When we do not feel close to God and wonder if we are really saved, nothing is wrong with us except our attitude. A huge cause of this is that Satan is attacking. He is totally evil and wants to destroy the relationship that Christians have with God. He is very clever and most people do not realize what he is doing. Many do not know that the devil is trying to operating in their lives all the time, or . We need to regularly cast him out of our lives. Simply say “Satan get out of my life in the name of Jesus Christ!” Do this as often as needed. Each time you do not feel close to God, cast Satan out.
If you still do not feel close to God, you can ask someone else to pray over you and cast Satan out. If you go to church, perhaps your pastor or church head or a faithful person in the church can help you. Don’t be ashamed to ask for help. We are all plagued by attacks by Satan all the time. Satan’s efforts to defeat Christians will likely be stepped up as he knows his time is growing short before Jesus comes. After you have been cleansed, use your time to try to bring others to Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
Next, you should make sure that you do not hold a grudge toward anyone, hate anyone or even intensely dislike someone. No one should be classified as your enemy. Jesus loves everyone as much as He loves you. Adopt the attitude that you really do love every person on earth without reservation; even those you think are wrong or have wronged you. Once you adopt this thinking, it becomes easy to forgive others and no longer regard them as enemies. We can hate what they do or stand for, but we must not hate the person. It is almost natural to hate some politicians as some are bound to be opposite to us on views, but do not allow this. Do not let yourself become angry with anyone. Anger never hurts the other person, it only harms you.
The Lord is your friend. He will never cause anything to harm you unless He has exhausted all other avenues. We know that the people of Israel were carried off to captivity because of their evil ways. This was God’s last resort to try to correct them. He will not necessarily prevent harm coming to us, but He will comfort and try to help us. A God whom knows no sin cannot tolerate any sin, even one we look upon as a small sin. Regard the Lord as your best friend and hold Him above everything and everyone in your life, with no exceptions. Tell Him that you love Him during morning and evening prayers. When you think about the Lord, think only of what He has done for you. Everything we have, everything we are, everything we have achieved is because God gave these blessings to us. Thank Him regularly for his Grace.
The fact that you are able to communicate by telephone or by email is perhaps a blessing that only a minority on earth have. Think of all your other blessings, and compare your lot with that of most of the rest of the world. Over half of the world does not have enough to eat. Every day 5000 children die of malnutrition. We must forget about our own self and needs. We can pray for help, but we must not hold our own needs in our mind all the time. Think of how we can help others. The Lord knows what we need before we ask for it, and if He thinks it is in our best interest, He will grant it eventually. Often God does not agree with what we ask for, and will ignore this request. When we bring ourselves to thank God for our blessings instead of harboring in our minds our own self and (selfish) needs, we will find peace “that transcends all understanding”.
When we think ill thoughts toward God it grieves the Holy Spirit whom is with us all the time. This terrible sin if not repented, will never be forgiven. We should keep our mouths clean, not with toothpaste but with clean and pure thoughts. It could hurt someone when we speak ill thoughts against them, but most assuredly it harms ourselves with God. Think before you open your mouth – “Why do I feel this way? How can I change my thinking?” This way of thinking and living will bring you close to God.