I want to believe in God, but I just can't. I don’t doubt your friends’ sincerity, but God has given us solid reasons to believe in Jesus, and I hope you’ll discover them for yourself. What you're toying with is switching from being an … I keep being told to pray, that it's only through God that I'll be able to find happiness. You're dead! I need more than just people telling me it's right or just following some book that could have easily been just written for manipulation. I can't believe in the trinity. So just believing in God doesn’t really mean anything. It makes no sense to me. The reason I'm going through a rocky time is because I lack faith. Deep down inside I can't get myself to believe. I tell myself that I don't know everything. For example, Satan and his demons believe that God exists , but they also hate God. But likewise, don’t dismiss God easily. You think it really is your job ultimately and finally to do it, and maybe I could relieve you of that burden. He is the general editor of The Gospel Project, and the author of multiple books, including Rethink Your Self, This Is Our Time, Eschatological Discipleship, and Gospel Centered Teaching.You can follow him on Twitter, … I want to experience a different type of self-consciousness. You know that better than anybody. I want there to be something after death. I can't believe the Bible is inerrant. Q: ... You can’t put God in a test tube and “prove” He exists, the way you can a chemical; God is far greater than that. It was a perfect day. Don’t just walk away thinking because you have questions, because there are inconsistencies or paradoxes, that all this God stuff must be made up. I can't do it. I would ask, why do you need to believe. But you can know Him, by giving your life to Jesus Christ — and that is the greatest discovery you’ll ever make. Posted by 5 years ago. There is no proof outside the Bible that the Bible is 100% truth. A third time he blurted out, “I don’t want to talk about God. It's part of being an adult. Get used to not having a definitive answer, and still needing to make every day the best day you can make it. Tomorrow, millions of Christians will celebrate the most startling event in human history — the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. You're supposed to give it some time — even years. Close. You are responsible to believe, but you can't believe. I don’t believe in God.” Finally it dawned on me: This hurting man really did want to talk about God. Lauren Berg. People say, "Oh us humans just can't understand the concept" but I feel like that's an excuse when you can't think of a good reason for me to believe in it. Trevin Wax is senior vice president of theology and communications at LifeWay Christian Resources and a visiting professor at Wheaton College. There are agnostic believers, who believe in God but can't be 100% sure, and there are agnostic atheists, like me, who don't believe there are any Gods, but can't say for certain that there aren't. I want to believe in God but I don’t know how. Although I want it, that doesn't mean I believe it. You are commanded to believe, yes, you are. Only through him will I finally find a job again. So just believing in God … It is a sign of just the opposite, it is a sign that you are engaging your faith. If you just said the prayer above or similar things to Jesus, or you have questions about having faith in Jesus, let me invite you to use the form below to talk with one of our mentors. I want to believe in God, but I just can't quite get there. So don’t dismiss your objections easily. Since he wouldn’t drop the subject, I asked carefully, “Tell me about this God you don’t believe in.” He was happy to oblige. I want to believe in God, but I just can't. 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