God’s Physical Voice
I struggled with horrible doubts and feelings of disconnection
Being blessed with a Christian home growing up, I accepted Christ at a very early age and had God genuinely in my heart. At about the age of 15 or 16, I went through many un-ending months where I struggled with horrible doubts and feelings of disconnection from God. Satan was entangling my heart and mind by throwing these doubts at me left right and center. Although I knew 100% for sure that God was real and the Bible was truly accurate, I could barely pray and I could barely think of “God” throughout my day without immediately doubting my connection with Him or doubting His true existence.
Going to church, speaking with trusted people in my life… nothing was helping me, and God felt empty and distant (even though He is not, in reality). It got worse and worse, and was seriously messing me up. I would shed tears over it; when I prayed, it felt like I was speaking to nobody, and I was giving up on keeping connected with Him throughout the day because it felt like there was no one out there on the other end of the line. I knew, inside, that He was present, but I was bombarded by Satan’s doubt’s and thoughts of constant negativity.
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I’m still 13 years old and I was very religious when I was still a kid. I grew up from a very religious family, and I studied before in a Christian School. But as I started growing, I felt that God isn’t listening to me anymore and I felt like trash.. Until I started to doubt on him and not have faith on him. I stopped praying and thanking him, and I even stopped asking forgiveness to him. I told myself that I don’t believe in him then I’ll just start to sob at the middle of the night and ask myslef, “But why is it I still don’t feel contented? I feel like there is a space here im my heart..” I just can’t explain the feeling. Then there came a time this March 2009, that our family had a very big problem that time. Financial problems. My dad started praying in his room, while me, I just can’t stand it. So I locked myself in my room and laid down, I started praying to God again. I told him the reasons why I doubt him, my problems, that I was ashamed to talk to him again and other things. I then started to cry. I felt like talking to air. Then I fell asleep. I woke up because I felt my cellphone vibrating. I was schocked when I saw that the Client of my father (He works as a Real Estate Agent and a Computer Graphic Designer) was calling. I immediately got up and gave the phone to my dad. His client wants my dad to go to his inn to finish his design. So it means that we will be gettimg money that day. That is the time when I knew that God was listening to me and he is always here for all of us. I liked your story too^^.