What sin do you most struggle with?
What sin do you most struggle with? What temptation do you have the greatest difficulty in overcoming? How have you achieved victory over other sins in your life?
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Comment by Doug
Smoking cigarettes! I struggle with this constantly in my life!
Comment by Michael
Lust, anger, unforgiveness.
Comment by Hoot123
Doubt.
Comment by Mimi
Lust, Lack of trust in God, Unforgiveness, Fear.
Comment by Mimi
Funny I just noticed that the 4 of us so far were able to list our sins, but none of us has answered the second part of the question…
“How have you achieved victory over other sins in your life?” My answer is NO, I don’t know if that is the same for the other 3 people? But I am working on changing.
Comment by windyblue
forgiving people. Anger. Mercy, to people
Comment by Debbie
Gluttony, anger, bitterness. I really struggle with overcoming an addiction to food and the constant temptation in this society. This is one I continually confess (1JOHN 1:9) and after enough confession and prayer, anger and bitterness give way to peace, but gluttony is a continuous ongoing battle. Please pray for me to attain the overcoming power of the Holy Spirit in regards to my diet. I am attempting intermittent fasting to see if I can acheive a breakthrough.
MARANATHA
Comment by Mimi
I will pray for you Debbie, I will be happy to
Love, Mimi
Comment by Hank
As I looked though all the different sins wriiten in about
already I can trutful say I have committed all these sins
and many more. Since I was not born again until age 32 I
was well down the path of worldiness and sinfulness.
Now after 38 years as a Christian I still struggle with some
sins and find it easy to sin if I do not put on the Whole
Armour of God to fight against the tempatations from the Devil
each and every day I live. Early in my Christian life the Holy
Spirit lead me to this verse: Ps. 119:11 Thy word have I hid in
my heart so that I might not sin against thee.
The more I read the word, study the word and memorize the word the
more I find it easier to resist temptations and live the Christian
life. This is what has been a big blessing to me, it is called
putting on Christ as we continually surrender to Him. Gal.2:20.
Hank
Comment by Mimi
Thank you Hank, what you said was very helpful to me and others. I am really struggling again with my faith. I saw my best friend’s mother in the process of dieing the other night. She has been blessed to have lived 100 years and would have been 101 years old in December. I just wonder why my best friend has to bury her mother when her body is being so stricken with cancer and she can hardly get around herself. Couldn’t the Lord have taken her mother earlier, when Judy had more strenght? Or maybe he took her now to prepare Judy for her own journey? I don’t know and I hate death right now! Judy has declined so rapidly in the past couple of months and I had no idea untill I saw her in person. She drags her leg as she trys to walk and the cancer ate through the upper bone in her arm and so it is broken. Thank the Lord she is not in pain in her arm, they have given her radiation to prevent the pain. I am haunted by her suffering, she lays in bed and moans and her only concern is why hasn’t God done his miracle yet? Or better yet, why hasn’t Jesus come back? She said she is scared of living and she is scared of dieing…and to be honest she hasn’t complained nearly what I feel she is entitled to. The thing she keeps asking me is “what does the Lord have against me?” and then she tell him to lighten up on her, that enough is enough. I hear her love for him and I hear her wondering of “why” at the same time. Life is such a mystery and the longer I live the more I see those that are so kind and loving like Judy, seem to sufffer the most. My question is WHY? I love the Lord, but I sure can get mad at him myself. Right now I just wonder how I can go in public and not cry. I injured my back so I have been home from work, I am getting better and I just hope I don’t break down and cry on my job. I have been know to, cry just when someone says something that hits me right…such as a beautiful lady that I was helping to find a purse and she had a walker. At the end she bought the purse that I kidded and called ugly and she said, “you know I will take the ugly purse” and we both laughed. She was so delightful, so very sweet! As I checked her out at my register, she said she was happy to have gotten out and she mentioned how much she enjoyed my help. She also mentioned she was enjoying her day because she felt well and that she has MS. I got all choked up and couldn’t talk from that point on, I cried and walked away. Life has too much emotion for me sometimes, I think that is my greatest cross. Sometimes I really struggle and faith seems so far away. It is a numb feeling and I can seem to feel God, I do and I don’t kinda thing. Please pray for Judy S. also her husband Dave S. who is struggling himself as he watches Judy’s decline. I could also use a prayer for faith, because I hate to say it, I am pretty angry with the Lord and I know I shouldn’t be, but I just don’t get it? Thanks for letting me vent, it has helped, now maybe I can go back to sleep. God Bless all of you. Mimi
Comment by Yumin
Dear Mimi, as i was reading your account, my mind was constantly pulled to the account of Job. It has been a great source of help to me and others who suffer without knowing why, and perhaps the Lord has something in there for you too? Thank you for your honesty. May the Lord help you to bear your cross and experience His presence in an extra special way.
