Christians: Spiritual advice and sharing faith with my family?

Today at service, he talked about how Jesus was born in a dirty manger. Our hearts are like the manger, dirty and he still decides to stay there. I realised how true this is. How unworthy we all are, how short of the glory of God we come. I really do need to make some changes if I want to change, grow closer to God, but how? When and what? I need to spread my faith, I need to be faithful all of the time and give ALL of myself to God all of the time.


My family is non religious, they don't have faith and I need to talk to them about faith. I am having so much trouble even thinking of a way to do it. I am the youngest in the family, the baby, my siblings are close to my age but have never been to church. I have talked to my twin about God, yet he still has not really thought about it and will not come to church with me. I don't know what to do and how to go about it. I can't live with myself knowing that they will never enter the kingdom of heaven.Christians: Spiritual advice and sharing faith with my family?
You can talk with them, but if they refuse, leave it be


Join a group at your Church and keep your Faith


We can not brow beat anyone into accepting God, it is a personal choiceChristians: Spiritual advice and sharing faith with my family?
This message you have just shared with us is a lie, sorry to disappoint you. You see it is because your pastor is not yet born again and thinks that we can go to heaven with a sinful heart just because we believe in Jesus, by telling you that Jesus was in a dirty manger. He is not alone in his assumption, many do this throughout the world, because they are all spiritual blind leaders.





Is it not strange to read about the 'many' in Math 7:20-23 that stand before Him on that day, and He says to them, 'Depart from me you workers of iniquity.' You see iniquity is sin, and sinners will never be allowed there.





This truth you will hear for the very first time, its what you do with it now that matters.





The very gospel God gave us is the one called the gospel of the water and the Spirit (John 3:5), and not the one you have been taught of only the blood on the Cross. This gospel makes us sinless, righteous before God, but the other one leaves us dirty like that manger.





If you read 1 John 5:6-12, you will see quite clearly that it is not only the blood, if we do this we make Him a liar and stand outside of Christ, even if we do what we do shout, scream and jump up and down, it will not change.





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Here's some ideas...





1. Let your actions speak louder than your words.





2. Continually pray for them and keep knocking on God's door (prayer = knocking on God's door...See Matthew 7:7).





3. Never give up on them because God never gave up on you.





Hope this helps!
Well i have been dating a woman who is religious for about a year and a half or so. No she has never pushed the fact of religion on me but has spoken of it off and on and dropped the subject quickly. Now in my previous years i have visited or shall i say went to church off and on but not religously. (no pun intended). hehe..Anyhow in the past few months i showed to her that i would be interested in learning more and i started reading the bible study guide she gave me at my request. Now i can say i have never really read and comprehended anything in my life but after reading Genesis i have pretty much remembered everything about it and im extremly interested in reading the whole bible and look forward to it. Why? Well i cant answer that question but i think its God and my heart saying this is really what i want or rather Who i want in my life and im very excited about furthering my education on the bible. It was never pushed upon me it was my decison and im extremly excited to read more.





So maybe just mentino how excited you are as she has done to me maybe? Not sure but im very happy that God is in my life.
You need to change your pattern of thought.


Jesus didn't ';choose'; to stay in a manger. I doubt at 1 day old he was able to tell his parents he likes it here.


Second, Don't talk the talk until you walk the walk. Be careful to back up your faith. But let the Spirit guide you. Sometimes you need to pray for the timing and preparation of the Holy Spirit.


My mother is unsaved but God would not let my wife and witness to her last month. We will wait for His leading.


Pray for the time the door will open.
Persevere, Be true to yourself and your belief. My youngest son brought me closer to a relationship with God and is slowly influencing my other sons. Though unworthy, God wants us to continue to try to follow his word and by not trying to spread the faith there will be less Chance your family will enter the kingdom of heaven. If you persevere in your faith and truly try to share it with your family your effort to glorify God will not be ignored, your prayers will be answered.
Ah, the plight of the brainwashed. If there was a god,( which there isn't) do you really think for one minute that the only way one would get to heaven would be to belong to one specific religious cult? lighten up. they have just as much chance of getting to heaven/Valhalla/nirvana as you do
Leave them alone unless you really,really want to have a rift in you're family.
The best way you can talk to them is by living it. I have the same problem with my family. They all believe in God but they don't go to church and they have not been saved. Pray for them. Keep praying til God answers. Never give up on them. Ask them to go to church but don't push them. Don't ask all the time. Maybe every few months. If your church has anything special ask them to come. I had a preacher come visit my mom and she got very upset with me. Anytime you have a chance to talk about God talk to them. If God has done something in your life tell them. If you had a good church service tell them. My family knows where I stand. God is part of my life. When I talk it is just natural for me to talk about God. I use to try to get my family to go to church all the time and I would always witness to them. I was just pushing them away. I just talk about God when the subject comes up. They see more by your life style. I hope this has helped God bless.
*sigh*





While it may be what you believe, you are really asking to start up some unnecessary tension or distance between you and some family members if they don't share your views.
Sometimes the best way is to BE the example. When God starts working in your life and changing you, it shows! I don't think you should not mention it bc then you are ignoring the great comission. We should start at home but don't nag them about it. Prayer from my family is what helped to draw me back to christianity. Dutch Sheets has a great book, ';Praying for Lost Loved Ones'; that might help. Once you begin to seek Him with all your heart by reading the word and spending time with Him that way and through prayer (just talk to Him) ... you will grow. Ask Him for wisdom and revelation of his word. Believe Him for MUCH!
Hi





You are right to want to save your family, because we both know the time is short just look at all the signs in place.





Start by being real with them. Ask them about the one thing we are all waiting for and can't escape.... Death! Ask them what they want after death? Yes, they will come unglued but at least you will know that you tried to help them. That's better than asking could I have made a difference.





You know God helps us in this world alot, but mainly he will make our lives everything we have ever wanted outside of this life and that's what's most important.





Pray for strength. God will be with you.
Well you can't change unless you realize your need to change. Clearly, you've reached that point.


Here's some ideas.


1. Invite a family member to church. If they decline, tell them it's EXTREMELY important to you. They don't have to accept God, but you would just appreciate it.


2. Be an example. Most people won't accept Jesus because they think Christians are a bunch of hypocrites. Show the true Christian colors, so they'll know how real you are about it.


3. Pray to God. Read the Bible. He knows your earnesty in this and he will help you.





Set out certain times to be with God. Go to a quiet secluded place, with NO distractions, and just talk. OR listen. If you listen, He'll speak.