it’s nice having a group of people who understand the struggle. I appreciate you guys directing me instead of judging me. It’s truly amazing. I’ve never felt like the Christian communities that I’ve been involved with have stood by me but nor have I trusted them entirely. I appreciate the prayers. Asking for deliverance from this stronghold of sin that I’ve fallen back into. And that I grow closer to God.
the nice thing about internet communities is that you are anonymous - that gives you the chance to change - you can also find a wider variety and greater number of people on the internet which helps you find at least one person who understands you - this particular site has been purposely moving in a wonderful direction as God has been inspiring
StoveBolts - as per the new tos
in the name of Jesus praying for you as per your request - getting free from a sin stronghold and also growing closer to God
this specific stronghold probably is connected to the trauma you experienced as a child - you will most likely find that as you are healed from that trauma you will also get free from the stronghold - praying in Jesus' name for you to be healed and comforted from all that happened to you
Setbacks can be difficult. I think I set myself up for failure but I continually fail every time. So I’m already expecting or assuming the next fall. Sometimes it has made it hard to get back up because I’m fearful of the next time I fall.
with God's help try being an observer - the next time you fail/fall/go backwards/etc try pretending it happened to someone you love instead of you - ask God to help you pay attention to what happened just before the setback - ask God what happened to cause this - ask God what to do about this to either prevent a setback or to shorten the recovery time -
remember God loves you and has plans for you to heal and get strong - don't take it personal - we all fall - and there is always a reason/trigger if we can stay objective enough and prayerful enough to start to see a pattern - become a researcher
you have been failing for a long time and getting more traumatized by the successive failures so realize that taking a step back and trying to objectively observe the dynamics may take a little time/ a few failures - but when you start to see a pattern to what triggers the setback you will be able to better see God's solution on getting free
don't be afraid of the failure - try to look at the failure in a fully honest objective way - as though it is happening to someone else - that will give you the new chance to resist it in the future - use the pain/disappointment of the failure to be more aggressive in finding out HOW it gets triggered into happening
I love the way you laid out everything and explained it so well. It all makes sense. I do need to make sure that when I read my Bible that pray before and that I’m not rushing. I need to take everything in. And yes, I need to see God as someone to have fun with instead of fear. I mean, it’s good to have a fear of God in the appropriate manner.
Thank you again for your reply and for all the time involved with it. I know it was a lengthy post but I truly appreciate it. I have gone back and re-read it several times. I will definitely heed your advice as well as the others that were given. Thank you for friend. God bless you always!
we have been told that the only thing God cares about is us not sinning - the truth is God wants to heal us spirit soul body financially socially etc - it is the power of God's love that heals us - and then the by-product is that we get close to God and strong in Him - that is the ONLY way to be truly free from sin - as we fill up with God's love and healing sin loses all power over us -
so the real way out of sin is to resist it the best we can WHILE we receive God's healing/forgiveness/strength/love/wisdom - God's healing/forgiveness/love is actually what sets us free
all this goes easier when we do everything WITH God rather than for God - Jesus said apart from ME you can do nothing - Jesus also said I do nothing except what the Father shows ME - I say nothing but what the Father tells ME
paul said i do all things through Christ who strengthens me - reckon/think of yourself dead to sin - Christ in me is my only hope of glory/perfection - everything i do i do with God's energy that so powerfully works within me and energies me - i do not sin - it is sin that lives in me - i no longer live Christ lives in me -
basically all these scriptures are saying do not take it personally - think differently - think of how Christ and the Holy Spirit live in us - with God living in us we can choose to live by God's power inside us or our own power - we have 2 power sources available to us - our own power has severe limits - God living in us has unlimited power - many people fail because they don't realize that the Holy Spirit living inside us will empower us if we LEAN on HIM and let His power work through us and get things done - this is a learning process - take all the time you need to pray and learn how to let God's power do what you have been trying to do in your own power
praying for you to have a breakthrough in all the areas you need healing strength wisdom new life in Christ