r/Jesus

God thank you for being there for me. Even when life feels scary, I know I can pray to you and ask for guidance in my life. Even when I feel weak and overwhelmed by it all, And my faith feels empty; I know that your grace and mercy and love is greater than all of my problems. And what your son Jesus Christ did on the cross lifted our sins up off of us and made us all righteous. Not because we earned it or deserved, but because of what Jesus did and the love you have for us. In Jesus name, Amen.

It just seems like it when I'm scrolling through videos. I see all hate then a few good charlie kirk videos where he's talking about God but for the most part it's all evil anymore. Is Jesus coming back soon or is it just my paranoia??

I want to say I have had a really tough time in my life after 2022. I was in my 50s and employed by the same company of 35 years . But after 19 years and 2 months with my own location, it was over. It was a privilege and an honor to be selected by a top company and gifted my location. But bullying changed after we became successful. As I turned in my keys I said to myself, " Don't cry, be strong, don't let them see you cry! Don't let them see they broke you. You're stronger. I was bullied and losing my business. But somehow, I had the strongest belief that Jesus was returning. That got me through my toughest moments of bullying. But thank you, Jesus. I'm not even a religious person. But you gave me hope when I needed it more than anything. Your humble human, me

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

This is the heart of the Christianity. Each part of this verse says something important.

>For God

Theism is asserted and atheism denied.

>so loved the world,

Dualism asserted. God is not the world, he loves the world. God is benevolent.

>that he gave

God is a giver. The world receives.

>his only begotten Son,

Jesus is unique and divine, not merely an enlightened man, not merely one son of God among many.

> that whosoever believeth in him

All are called without exception. Belief in Jesus is the only condition for salvation. Salvation is utterly simple.

>should not perish,

Our natural fate would be to perish. We are born mortal.

>but have everlasting life.

Immortality is a reality and consequence of belief.

This one took me a minute to really sit with. Most of us are out here asking God to bless what we already decided we want. But what if we flipped it? Just do the thing He asked. Even when it does not feel exciting. Even when you would rather do your own thing.

Here is what happens. The more you obey, the more your desires start lining up with His. It is not forced. It is not robotic. Your wants actually change. What used to matter fades. What He values starts to become what you value.

You stop begging God to bless your plan and start realizing His plan is better than anything you were chasing. Obedience first. Then the heart follows. That is the order. We just keep trying to do it backwards.

So then, brethren, consecrated and set apart for God, who share in the heavenly calling, [thoughtfully and attentively] consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest Whom we confessed [as ours when we embraced the Christian faith]. Hebrews 3:1

You ever notice how God never moves on your schedule? You plan it one way. He moves another. You think it's late. He says it's right on time. Joseph waited 13 years from the dream to the throne. Abraham waited decades for the promise. Moses spent 40 years in a desert before God even spoke to him.

His timing does not make sense to the human calculator. It is not supposed to. That is the whole point. If you could predict it, you would not need faith. If you could schedule it, you would not need trust.

Stop trying to figure out the timeline. Just trust the One who invented time.

About two months ago I randomly downloaded a journaling app, and somehow it ended up changing my entire prayer life.

Every night I write about my day — what stressed me out, what I’m thankful for, things I’m struggling with, moments where I felt close to God, moments where I didn’t. Just completely honest thoughts.

Then at the end, the app turns everything I wrote into a personal prayer.

I can’t fully explain it, but sometimes reading those prayers genuinely hits me hard. There were nights where it put into words exactly what my heart was trying to say but couldn’t.

Since using it, I’ve become way more consistent with prayer, more reflective, more grateful, and honestly just more aware of God throughout the day.

It doesn’t replace Scripture or personal prayer obviously, but it helped me stop praying mechanically. My prayers feel more real now.

I was skeptical at first, but after using it daily for the past two months, I can honestly say it changed my life.

Curious if anyone else here uses journaling as part of their walk with God.

If anyone’s interested, I can share which app it is.