2 Cor 1:3,4
Mark 9:23,24
Comment by Mimi
Thank you Yumin, I have never read that book and have been told about it more than once. I hope to get to it. I appreciate your thoughts, thank you. I will look at the scripture you wrote as well. I am up atill 2:37 in the morning. I keep checking here so I know that you wrote your comment not too long ago. Hopefully I will get to bed soon.
Comment by Anonymous
Lust, is most I struggle with, Also making Christianity more complex that what it should be.
Comment by Child of the King
Like everyone who has already posted I also have to constantly fight The Devil daily.
The Devil’s Goal is to steal Our Victory and spend eternity with him and his ilk.
Our Best defense is to Pray More each Day. An Hour each Day with the Lord in our private “Prayer Closet” is really not much for any of us to do. More prayer equals more power simply put.
Jesus knows our Flesh is Weak. The Devil is an expert at luring us into doing things he knows seperates us from God’s Holy Spirit.
The Bible teaches us “Greater is He that is in you then he that is in the world” (1John 4 v 4).
All of us simply just need to put every ounce of Faith into Jesus daily. Never let Satan defeat you and steal your Victory. Keep praying then pray some more.
I defeated Cigarettes..Alcohol Addiction..Gambling..An occassional Drug use among some of my failures. The Night I surrendered my entire life to Jesus Christ and put my trust in him is when These addictions left me and it works everytime. Serving The Lord is the Greatest Blessing any of us could ever obtain in this walk of life.
If you have problems being an “Overcomer” simply Pray More..Fast…Whatever it takes to acheive your personal Victory over The Devil. LOL
Comment by Mimi
Very Powerful Statements, thank you Child of the King. What a testimony too. I need to be encouraged by others success. Only God knows how the Devil is messing with me. Prayer isn’t always easy when you feel dead inside, but I am trying… Your statements were inspiring, thanks!
Comment by Child of the King
Mimi
Thanks your kind thoughts and glad I can be of encouragement.
Setting aside a Time for our Prayer Daily is not all that hard. Like every day when we Take a Shower/Bath or brush our teeth or go to work or school…It must be added as a daily routine.
It’s not always easy to shuffle our daily schedules to include an extra hour as a prayer time. By our sacrifice however to do so you will be rewarded by God. The Devil will offer a Hundred excuses such as; “I’m too busy” “I’m not feeling all that great” or all the other excuses Satan will whisper unto us. It’s up to us to say “Get behind me Satan” and just do it. LOL
Comment by ceseeley
Debbie, Mimi and All;
We have to learn to accept and be thankful to God for the way that God has wired, gifted and emotionally made us, remember, God weaved us together in our Mother’s womb (i.e. Psalms 139:13-16)!
We all have weakness, propensities, innate desires etc, but we have to learn to walk cautiously in the Spirit tempered with Scripture and Prayer and to do everything for God’s Glory; everything that we do, everywhere that we go and everything that we say. We must not be so self-centered that we will not accept God’s guidance in all things, especially those behaviors etc. that lead us to give in to our most repetitive temptations.
We must wake up in the morning and say to ourselves that God is going to guide us in what we watch on TV, do on the Internet, listen to on the radio, read, what we say on the telephone, email, in conversation, what we buy in stores, who we relate with etc, … etc.!
Free will is nothing more than not doing “God’s Will!” in all things. What is your standard going to be, are you going to play around in life or are you going to give yourself completely to God for His Guidance (i.e. Romans 12:1-2)?
Mimi, some people would look upon those people that you see suffering and see their suffering as much as you do and it would hardly bother them if at all? Mimi, be thankful to God that you can feel their suffering so much and by relying on the Word of God, do not let it lead you into temptation!
