I AM BACK GUYS!! It's Rachana C.

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Badmrkitty

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I am back from my month at the Junior Statesmen Summer School at Yale. Boy I had a good time. I made some friends there too. There were quite a couple of dedicated Christians too. This one special girl gave me her bible(New Living Translation). She said that Jesus used her that month to bring glory to him. I am just still trying to lead that Christian life...as a lot of you might know I am still a newbie Christian. For the most part my family is Buddhist so I don't know how they would react to that if I told them I accepted Jesus. So I am keeping it under wraps for now and just try to read my bible for now and pray. I just feel ashamed at myself though. I remember a verse somewhere in the bible..."whosoever is ashamed of me in this sinful and adulterous generation the same I will be of in front of my father" or something along those lines. I try to still resist sin and temptation, but I end up giving in(girls?). I asked you guys last night and you said prayer. How do you guys do it? I don't go to church and stuff. For the most part I just read the bible. Can I call myself a Christian? What can I do...I don't even know what I am asking for. I just want..iono. I'll just go off and read my bible now...
 
Sounds like you could use some Christian fellowship (a good reason to go to church in my opinion). You could most likely benefit from an accountability partner - a fellow Christian that will pray with you, help you thru those difficult issues, encourage you to grow, etc.

I find it much easier to deal with difficult situations when surrounded by fellow believers who care about my well-being. I have a partner that I can trust, I can tell her anything and it is just between her and I. We try to get together when we can to pray and discuss things going on in our lives. I pray for things she is going thru and she prays for me. If we find we need to work on certain areas, we hold each other accountable... "did you do what you said you would do?" or "did you spend more time in the Word like you want?". It really has helped!!

In your situation it would be best since you don't have the support of your immediate family at this time (hopefully that will change someday :) ).
 
I'll be honest in that I am not a strong supporter of going to church just for the sake of going to church. However, the one reason I believe church is very helpful to us is what was mentioned above: Christian fellowship. I can't tell you how back-and-forth I was in high school. I would be founding a Fellowship of Christian Students club one month and trying to sleep with a cheerleader the next month (sorry to be so blunt). Each person is different and I have struggled with lust from day one. My Christian brothers are who really helped keep me on track. True, we only NEED our Lord, but God knows that a little help staying on the right path is always a good thing.

If you can't attend church, you absolutely NEED an accountability partner or Christian friend. You need someone who can look you in the eye and call you on the sin in your life, as you should be able to do for them. Without that, our minds try to justify things and we fall right back into that nasty loop of sin.

I've rambled but I hope you can take something positive out of what I've said. If you ever want to talk in detail about your problems (especially if they are similar to mine because I have really struggled with sexual temptation and sin in my life), I'm all ears. I'll answer any e-mail or we could even hook up for a phonecall.

This is the best part about this guild. Oh, and thanks for the help with the Ice Drake last night. ;)
 
praying is pretty much talking to God.

personally, I like to pray just as if God was right next to me, sitting in my chair, feet kicked up on my desk.
I would be like "hey God, how's it going. Life is really sucking right now.yeah, I know everything will work out for good...." etc.

some people like a more formal prayer, something like:
"dear Lord, I thank you for your guidance through this difficult day... I pray that etc etc.... In Jesus' name, Amen"

Praying also includes listening to God, which is something i need to work on...

but, also, I do agree with my homies up above... get a good christian friend. Life's a war(Ephesians 6:10-20). you need a wingman, someone to back you up.
and keep up reading the Word, it's good stuff.


Can I call myself a Christian?
did you accept Jesus into your heart?
the answer is the same for both questions.
I'm guessing it's a "yes" for you.
 
I tend to side with Chuck Colson on this one (he's a pretty important theologian). Prayer is for the one who prays. When we petition God, it's not going to change the mind of our unchanging God. Rather, it changes your mind to become more in line with His.

After all, our most basic purpose here on earth is to glorify God to the best of our abilities. We can better glorify God when our will matches His.
 
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