taste harder, even though the problem is something wrong with your tastebuds, but the question is why isn’t blame the person necessarily and your sins.
You don't have to apply gravity to your heart. gravity just is wheather you believe in it or not. Belief and faith doesn't work that way. If you believe then it exists and if you don't believe then it doesn't exist.
What does it mean to push your heart into the word? I tried but unfortunately I feel like I am forcing my heart to feel something, but then totally not understanding the text. Am I doing it wrong? Please help!!!
Try not to seek a feeling, I tell myself the same, try to read, ask questions what is it saying and how to apply to my life, most importantly ask Holyspirit to help you in His word. Think of Him sitting or standing right next to you for He already is😍
How do you know if you have faith in Jesus because sometimes you can just get very stressed because you do not know if you have faith and you can get very frustrated and I am very frustrated over this how can you make sure you have faith
Faith is not a reliable pathway to truth, but a shortcut to self-deception. Look how many religions there are. Think in the preachers of those religions and denominations, all of them have a very deep faith.
Seems like every Piper video I come across he's coughing. Has anyone else noticed that? Maybe not every video but there does seem to be a lot I've noticed.
This may be something that Pastor John is assuming, but he shouldn't assume. The very first step one should do if there is no feeling when reading scripture is to pray and ask God. We can only understand God's word with the help of the Spirit anyway. This is a very obvious first step and I'm surprised Pastor John didn't begin there. Many atheists can read the word and only see words and then ridicule them. It's the Spirit that makes them alive. There are times too when believers hit dry patches (I've been there) but I know it's only a dry patch as I have experienced God's word alive in the past while reading. I know that persevering prayer and patience, maybe a fast will renew and refresh me. Atheists or new believers wouldn't have that experience. So humbly praying to God to ask him to open your heart to his word is step number one. Jesus promised that God would be glad to offer his Spirit to those who ask him. (Luke 11:13)
Answers of myth! The Bible is not historical. There is no demonstrable evidence to back up anything in the Bible. Prayer is a waste of time and pointless! If you read the Bible, you will not be a Christian! If so, you follow the Malevolent war god of Abraham that committed Mass genocide, allows murder, rape, incest, etc. all in his name! Disgusting! And shows how delusional Christian’s are!
I know you wrote this months ago but...humans. Humans need feelings. God deserves praise in every circumstance, I agree with you on that. Even when we don't feel like it we are under scriptural obligation to acknowledge and lift up God. But to say that feelings have nothing to do with praise is definitely another story. Emotion is a beautiful creation of God. The Bible says to delight in Him. How can you do so without your heart feeling inclined to do so?
If that happens ,your still spiritually dead,and the living word of God has not been opened to you.He knows you are still relying on other outside sources for your lifes answers.So your wasting,yours and His time. Fall in love with God so much He becomes your everything, He sees the heart, then the scriptures will become alive to you,the spiritual food of life. Rebirth begins,there's nothing so sweet as being in the true family of God the Father Aand His Son Jesus!
Nothing this guy is saying is resonating in/with me at all. I do believe in God/Yashua, but no matter how much I pray and ask Him to show me what is lacking within me; no matter how much I "dethrone" my own wants and desires fervently in favor of what He wants for me instead; no matter how much time I put into His word and ponder it and absorb it into my mind and heart; no matter how much I pray and seek His counsel and will- no matter how much I do all of these things, there is just nothing of any evidence at all that He hears me and is working any "plan" in this life I live. I've heard it all before, read all the responses of every possible type, stripe, and variety, and - nothing. Or am I to conclude that, for whatever reason, I am not one of God's "elect"; never was, and never was intended to be? Didn't God say in the Commandment "visiting the iniquity of the fathers unto the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me"? Did someone in my bloodline generations back curse God and hate Him and I'm being visited with their iniquity? Am I a victim of something someone else did generations before I was born and now must face not only wholesale rejection by God but a place in the lake of fire as well, to be nothing more than a worm who can only respond to the agony of the flames which for me will never die? What exactly have I willfully done to be so rejected by God? Being born (and not asking to be), or having a nature of sin thrust upon me at birth (Roman's 8:20) that I did not ask for and would never have willingly taken upon myself at my own hand had I somehow (as an infant) known what the consequences - the eternal consequences- would be? Why am I nothing but flesh rolling around in my own blood to a God who says He loves me, but remains so maddeningly silent to my cries and prayers to Him? I guess judgment has already been pronounced against me by reason of that which I had nothing to do with other than being born. Sorry, God. I didn't mean to be born. It was an accident. Nd
Same here Jon. But Jesus breaks the curse and we have free salvation. but suffer on earth like paul. i geuss . Keep talking with God Jesus. i was injected stewroids triamcinolone 20 months ago and it gave me phsyichosis . bone pro- fatigue suicide thoughts. my step father fallows God Jesus every day reads every day prays all no's all told me he has evidents. and has now shingles. HE SAID HE FEELS LIKE JOB . i did not say any thing back for i just could not. WAIT BRO
Don't give up, God does love you, he is with you. When you got born again remember you're considered a babe in Christ. It takes time to grow up just like it does in the Physical Realm.
We have the literal word of God the greatest intelligence in the universe at our fingertips. I dont think many understand the full gravity of what we have here.