Debbie, you can overcome gluttony, just eat light foods (i.e. fruits, vegetables, nuts, fruit juices … etc) stay away from heavy fattening foods, eat small portions, only eat when you are hungry and see how little you can get by on without getting weak until you get down to where you should be; your body will consume the excess. Foods that are not good for you will become repugnant to you and you will end up not even desiring their tempting taste. Some foods because of what they are and the way they taste, lead one to over consume, Debbie, pay more attention to your stomach and not the way somethings taste. When you are slightly full, stop eating and see if you can get by on that amount, don’t rationalize to eat more!
Debbie, stand sideways in front of a mirror and see the slim person that is in you and desire to get there with the Lord’s guidance and wisdom … research and obtain Biblical Foods.
Comment by Douglas Summers
Hi Debbie,
). Praying for you…..and others. The sin that I most struggle with is the ,Lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of the flesh. I do not love the world, for we are pilgrams here, but nevertheless, the flesh still wanders to it (1 John 2:15-17; Romans 7:14-25) but never dwells upon it.
As always, I love you in the Lord
God gave us a new man at rebirth, but he never changed the Old man. They are always in conflick with one another so that we do not always do what we should.(Gal.5:16-26) We do not practice sin anymore,(1 John 3;9)
This magnifies the mercy and grace of God in Jesus Christ to those who believe and are saved. In times of weakness, it gives us more grace. (James 4:4-6).
In Christ
Doug
Comment by Mimi
Thank you Child of the King, I will have to set up a certain committed time to pray, your ideas give me something to think about. My only problem is I feel stuck, like I have a hard time getting started and then I feel empty, like I am talking to him but not feeling things the way I should. Maybe I need to add scripture or something, any other suggestions on how I can feel my prayer life again?
ceseeley, it is sooo good to hear from you again. I feel like such a mess, I have fallen back into my old habits. I think you could sense it. I don’t know why I return to my old ways. Oh yes I do, “free will” and the excitement of the adventure that leads me to dispare and takes my mind off of the pain of Judy. Plus I hate to say it but I really like this guy. I guess I have to keep asking myself what you asked here: “Free will is nothing more than not doing “God’s Will!” in all things. What is your standard going to be, are you going to play around in life or are you going to give yourself completely to God for His Guidance (i.e. Romans 12:1-2)?” Good get on top of me, don’t let me make EXCUSES! I need God to rail me in, before I really screw up. God showed me this site well before I began to write here. I came and then I strayed again. I know I need to come back and learn to do it right. I am going to be the first one to say I am a hypicrite. I also have a very soft place for the unbeliver from my own messed up journey. My Atheist friend has been more of a compassionate person than me. I am emotionally attached to him and I keep going back. I need to get counseling. I had some and that is what I was told. But it is so hard when you are weak and really attached to someone. Especially now, with all my emotions about my best friend.
I am going to try to do it right. I will remember what you said! Also I will remember what you said about feeling others suffering, when some people hardly do. But that is also much of my problem, I just feel too much of the pain in others, I need to be stronger. Funny thing…I asked the Lord last Christmas if he could toughten me up already and help to give me a thick skin…then I heard in my heart…”Yes, but your heart will always reamin soft.” I laughed for a second and said “ya, thanks alot Lord, but I knew what he meant. I use to hear his voice and no longer do. One of the most beautiful things he said to me and I wouldn’t listen..is at the time a began to talk to my Atheist blogging buddy, who I didn’t know was atheist at the time ( I hate to even say it that way, because he has been a great guy)…but as I was deciding how to tell my blogging friend that I was married…I looked at the crucifix in church it was Easter and I heard God say to me ” Pour your LOVE out on me.” Obviously I didn’t listen. The really wierd thing is that my blogging buddy does care and has actually safe guarded me, without getting into deatils it is true. On the most part he is a gentleman and has never pursued me, he has actually tried to help,I can’t help it but I care about him….I am confessing this in hopes that I will do what is right and learn what God has in stored for me. Talk about drama, ao aorry.
Comment by Mimi
that was suppose to be so sorry, I saw it that way, oops.^
Comment by BoldLion
Being single is my main struggle! Longing for a godly husband. Not to be judgemental to others.
Romans 7:15-25 had help me a lot over my other sinful struggles.
