Hi! I recently recommitted my life to Jesus. I was saved as a child but never followed Christ. There was much sin and much sorrow, but having said that, I have always been aware that God has taken care of me. He truly is amazing and great! If ever there has been someone undeserving of His love, it is me. I do understand that the price for that sin has been paid, through Jesus. I guess that I have a question for anyone who might want to answer. The day I made that decision to change and walk away from my sin for good, to repent and truly seek Him, I felt relief and saw some almost immediate blessings. It has been nearly three months. I know that we cannot put a clock on anything that happens according to God's will, but why do I feel sorrow still? I am standing firm and have truly given up the sin in my life, my greatest desire is to please Him and serve Him. Could this be Godly sorrow? Or perhaps He is not really there for me because I failed Him for so long? I just don't understand the sorrow, I am longing for His joy......Please help. Thank you!!
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Grazer
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The sorrow could be his. He may have put something on your heart that he wants you to tackle
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Mike
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Welcome to CFnet! 
Such an honest post from you. You revealed a lot about your heart for Him. You should know that we typically just greet people here, so you might not get as much dialog as you would in another forum. I would suggest you start a new one with your very important question in the Christian Talk & Advice Forum. I'll just say I think the emotions you are feeling are quite normal. When we come face to face with the Lord for the first true time, it causes a lot of reflection.
Such an honest post from you. You revealed a lot about your heart for Him. You should know that we typically just greet people here, so you might not get as much dialog as you would in another forum. I would suggest you start a new one with your very important question in the Christian Talk & Advice Forum. I'll just say I think the emotions you are feeling are quite normal. When we come face to face with the Lord for the first true time, it causes a lot of reflection.
Davies
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Hi DMinSoCa,
I recommend patience when coming to any conclusions. As we are young in the Lord, we don't have hindsight to look back on to help us with our vision. Read your Bible, pray, and love God for what He has done. Over time, you will see that God is faithful even when you fail, especially when you fail. I believe the struggle with sin teaches us to depend on Him and not ourselves, a very difficult lesson to learn. Glad you can join us here.
- Davies
I recommend patience when coming to any conclusions. As we are young in the Lord, we don't have hindsight to look back on to help us with our vision. Read your Bible, pray, and love God for what He has done. Over time, you will see that God is faithful even when you fail, especially when you fail. I believe the struggle with sin teaches us to depend on Him and not ourselves, a very difficult lesson to learn. Glad you can join us here.
- Davies
providence
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Psalms 42-43.
MY husband always said he felt worse after he was saved than before he was saved. The biggest reason is that God only revealed
A couple of sins to him when he first repented. BUt afterward he became aware of more and more things in his life that weren't God
Pleasing. He had a lot of bad habits such as cussing, lustfully looking at girls (well, I'm not dead), and then there was his thought
Life. So he had to let his old man die and to allow Jesus to fill every area of his life and cleanse him from all unrighteousness. There
Was a lot more repenting to do and a lot of dying to self.
Our pastor always asks: has there been a change in your life? To which you would say "I just feel worse." Pastor would say, then
Jesus has changed your life. IF you didn't have any change, and if you didn't feel worse, I would wonder if you had really repented.
IN other words, this is a common occurance and this, too will pass. God will eventually bring you joy and refiill you with His Spirit so that you will have the power to walk with Him. Right now He might want you to realize everything that He is forgiving you of and that
It is purely by God's Grace that any of us are saved; Change is impossible without Him doing it. It is a growing process. Sometimes we are attacked by the enemy, the accuser of the brethern, who tries to
Decieve us and tell us that God doesn't love us or that we can't really be saved. That is what happened
Me. Once I realized that it was a lie I was freed from the heaviness and misery. Jesus was tempted and tried by Satan after he was baptized but He quote scriptures rightly to satan while satan told half truths.
Just hang in there and don't be discouraged. I don't know exactly what God is trying to teach you. I just know what others have Said they learned. It will be exciting to learn what God is doing and how He will help you.
A couple of sins to him when he first repented. BUt afterward he became aware of more and more things in his life that weren't God
Pleasing. He had a lot of bad habits such as cussing, lustfully looking at girls (well, I'm not dead), and then there was his thought
Life. So he had to let his old man die and to allow Jesus to fill every area of his life and cleanse him from all unrighteousness. There
Was a lot more repenting to do and a lot of dying to self.
Our pastor always asks: has there been a change in your life? To which you would say "I just feel worse." Pastor would say, then
Jesus has changed your life. IF you didn't have any change, and if you didn't feel worse, I would wonder if you had really repented.
IN other words, this is a common occurance and this, too will pass. God will eventually bring you joy and refiill you with His Spirit so that you will have the power to walk with Him. Right now He might want you to realize everything that He is forgiving you of and that
It is purely by God's Grace that any of us are saved; Change is impossible without Him doing it. It is a growing process. Sometimes we are attacked by the enemy, the accuser of the brethern, who tries to
Decieve us and tell us that God doesn't love us or that we can't really be saved. That is what happened
Me. Once I realized that it was a lie I was freed from the heaviness and misery. Jesus was tempted and tried by Satan after he was baptized but He quote scriptures rightly to satan while satan told half truths.
Just hang in there and don't be discouraged. I don't know exactly what God is trying to teach you. I just know what others have Said they learned. It will be exciting to learn what God is doing and how He will help you.
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