@@bible1st I was a Christian and was among the Judgmental and hateful people for a few decades. That was Christianity! The lies and hate is astounding from Christian’s. Life is much better not being around such lies and filth! Christian’s don’t even know what’s in their Bible, only believe what their professional liars (pastors, priests, etc.) tell you! Read the Bible! If you do you will see Christianity follows a Malevolent war god of Abraham that committed mass genocide, allows murder, rape, incest, etc. all in his name1. That IS in the Bible!
Oh yea I’ll just apply my heart… so stupid why didn’t I think of that. That’s right my heart doesn’t work either. No help here. If only it were so easy. Where is the advice for people with real problems?
I try to read the Bible , is so hard to understand it:( I have a learning disability so we learn about God and Jesus from John piper, Paul washer. I spent hours on TH-cam can I feel bad because I’m not reading the Bible !
Simply put, you can’t have a feeling (emotions) without a thought. Your thoughts are the locomotive & your feelings are the train cars that follow it. The Bible instructs us to take our “thoughts” captive to the obedience of Christ, not our feelings. Loving God is about “delighting” in Him, not simply “doing.” Some would say it this way, “it’s the heart stupid.” It’s very positive to note ones recognition & desire to love God earnestly & genuinely is self evident that the Holy Spirit is likely at work in someones life. To quote Neil Anderson, “if your thinking isn’t based in Gods truth then what your feeling isn’t based in reality. Stated another way, “while what we’re feeling may be real, our feelings don’t always reflect reality.” A life based primarily on feelings & emotions instead of beliefs & convictions is likely a life filled with much regret & heartache.
It is only but natural to feel nothing because the Flesh is nothing.Concentrate to Spiritual Positive Good Spirits of the LORD GODFATHER in CHRIST Written in the BIBLE because It is Something and Eternal.Earnestly Pray the Direction of the Holy Spirit of the LORD GODFATHER in CHRIST.
You will feel nothing if you expect miracles. When the pharisees asked Jesus for a sign Jesus would not give one. This would be like in the Narnia books when the children go into the wardrobe and it is just a wardrobe.
No, he isn't. It's one thing to read a letter from a person and know their intent. It's another read the same letter and the person be someone you love dearly. A note from a stranger has much less interest to us than a letter from someone we love. I read my letters from my wife over and over when I was deployed. Knowing her more made the letters more real as opposed to letters from strangers in care packages. APPLY YOUR HEART which is what he said to do..
this happened to me for weeks, I prayed and humbly asked the Lord to give me the ability to read and meditate. I did this day and night for weeks. The Lord restored me. Now, my joy found in the Scriptures.
This may go without saying, but I have learned how important it is to pray before I read my Bible. Because I don’t always know how to pray, I use God’s Word and ask Him to fulfill what He says.
Here are some of the passages that come to mind:
“Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.”
Psalms 119:11
“Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.”
Psalms 119:105
“The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.”
Psalms 119:160
“But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.””
Matthew 13:23
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,”
Ephesians 1:17-18
“So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
Isaiah 55:11
Every verse of Psalm 119 speaks of what the Word Of God does.
Take a verse and make it personal. God will always answer prayer that is in line with what He says in His Word.
And something I discovered over time is that some of the things I read in the Bible may not mean much at the time, but it remains hidden and stored up in my heart.
At unexpected yet necessary times, those hidden Words come.
Lastly I’d just like to add that times in Bible Study should be set apart. Read when you can actually focus all your attention to it and don’t rush it.
“My son, give attention to My words; Incline your ear to My sayings.”
Proverbs 4:20
Thank you clara
clara phiri I also have problems praying I do not also know what to pray. I say the same prayer every time. It is hard if you can not hear the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit teaches us what to pray. Next time try asking the Holy Spirit what you should pray. I usually just talk to God and tell Him how I feel. Try this ask God to open up the Bible to you. I heard people have done this and God has given people visions of the Bible while they are reading the Bible. Sister have you been delivered yet? Cause if not it could mean that the enemy is hindering your prayers. Sister try ministering to your Spirit. Our souls are used to being in control. When we turn to Christ it should be our Spirit that should be in control. Our Spirits have the attributes of God not our soul.
clara phiri th-cam.com/video/skqOo4a81Qo/w-d-xo.html here is part one of ministering to your Spirit.
clara phiri th-cam.com/video/-SW09ctg7x0/w-d-xo.html Sister part two ministering to your Spirit. God bless you sister. Call up your Spirit tell the spirit how important it is. And when you gain confidence ask your Spirit to take over.. Sister seek out a deliverance minister. And get delivered your soul could be in bondage cause of Generational curses, ungodly soul ties, and other thing like sins. Sister you can not get your gifts 🎁 from God if you are under bondage. It is the enemy that puts the curses on us. The enemy will not let you use the gifts God gave you unless you are delivered by Jesus through a deliverance minister. Gifts such as Healing, Prayer Warrior, Evangelism, and deliverance minister, etc. here is a good one who has videos on TH-cam here is his website he does Skype and lives in Canada. Themthatbelieve.com
Thank you
I pray that the Lord will open the eyes of our hearts when we read his word that we may see amazing changes in our lives.
Pat amen! God bless you!