Hungry to eat His Word,
‘Guerite ~ BoldLion
Comment by ceseeley
Mimi and All;
Mimi, you are so like me, things bother me and it affects my behavior; I am searching just like you for answers … what to do when I am totally bored, wanting adventure, but not wanting to get hurt, wanting my desires fulfilled and knowing that I can dabble in the world and let it lead me where it wants to and having and inner desire to go there with always the same result … it is depressing, it lowers my God-Given self image, it makes me a hypocrite, it can lead to addiction, bondage and the ultimate wage and that is death.
Reverence for or the Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom! If you love God, you will keep His Commandments. The first and Great Commandment is to love God with you whole heart, soul, mind and strength and the second is to love your neighbor as yourself.
Would you want to think upon someone else in a sinful way if that person was your son, daughter, husband, relative … etc.? Would you want someone else to think upon the same aforementioned people in the same way that you think upon people when you are tempted?
Mimi, you are such an asset to the Kingdom of God because of your honesty, love for others, and your tremendous desire to do God’s will in all things … Praise the Lord for you and the work that God is doing in your life. Mimi, don’t be afraid to learn to rest in the Lord and learn to delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart (i.e. Psalms 37:4)!
Comment by Mimi
ceseeley you are my brother in the Lord. I have always felt I needed to speak the truth with you. I knew you could guide me to the Lord and help hold me accountable without making me feel lost and helpless. I have been resting and reading the book of Job and to be honest it is making me mad. Oh does the Lord have a job to do with me! I think he and I will have to battle a few things out before I can understand what he is trying to teach me. I put a picture of Jesus in a frame and have it by my bed, I am trying to feel him in my heart and fall in love with him. My family is gone and I have been alone this weekend. I know how much I need people to be there for me, it has been one lonely weekend and I am grateful for your friendship and all those that bless my life. Thank you for showing your past weakness and the things you struggle with, it makes me feel a little more at peace. You said things so well….
Comment by Mimi
“Would you want to think upon someone else in a sinful way if that person was your son, daughter, husband, relative … etc.? Would you want someone else to think upon the same aforementioned people in the same way that you think upon people when you are tempted?”
True and very powerful ceseeley, I had to re-read what you said and I will again to keep things in my head. God Bless You, Mimi
Comment by twpeck
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Comment by ceseeley
Mimi; you are the best and remember that God’s Grace is sufficient for you; it is all you need if nothing else is available (i.e. people’s love, love from pets, hobbies … etc.)! Mimi, just trust that God alone is sufficient to lead you into the straight and narrow and don’t resist Him; He will make it clear every step of the way even if it is only by Faith!
Mat 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Mat 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Mat 7:14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Mat 7:15 ¶ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Mat 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Mat 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Mat 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Mat 7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Mat 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Comment by Mimi
ceseeley, You are the best. I will go over the scripture tomorrow. I woke up. I am definitely being attacked right now. I was sleeping and satan has reminded me of so many hurtful things that occured to make me feel unworhy of love.Before falling asleep, I made sure to read the Bible and I have Jesus Picture by my bed. I stared at the picture for a long time and talked with him. It seemed almost alive a few times, I even asked Jesus if he was showing me his peace…I had this real deep peace and I asked him to give that peace to Judy that he was giving me. I went to bed and I thought prior to falling asleep that “yes, God you love us, but it is human love that we need to really feel sometimes. It is the love that someone volunteers to feel for us, because they love who we are. Not because we were created by them like God, created us and so he loves us. But it is a choice to love us just because we are who we are.” Sometimes I feel like God loves me because he has to, after all he created me, where a human could love me not because they had anything to do with bringing me into existence, but they just accept the person I am for who I am, what I am etc. I know it sounds very off beat & strange, but it is how I feel right now. I am having such a struggle getting back to God. I almost feel like he owes me because he owes all of us and I am just one more for the asking. I want to be an individual, I never use to feel like this. I use to feel special in God’s eyes, unique and treasured, loved unconditionally by him. I don’t feel that way now. Maybe I am not allowing myself to feel his love, because I willingly turned my back on him, I just don’t know? I am sure I will get it figured out eventaually with his help. But right now, I swear satan is right on top of me, doing everything to pull me back from the progress I made this evening. So much as to wake me from my sleep! I guess I just have to remember what the Child of the King said:”It’s up to us to say “Get behind me Satan” and just do it.” I JUST WISH IT WASN’T SO HARD AND SO SCAREY. I think I am going to start my blogs with Dear Diary, haha.
Comment by Mimi
I just have to say Thank you to everyone for your help, goodnight.
