I don’t feel good enough to pray
Question:
Hi!
I got a woman I was dating pregnant. We married a few months later. We now have a son, and we love each other, but the problem is my walk with Christ. I feel spiritually down. I want to be back on my feet, but it's hard. I love my family. I want to help my son grow up a godly man and help my wife stand too. I try, but I don't feel good enough to pray.
Please help.
Thanks.
Answer:
Whether you intend it or not, what you are saying is that you don't trust God to keep His promise to forgive sins. I don't know your background, but if you haven't fully done what God commanded to be saved from your sins, then it is time to get busy. See How to Become a Christian. If you have done what God required, then as a child of God, you have the right to approach God to ask and receive forgiveness (I John 1:5-2:1). Notice in particular, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (I John 1:9). Forgiveness doesn't depend on my worthiness. God is the one who is reliable and when He forgives, it is the right thing to be done. Either you believe God or you end up calling Him a liar.
What you and your wife did was wrong, but you corrected your mistake. Being a Christian is filled with feelings, but your feelings don't define your righteousness. Feelings can be wrong (Proverbs 28:26). You know you are following God by comparing your life to what God teaches (I John 2:3-6).
Response:
Thanks!
Reading your response (that I have a right to approach God), has opened my eyes to the fact that I had no courage to do that, but rather I looked more into my mistake than to God and His promises.
Thanks again, and by the way, I received Jesus as my Lord and Saviour years ago.