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Amen 🙏 🙏 🙏
Matthew 6 5-15
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Simple answer, keep reading snd stay committed to God. Our relationship is not based of of feelings, it’s based off of whether or not we will make the commitment to follow the truth. Regardless of feelings
this is helpful to me, thank you
Pray before reading every single time. The Holy Spirit has to give us the understanding we need to ask in prayer. Then you read as an act of obedience not out of feelings. Love will come later as a reward a product of the obedience in faith. Then you will develop this love passion respect administration gratitude for the word of God as the greatest treasure in your daily living. Truly it will open your eyes, make you wise, give joy to your heart, transform your mind, shape your vision, your thoughts, your desires. It is the greatest thing you can do for you and your family.
That’s the problem I don’t think I have the holy spiritual. I just never received it. I don’t know why. When I was baptised in 2019 I didn’t repent from a sin but I did 3 years later after my baptism. I still feel like there’s no Holy Spirit 😢
Can you guys please pray for me, when I read I feel like I get bored and I don't think I use to be like that, I use to like reading but now it's like I get stressed and I can't even read and it hurting me. Please pray and help me guys 😔
Me too
Hows your walk with the Lord been lately brother?
You just have to push through. This may be a test from the Lord
I know exactly how you feel. Psalms 77:3 says, “I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.” Asaph felt far from God, and his solution was to praise God and remember His great works in verses 11-12, 14, “I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds… You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.”
Praise God, even in the midst of your dry season. God will water your path and nourish you. Also remember the greatness and strength of God’s unlimited power; He made a way for the Israelites, He’ll make a way for you. I’ll pray for you and go through this with you, because I feel the exact same way. You’re not alone, God is making your paths straight ❤❤❤
Sometimes getting a new easier to understand translation is very helpful as well. I have always been a new King James version kind of guy but recently I started reading NLV and and NIV and I found myself hearing God's word in explosive ways. My understanding and passion of the word I am reading has really grown.
The sounds great but it is easier said than done to tell your heart to just wake up. This will take practice and patience
moglimogify Yea you can't just tell your heart to wake up, and it will automatically wake up....
Yes, that's why you have to push! Nothing worth doing is ever easy!
no". God jesus is easy said
It says God gives you a new heart!! Only you have to do is recognize your sins. That’s all it takes. TRUE REPENTANCE!
What should i do to change my heart? How can I be new in my heart? How can I tell my heart to forget the past and be new.....i want to change, i want a new heart. God help me. My fellow pray for me please.!
Renew (reprogram) your mind according to what God says in his Word. For it is the truth so fill up with truth. If you doubt pray and say I believe help my unbelief.
Also God gives us a new heart, pray this to God "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. ... Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Bible Gateway Psalm 51 :: NIV - MIT
@Qeen Seanna Same, write it on index cards put on your mirror at home or in car to see everyday. GOD bless u!
Ask God to give you a clean,forgiving,loving heart.
I read my comments today wow I was so on fire for God and full of faith but wow life has been hard and I've been wavering since then but I have also grown alot. Restore Me O God
If I may add to what Pastor John has said...
Your emotion is a product of what you think. To pay attention and turn your ear to the scripture implies a conscious thought to action. It means to remove distractions and focus your mind on the words your read and what they mean in context.
Then there is the subconscious thought that produces emotion. It is like learning any skill in that training by conscious action becomes second nature to you. It becomes an unconscious thought to action.
The conscious and the unconscious is a peculiar change in the heart that produces a pleasing emotion. It may be a barely perceptible feeling but the ability to recall knowledge reinforces the change that produces the good emotion. The application of knowledge in life is training for the emotional pleasure that is from the heart.
Does this make sense?
Rick LeMarr No. Can you unpack that please?
I think it is necessary to acknowledge differences in people. Some people put feelings first and other people put thoughts first when dealing with life and both methods are good except to the exclusion of either feelings or thoughts. Both are essential to a healthy mind so don't hear me say there is a heirarchy of importance where one is king over the other.
Regardless of priority there is an undeniable relationship of causality. If I think a truth there is an inevitable emotional response to that truth in my life. For example, say I believe it is true the scripture is not relevent to my life. The effect will be I feel it is a waste of time to read my Bible. If I think it is true the scripture is wisdom from God for my life, then I will feel a desire to read my Bible. Even though I do not feel anything after I have read my Bible, at most I can say I do not have thoughts from understanding what I have read. If I begin to believe reading my Bible does not impact my life because I do not feel anything, I will lose my desire to read the scripture.
The writer of Proverbs says,
*...it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.*
The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Pr 22:18.
In the ancient Hebrew culture, the heart, as used in Proverbs, is the deepest recess of our person and the seat of our desires. I must think the scripture in order to keep them ready to speak. I don't feel pleasure just by reading them. It doesn't say, "pleasing when you read them..." rather it says pleasing when you keep them in the deepest recesses of our thoughts and desires and recall them to the lips.
I hope that is more clear. Anyway, that is my understanding from scripture.
Rick LeMarr Understood. Thank you for taking time to explain.
Rick LeMarr i know this is an old post, i do have a question tho, do you feel the love of God when you read about Christ on the Cross? I know we dont go by emotions; that is to be lead by our emotions, but i am emotional at times when i acknowledg the love God has for me, and all of His children.
@@BarristerBabe same! Unpack a little more. I kind of know what you are saying but not really.