Comment by Mimi
Cesseley that you for all the work you put into finding the right scriptures for me. I am up for a little while, yes it is morning, but I am going back to bed. I told satan to get behind me last night and honestly, it was scarey, because I know he is real. But once I told him where he need to be I closed my eyes and fell fast asleep. However I must say, I hate having to talk to him at all, it is a gross feeling, but I guess I have no choice. If I don’t speak up, he is going to keep pounding away at me. I just wish God could do all the work. Oh well, it has to be a joint effort I suppose, even if I am a scardey cat, satan really freaks me out. Dear Diary…. Thanks ceeseley, once again, oh by the way I know satan scares Judy too, maybe I need to help her with that, hmmm, maybe that is what I am suppose to do?
Comment by Mimi
I accidently hit submit before I proof read, I meant to say thank, not that …as the second word.
Comment by ceseeley
Mimi and All;
God has taught me to wait for His guidance before I respond in any way to another person or situation. Sometimes, the guidance comes extremely fast, sometimes slower, but, that is what faith is all about! Resist Satan and he will flee from you; work out your Salvation with fear and trembling; what shall separate us from the Love of God … nothing not even ourselves; what an wonderful privilege to be a Christian, to know how much God loves us and to have the magnificent joy and peace that He gives us … Hallelujah, what a wonderful Savior He Is!!!
Comment by Mimi
Thank you ceseeley! You work so hard to help, others such as myself, thank you brother. I believe I know where you are coming from. God Bless You!! Your Sister in the Lord, Mimi
Comment by Me
What sin do you most struggle with? Pride
What temptation do you have the greatest difficulty in overcoming? Food / Lust
How have you achieved victory over other sins in your life?
Don’t drink, smoke or gamble – reading answers in this website “Got Questions” made me realise that even if just have one drink/smoke/gamble in front of someone they may think it’s ok and then they may overdo it. Wanted to be a good example for my son so quit those things.
Comment by Me
Hi again, just wanted to add that the lust temptation seems to be related to pride. And food temptation to laziness. I am not overweight but eat all of the wrong foods as too lazy to buy, prepare healthy food. And with lust it is because I think my self image will be improved if I could be with the person being lusted after. I know the verses that will help and that the motivation to follow them is Jesus.
“Fix your eyes on Jesus” has been a good verse for me lately.
Comment by Mimi
Thanks Me, I like your insights. There are so many good comments made here that really help us all learn!
Comment by LayPreacher
I struggle most with lust and sexual purity. I hate admitting it, but it’s true. Have I gained victory over it? Not completely. But I am learning to appropriate more of God’s grace, to help me combat self-condemnation. And I have joined a recovery group designed specifically to help people overcome sexual sins. While I am not completely there yet, I am committed to being part of the group and pursuing my goal until I attain it, which means for the rest of my life. I know a man who has been sexually pure for ten years, but still is part of the group, lest he slip up. The pursuit of holiness is a lifelong pursuit.
Comment by LayPreacher
In reflecting on my struggles some time back, I jotted down this paragraph. It has encouraged me, and I hope encourages everyone else, as well:
The saint who does not struggle with sin is not the one whose holiness has rendered him impervious to the allure of sin. Rather, he is the one who most eagerly and readily yields to the temptation of sin, with regard neither for its consequences nor for the fact that his sin displeases his Lord. He who would be holy struggles with sin. And the more mightily he struggles, the more earnestly does he desire holiness. Therefore, even when he despairs of ever attaining his goal, let him take hope and encouragement in the fact that, because he is Christ’s, and because he has such passion for holiness, he is regarded by his Lord as holy. And being strengthened by such hope and encouragement, let him all the more fervently fight for the prize he seeks.
Comment by Mimi
Lay Preacher I think that what you shared in 38 is encouraging to many of us, we have to make purity a life long goal, it takes work, more for some than others. Those who have to work at it really have to dicipline their own temptations and lean on God for his strength. Thank you for the real image that you potrayed in your comment. Also comment 39, was very insightful as well. Now the Lord has asked me to spend more time with him. He wants me to quiet myself and just listen for a while to what he has to say to me. So I have to take a break from here, till he tells me otherwise. He has also asked me to come with scripture that I need to be more about him, so out of obedience I plan to do so in most of my future comments. God Bless, MImi