Featured How do you know with certainty that you are saved?

Brother, you're not experiencing anything the rest of us haven't except in your case the doubts are amplified due to your condition.

 

This fear of false conversion is not a feeling? Honestly not nitpicking, just trying to understand.

 

The hard part about those meds is that it can take some time to get them zeroed in where they work best for you. Honestly the best resolution for this doubt and fear you have expressed is prayer and fasting until God does something in your life. See, dealing with doubt and the other things you are struggling with, while there are some medical steps to take, are beyond what you can do yourself. This is the time when you need to rely on God the most. Paul said when he was weak God is strong (in Paul's life). I think there are some real possibilities for you here:

1. You will learn about God in a much greater way through prayer and fasting until He answers.
2. Because you are at your weakest state God may use you in a huge way to glorify Him in the lives of others.
3. God may show you something that will forever change your life.

As you go through your days be in constant prayer no matter what you are doing. Be available to be used by God in what ever way He sees fit (i.e. witness, minister to, others). The great commission tells us to "Go". That means "as you go" in other words as you go to the store, as you go to the hardware store, as you go to the park, as you travel from one state to another etc. Be ready, be in prayer, and find as many times to fast food, or other things of pleasure as you can all the while you would have been engaging in those activities pray instead. Continue this process until God makes this trial you are going through clear.

I promise this will work.

 

You been on these meds before or something new?

 

I believe Sis. Ann mentioned it earlier, but the reality is, at least it was with me, a lost person doesn't care about their salvation. Pride will say, "Oh yea, i'm going to heaven", usually followed up with some sort of Self Justifying statement...I'm a good person, i belong to a church, etc. The Bible Is very clearly, "These things were written so that you may KNOW you have eternal life." Is your will surrendered to the reality that Christ is the Only Sufficient payment for your sins? Did He raise from the dead for your Justification? Is He coming back to take you with Him to be His for all of eternity? O soul, why are you disquieted within me? Hope in the LORD!

 

You broke up my first question when it was meant to stay together, brother. Is your will surrendered TO the Truth that Christ is the Only sufficient payment. Meaning, you're not relying on anything else to save your from the penalty of your sin.

 

My advice is relax, trust your doctor and give it time to find that goal of the right combination.

Remember, you're the one that's bouncing around all over the place right now, but God doesn't change. He remains faithful even when you're faithless.

Our God is a rock.

 

"He's the only way"--That's a great answer brother! Only The Spirit of God within you would answer in that way! Which is a testimony of the Lord Living within you!

 

Paradoxically, your assurance should come from knowing that you are a sinner, because Jesus Christ promises to save such (Mark 2:17; 1 Timothy 1:15).
A great verse for downcast or depressed Christians is Isaiah 50:10.

 

I would add:

Mat 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Mat 5:5 "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Mat 5:6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

 

Are you a good patient? My experience with some in my life that have this affliction is they take their meds until they get better and then quit taking it, and then it's a matter of time before it comes roaring back.