Never stop the harder it is the better it will be
I think what Piper means by apply your heart is to make your heart tender to God , Allow Him to speak life into your heart by choosing to apply your heart. A lot of the time our pain, pride, unrepented sin, doubt, and hopes deferred hardens our heart from Hearing God and seeing Him as He is. We have to humble ourselves and admit to God that we can’t come into His presence apart from Him. “Be still (stop striving) and know that I am God (Be in awe of Him).
I ask God to read the Bible to me. Also, enter His presence with praise. Refresh your mind as to who He is. Who is it that you are spending time with? He is our rock, our strength, our hope and understanding, we are the apple of His eye. Read with Him, tell Him you want to know His heart, His thoughts toward you. Tell Him of your thoughts for Him, your heart for Him. Then quiet your mind and perceptions so that you can hear Him speak.
Prov 22:17 incline your ear and hear the words of the wise. (Press in!)
Prov 22:18 And apply your heart to my knowledge for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you (knowlege will be formed in the mind and apply your knowledge)
"Push your heart, heart, wake up!!"
So what are you saying even though you find the Bible boring if you want it not to be boring that I should read it anyway but I thought the holy spirit is supposed to put that desire in my heart because I even find myself saying God can you please remove this boredom of the Bible because I can't take this
I can't remember it
What may also help is this. Going to God and asking God what is lacking and what needs to be changed or done away with so that He could fill you with Himself. As I decrease God The Father, God The Son and God The Holy Spirit increases.
i excepted JESUS AS MY LORD AND SAVIOR 7 YEARS AGO BUT i did not read his word because i did not understand ,comprehend, remember, pronounce and i got frustrated due to a learning disability and here i am today 7 years later with the same problem struggling to hear his voice and comprehend what i am reading but i know GOD WILL MAKE A WAY WHEN THERE SEEMS TO BE NO OTHER WAY PRAISE THE LORD THANK YOU JESUS WAITING FOR MY HEALING
I find it very motivating and rewarding to go out into Nature and find God. When I see perfection in His creation, I am literally awed. Dr Stephen Meyer's books and videos on Intelligent Design are mind-blowing. I have found his videos very rewarding and have strengthened my Faith
Me too. Just yesterday here in florida we had a full moon. I stared at it for a good 20 seconds give or take, maybe a minute. Man God’s creation is amazing
I love reading my Bible. 💖
Sometimes I look at 2 at once and it helps. I’ll read a part that’s in the king James and read the same part in the new living translation and compare the 2. I’m not sure if just reading the same thing twice or getting 2 different translations definitely helps make it sink in 😊👍
I feel like God can't even heal my severe sleep apnea. I have no peace of mind without refreshing sleep. People have prayed for me for over 15 years. I say to myself," There is no way god loves me and lets me live such a miserable existence despite so many people praying." I can't tell people how wonderful Jesus is if I don't know it myself.
Pray and keep reading, you will know
A beautiful description of truth.
Spending some time worshipping and praising God before reading his word is also very helpful!
Thank you pastor John! God bless your work given by our Lord!
Don't rely on feelings!
We always do the right thing no matter what we feel.
Feelings are deceiving. Let's always pray
Pray for what and to whom?
I struggle with reading as it is, so this is something I’ve been wondering about.
I need help understanding the word and applying it. I read and hear the word but I have trouble relating it to my life. This is causing problems in my current relationship. God help me understand your word..
Pray first and foremost. But I would also recommend the life application study bible. It gives thoughtful commentary (comments written by people at the bottom of the pages). It explains the bible passages and also helps make it relevant to your life. It shows you how to apply it ❤️
I also wanna chuck this along side that tip: th-cam.com/video/Ucnf4rm75Fk/w-d-xo.html
That link is a video to how to evangelise appropriately. It’s a must watch!! Here’s one for false conversions too, because you must be born again!: th-cam.com/video/RIb3YcwUbG4/w-d-xo.html
God bless! ❤️
Maybe emotions are like noise, it gets so noisy you cant hear or in this analogy your emotions become so full you cant think about what you are reading well enough to apply the information you gain. Just a thought from someone who does "feel" this way at times it's a wonderful opportunity to really indulge in a way you cant do when you are passionate.
@@findyourbeauty7819 God bless you and your family!
Amen! Thank you so much for this! I needed to hear this.
I wonder just how many have fallen away. What I mean is, after that initial euphoria (?) has worn off and the work and drudgery...and then falling into temptation, because the darkness of this world knows all the honey traps that are required to really destroy a believers faith. Its hard. Ever notice how 'easy' life is if you are not praying...or going through the motions. The trouble starts when you attempt to live this 'new life' . Dont get me wrong. I do subscribe to the fact that Christ IS the only way. I only have to look at how we behave as people, the worst aspects I might add, to see we do need a Saviour.
Go outside and get some physical exercise. You can't find divinity if all you do is read the Bible, you need to *see* the beauty of the world, you need to struggle in it. So, go outside, preferably into nature where there's green, and exercise. The purpose of the Bible is *not* to give you free ecstasy, the purpose of the Bible is to teach you *wisdom.*
Sadly, the way 2020 is now, even though the pandemic brought me back to God, it's been challenging to seek Him especially since you're stuck inside and barely have a chance to see the world. Even though I have been walking with Christ throughout quarentine, the past week I've backslidden and now its a real struggle to get back to God again. If you may, I could use some prayers right now, but I pray that anyone who is struggling to follow Jesus would soon be able to see His glory. God bless.
@@ashflint23 How are you? It's really getting lot harder this quarantine, don't lose hope. I will pray for you also.
@@hannahnicoleeee Thank you, im doing a lot better now, I feel much closer to Him than ever. Fasting and prayer makes a huge difference.
You have no idea how much I believe this comment seem almost like a response to a prayer I’ve been praying the last month because I know in my heart and soul I was born again and was on fire for Christ and was the real thing but lately something happened and I was worried I lost my salvation or Holy Spirit left me but I continued on reading and The connection I had with the words in the Bible felt gone or that “spiritual hi” feeling was gone so to speak and felt like I was reading outta habit BUT my lifestyle has changed recently as well so maybe need to crank up my exercise again. Anyway God bless y’all and had anyone else had this happen ???? Thanks
@@BornAgain330 That comment was a bit of wisdom I learned from experience, so yes, something very similar happened to me too. I'm glad you found the comment helpful. It is easy to forget that we're supposed to LIVE for God, not just read about Him. God bless, and keep seeking God in your life :)
Pray first so the correct spirit is guiding you...i read Gods words to me first i laughed i cried ...i meditated i prayed i read i fully believed i had bo choice...keep reading its consistency
That's a really important question. And good answer. Thank you for that.
Apply the heart. I must be a mutant as I can't make my heart do anything. My mind has no control over my feelings. My heart feels what it will. My mind has no control over what my heart feels, no matter how hard I try. I have asked God to "open the eyes of my heart. Like everything else, God ignores me. 42+ years of nothing from God but silence, absence, broken promises, and unanswered prayers. Thanks
God bless you, through the Holy Spirit, in Jesus' holy name, Amen.
Dang
I can relate!
It is about your relationship with God and having faith in him. Nothing to do with your feelings and your circumstances. God can and does change circumstances. But your commitment to him is far more important.
God bless you both. I love pastor John's explanations
Jesus IS the WORD. The bible is a book of words. Jesus IS the One Who Makes you Feel it. When I read the bible..I ask Jesus to Help me know which words were for me. Most of the bible was just words..but when they were words..for me..Jesus Helped me Feel it. I marked the Right words..those Jesus Helped me Know were for me. Jesus is our Personal Savior..He Helps us..as individuals. A book cannot do that.
Pastor John is talking about the prayer Apostle Paul prayed in Ephesians 1:17-18.
What if you have really bad dyslexia and ADHD? it’s really hard for me to sit still and to try to understand? It was hard to understand what pastor John was saying? I want to connect so bad to his living word and to feed me, but I have a constant battle in my mind that really makes it difficult. When I read devotionals and when somebody breaks it down it’s easier for me to understand, but it’s still hard to remember. At the end of the day I try and put trust into him that somehow he will reveal and help me understand. I just wanna learn some techniques?
2 Corinthians 12:9 “But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.”
God understands what you’re dealing with and HIS grace is sufficient for all of us! My advice would be to keep on pushing on. Find some verses that you can meditate on and ask God to help you in prayer. Prayer to our Heavenly Father is powerful and He can break all strongholds. Know that you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you and you’re more than a conqueror through Him who loves us. Although I may not understand the severity of what you’re going through, God does, and He is faithful. He can make a way when there seems to be no way. I encourage both of you guys to stay faithful to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I prayed for you and God bless you! 🙏🏾
@@TonyGlss amen
Persevere and keep striving for the word of God
I've been crying out to God. And he doesn't seem to care. I hate life and I want to change. But I can't change. I want god to change me. But he doesn't listen. Idk what to do.
Jacob Lopez I don't have the answers for you but I'm somewhat in the same boat. I will pray for you!
My Pastor wrote about his similar experiences in his book if you want to read it, it may help you. It's called Finding God: A Divine Journey Reverend Cher Vang Kong Vang. God bless you, my brother.
Jacob Lopez I found myself in a similar situation as well for the past 2 years or so. The practical advice I can give you is 1) confess your sin. Sin clouds our minds to the beauty of God to the point we feel as though He's left us completely. 2) Get involved in your church. The edification from fellow believers is crucial to your sanctification. 3) Pray alongside the elders of your church or your pastor. This is so important. I believe the Scriptures alone to be our sole authority in faith and practice, but God has given us the local church to strengthen us and grow us.
I felt that last year being trapped and a slave to porn wondering why I couldnt get free from porn.. the reality for me, (Which may be different for you) is I wanted the outcome without actually giving up the idol. when I finally was willing to give up all the things that mattered the most to me cause I wanted Jesus and to know Jesus. I finally became free.
Well Jacob, one thing is certain: people are praying for you. KhiavDim mentioned it specifically; the other respondents most likely are as well. You are as well; as you said, you are "crying out to God", which is just what prayer is. I won't claim to be able to explain how that can and does help, other than that I've experienced the truth of it, and more importantly, the Bible (James 5:16) says it does - "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much".
Another thing, and it's no small matter: when you cry out to God, you MUST address those prayers to the Lord Jesus Christ. You didn't mention Him specifically, so I don't know for sure if you are or not. Whatever the case, Jesus Christ is the one to whom we must all pray, if we are to have any hope of those prayers being answered. "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” - Acts 4:12. He is our one and only advocate before the Father...and He does listen, and He does care. "Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." - 1 Peter 5:6-7
The road is hard as a Christian; it is a constant struggle, perhaps especially with our own sin. But the reward is worth it. Blessings brother.
GeneralGarvel When was the turning point for you? Where did you find the genuine willingness to repent?
my peoblem is i will ask the holy spirit to help me understand what i read, then i open to a random passage and read because i dont know what i want to read, but when i finish reading, i realise i didnt grasp anything from it sue to it being so hard to understand.
Ephesians 2:8-10 says salvation is a free gift we get from believing and trusting In jesus, you do not have to get baptized or obey first. Those things come afterwards. Paul said he didn't baptise people and they got saved. So did the theif on the cross, Cornelius in acts 10 didn't repent or get baptized first, yet God saved him cause of faith. Jesus is Yahweh God in a human body(john 1). He died, was buried and rose again for our justification to make us right with God. We can and should Obey, reoent, be baptized, ask forgiveness and confess Jesus is Yahweh in the flesh, but those things do not save us, faith does. We do not obey God to stay saved or get saved. We obey God out of love. I have a teacher who is a bible scholar And knows the greek and hebrew and history of the bible and knows it better than most people do, I learn from him. relax hun, Jesus loves you. Just talk to him and trust him. Go to messianicapologetics.net to learn more about the bible from a scholars perspective, someone who knows the Greek and Hebrew and history of the bible.
I think it would benefit you to have some sort of reading plan. I'm not confident you're going to absorb the word of God if you're just throwing darts at a board in a dark room.
Thank You Pastor John.
Guys I come through, I don't feel like God is with me and I pray to help me stay strong but I don't I can't do anything I don't feel like praying or Studying and I haved changed a lot from when I accepted, What do I do?
My Bible says to “apply my mind” not heart in verse 17. Seems to me Mind and Heart are way different. I’m reading the New American Standard Bible that has John MacArthur’s study/commentary. I trust John MacArthur. So I’m figuring Mind and Heart must be meaning the the same somehow in this verse.
"The way you do it is apply your heart"
I felt the same way until I had my born-again experience. After being born-again, the scriptures came alive in my reading.
that’s amazing, how did you become born again ?
anna idom I said sorry to God for being a sinner then I was baptised by full immersion in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and asked God to come and live in my heart. I then received the Holy Spirit and spoke in a new language that I never knew before. After receiving the Holy Spirit the scriptures were opened to me in a way I never knew before. Please read John 3:3-7
that’s great to hear! yep i’ve read those scriptures before my issue is that my heart isn’t repenting and every time i want to the cares of this world come into my mind and makes me go off track and i forget what i read..
anna idom unfortunately without repentance you cannot be born again.
Yes a person must be born again to enter the kingdom of heaven
I read the Bible and have read it for years. Yet I would love the Lord to give me the wisdom Pastor John has. At 3:31 he says what I try to do. I listen to the words of the wise. "Faith comes from hearing. And hearing from the Word if God." I know for a fact that the scriptures being quoted come from the Word of God. Because I have read them before. Yet I have a terrible memory . To me it's very important to listen to wise men to understand God's word.
i don’t understand. can someone explain this to me?
I believe you have an idea about how you should feel as though you might have witnessed it as a child might and if you were to want to reflect and share it as you have already come to believe you might be satisfied and even deeply satisfied but if you don't then try to find something you can do to express your new knowing
I just don't know what to do sometimes. I've been hitting a readers block for a good while now.
I sit down at my desk, I get my notebook out, get my pens etc.
I get my Bible out, and sit there.
I can't bring myself to open it and read. I don't just don't understand it. When I do read, I can't seem to stay interested. And it really makes me feel bad about myself.
Im always bored with reading hated it in shcool hate it now im still struggling with the sin of smoking tabbco im just forgetting to pray lord help me
If this helps anyone. Sometimes taking time to read a new translation like the new international version Bible or the New Living Bible translation is also very helpful to start hearing God's word in meaningful ways. Ways that you can understand.
Could it be the that the heart is more of a reverence to the body/flesh/fallen man??
Mathew 22:
37Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38This is the first and great commandment.
Love God with body, soul, mind....
Any one have thoughts?
I do what he says all the time. Sometimes I still don't feel anything. I figure it comes down to what God wants me to know in his time. Not mine
DEATH
WELL PRAY FOR IT AND IT WILL COME
If you got baptized, you should have gotten a want to do these things. Feelings come for him as your relationship grows with him.
He wants you to know him. You can't really trust anyone you don't really know. And you learn about him to reading his word, and practicing it, and struggling to be Faithfully doing it, just keeps you going back to him for more repentance, Mercy, and understanding. You develop a relationship and with that comes feelings for the person.
Ikr. Sometimes I feel like throwing in my towel and just leave. But I always come back because I know within my heart that there is no greater love than the one in Jesus.
...i never feel anything. I have a great amount of scripture knowledge, but it's mostly like reading a holy dictionary.
Praying before reading helps
John Piper is good preacher!
Answer: You should examine the reason why you read it in the first place
Keep also in mind, the world we live in today is fixated on their feelings. God's Word works within those that believe, but first you must read. *1 Thessalonians 2:13 (nkjv)* _13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe._ Lastly, it is the Holy Spirit that interprets God's Word, and not human flesh, we will not understand everything we set our eyes on to read, for God gives us each day our daily bread, what His Word discerns within us, that we need. For His Word is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, and knows what we need at any given moment. Our emotions are hardly a factor, as the world itself is MOVED by emotions.
10:47 why would you use the analogy of a child not knowing about sex? Seems kind of odd and out of place in the context of all the rest of what you were saying. And in this day and age I think we have to be careful about the things we say even though I don't believe you meant anything harmful by it.
What should I do i always ask him forgiveness but i never change ,I try to blame for everything that happened to me
It’s not feel it’s follow.
There's s o many wonderful believers trying to help other believers to understand ehy they dont understand or feel anything, As many know prayer is key to ask God to help us understand, historically individually or in the masses a division is place by denominations the reason believers trying to fit in and feel something... Or agree to what they feel... Is not about feeling but is our natural desire to feel a confirmation fro God but is not
Ya baca terus..Ga dapat Rhema gitu..means for feel nothing?!..baca di pahami dgn akal pikiran Saja dulu..masak Ga bisa pasti bisa..spt misal baca pangeran diponegoro..oh Lahir tahun sekian berjuang begini..pribadinya begini..nah baca Saja secara gitu..mudahmudahan kamu panjang umur..setelah pengulsngan pengulsngan kelak..Mampu menjadi rhema
So another words, you don’t know you should just say that. I know I don’t have any taste buds. What happens to them let me go. Cook a steak and taste harder, even though the problem is something wrong with your tastebuds, but the question is why isn’t blame the person necessarily and your sins.
You don't have to apply gravity to your heart. gravity just is wheather you believe in it or not. Belief and faith doesn't work that way. If you believe then it exists and if you don't believe then it doesn't exist.
What does it mean to push your heart into the word? I tried but unfortunately I feel like I am forcing my heart to feel something, but then totally not understanding the text. Am I doing it wrong? Please help!!!
Try not to seek a feeling, I tell myself the same, try to read, ask questions what is it saying and how to apply to my life, most importantly ask Holyspirit to help you in His word. Think of Him sitting or standing right next to you for He already is😍
How do you know if you have faith in Jesus because sometimes you can just get very stressed because you do not know if you have faith and you can get very frustrated and I am very frustrated over this how can you make sure you have faith
Faith is not a reliable pathway to truth, but a shortcut to self-deception. Look how many religions there are. Think in the preachers of those religions and denominations, all of them have a very deep faith.
Seems like every Piper video I come across he's coughing. Has anyone else noticed that? Maybe not every video but there does seem to be a lot I've noticed.
I used to feel the Bible, now, I don't.
This may be something that Pastor John is assuming, but he shouldn't assume. The very first step one should do if there is no feeling when reading scripture is to pray and ask God. We can only understand God's word with the help of the Spirit anyway. This is a very obvious first step and I'm surprised Pastor John didn't begin there. Many atheists can read the word and only see words and then ridicule them. It's the Spirit that makes them alive. There are times too when believers hit dry patches (I've been there) but I know it's only a dry patch as I have experienced God's word alive in the past while reading. I know that persevering prayer and patience, maybe a fast will renew and refresh me. Atheists or new believers wouldn't have that experience. So humbly praying to God to ask him to open your heart to his word is step number one. Jesus promised that God would be glad to offer his Spirit to those who ask him. (Luke 11:13)
You pray and read the Bible you'll get the answers.
Answers of myth! The Bible is not historical. There is no demonstrable evidence to back up anything in the Bible. Prayer is a waste of time and pointless!
If you read the Bible, you will not be a Christian! If so, you follow the Malevolent war god of Abraham that committed Mass genocide, allows murder, rape, incest, etc. all in his name! Disgusting! And shows how delusional Christian’s are!
Know God (study Bible) and praise him. Who needs a feeling?
I know you wrote this months ago but...humans. Humans need feelings.
God deserves praise in every circumstance, I agree with you on that. Even when we don't feel like it we are under scriptural obligation to acknowledge and lift up God.
But to say that feelings have nothing to do with praise is definitely another story. Emotion is a beautiful creation of God. The Bible says to delight in Him. How can you do so without your heart feeling inclined to do so?
If that happens ,your still spiritually dead,and the living word of God has not been opened to you.He knows you are still relying on other outside sources for your lifes answers.So your wasting,yours and His time. Fall in love with God so much He becomes your everything, He sees the heart, then the scriptures will become alive to you,the spiritual food of life. Rebirth begins,there's nothing so sweet as being in the true family of God the Father Aand His Son Jesus!
Cz we dnt able to 'understnd' or 'interpret' the deeper meaning. If we dnt hve gift of knowledge/teaching/wisdom..go search for such
Thank you!!!
Nothing this guy is saying is resonating in/with me at all. I do believe in God/Yashua, but no matter how much I pray and ask Him to show me what is lacking within me; no matter how much I "dethrone" my own wants and desires fervently in favor of what He wants for me instead; no matter how much time I put into His word and ponder it and absorb it into my mind and heart; no matter how much I pray and seek His counsel and will- no matter how much I do all of these things, there is just nothing of any evidence at all that He hears me and is working any "plan" in this life I live. I've heard it all before, read all the responses of every possible type, stripe, and variety, and - nothing. Or am I to conclude that, for whatever reason, I am not one of God's "elect"; never was, and never was intended to be? Didn't God say in the Commandment "visiting the iniquity of the fathers unto the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me"? Did someone in my bloodline generations back curse God and hate Him and I'm being visited with their iniquity? Am I a victim of something someone else did generations before I was born and now must face not only wholesale rejection by God but a place in the lake of fire as well, to be nothing more than a worm who can only respond to the agony of the flames which for me will never die? What exactly have I willfully done to be so rejected by God? Being born (and not asking to be), or having a nature of sin thrust upon me at birth (Roman's 8:20) that I did not ask for and would never have willingly taken upon myself at my own hand had I somehow (as an infant) known what the consequences - the eternal consequences- would be? Why am I nothing but flesh rolling around in my own blood to a God who says He loves me, but remains so maddeningly silent to my cries and prayers to Him? I guess judgment has already been pronounced against me by reason of that which I had nothing to do with other than being born. Sorry, God. I didn't mean to be born. It was an accident.
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Same here Jon. But Jesus breaks the curse and we have free salvation. but suffer on earth like paul. i geuss . Keep talking with God Jesus. i was injected stewroids triamcinolone 20 months ago and it gave me phsyichosis . bone pro- fatigue suicide thoughts. my step father fallows God Jesus every day reads every day prays all no's all told me he has evidents. and has now shingles. HE SAID HE FEELS LIKE JOB . i did not say any thing back for i just could not. WAIT BRO
Don't give up, God does love you, he is with you. When you got born again remember you're considered a babe in Christ. It takes time to grow up just like it does in the Physical Realm.
@@sharonhall2277 amen Sharon
We have the literal word of God the greatest intelligence in the universe at our fingertips. I dont think many understand the full gravity of what we have here.
Literal? You mean Mythical!
@@Ex_christian Ex- Christian? Ha, You probably don't even know what a Christian is.
@@bible1st I was a Christian and was among the Judgmental and hateful people for a few decades. That was Christianity! The lies and hate is astounding from Christian’s.
Life is much better not being around such lies and filth! Christian’s don’t even know what’s in their Bible, only believe what their professional liars (pastors, priests, etc.) tell you!
Read the Bible! If you do you will see Christianity follows a Malevolent war god of Abraham that committed mass genocide, allows murder, rape, incest, etc. all in his name1. That IS in the Bible!
That is very helpful. Thank you.
Definitely agree with every single word , that is being spoken
Oh yea I’ll just apply my heart… so stupid why didn’t I think of that. That’s right my heart doesn’t work either. No help here. If only it were so easy. Where is the advice for people with real problems?
Yeah,.. felt like is not my history,..
I'm not sure what to say about this. I hate myself at this very moment because I just don't understand John's enthusiasm is. It's really frustrating.
The graphics look like motor neurons forming in the brain 🧠
Wow, Beautiful! Thanks
What do you mean you feel nothing???
Inspiration, God getting closer, satisfaction, collecting and holding knowledge. Well for me at least
Thank God
Which god?
@@Ex_christian any
Thank you. :))
I try to read the Bible , is so hard to understand it:( I have a learning disability so we learn about God and Jesus from John piper, Paul washer. I spent hours on TH-cam can I feel bad because I’m not reading the Bible !
Because the Bible is mythical!
wow that was beautiful
Simply put, you can’t have a feeling (emotions) without a thought. Your thoughts are the locomotive & your feelings are the train cars that follow it. The Bible instructs us to take our “thoughts” captive to the obedience of Christ, not our feelings. Loving God is about “delighting” in Him, not simply “doing.” Some would say it this way, “it’s the heart stupid.”
It’s very positive to note ones recognition & desire to love God earnestly & genuinely is self evident that the Holy Spirit is likely at work in someones life. To quote Neil Anderson, “if your thinking isn’t based in Gods truth then what your feeling isn’t based in reality. Stated another way, “while what we’re feeling may be real, our feelings don’t always reflect reality.” A life based primarily on feelings & emotions instead of beliefs & convictions is likely a life filled with much regret & heartache.
SICK LIKE JOB OR PAUL THEN
watch Derek Prince do what he says and read it again with new attitude..of believing
How could there be 10 dislikes to this information. This food for my soul.
Thank you
i want to translate this video to turkish
It is only but natural to feel nothing because the Flesh is nothing.Concentrate to Spiritual Positive Good Spirits of the LORD GODFATHER in CHRIST Written in the BIBLE because It is Something and Eternal.Earnestly Pray the Direction of the Holy Spirit of the LORD GODFATHER in CHRIST.
Amen Pastor John
great
You will feel nothing if you expect miracles. When the pharisees asked Jesus for a sign Jesus would not give one. This would be like in the Narnia books when the children go into the wardrobe and it is just a wardrobe.
Praise Jesus!!!
amen
this man is not making any sense. hes not making any logical arguments or giving practical advice. hes just saying try harder.
No, he isn't. It's one thing to read a letter from a person and know their intent. It's another read the same letter and the person be someone you love dearly. A note from a stranger has much less interest to us than a letter from someone we love.
I read my letters from my wife over and over when I was deployed. Knowing her more made the letters more real as opposed to letters from strangers in care packages.
APPLY YOUR HEART which is what he said to do..
Will Thorpe bravo