I don't really want to go into too many details about it, but basically I'm feeling like a failure right now and I really could use some prayers to help the situation get better.
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[__ Prayer __] Going Through A Rough Time Right Now
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Douglas Summers
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Hi HR, Failure comes from the flesh...the flesh always fails when it comes to Spiritual matters. Learn to discern your thoughts and actions with the Spirit, and when we get off track (and we all do) Christ is always ready to lift us up to victory. Praying for your situation.
In His Everlasting Mercy and Grace,
Douglas Summers
Thank you, I really appreciate that. Failure is something that Jesus never had to experience (except when He failed to get His point across, but that wasn't His fault, that was the fault of others) and He is very lucky that He didn't have to.
God, often fails to save a person who didn't want to be saved.rejection is something God knows.
True, but God never feels like a loser and that He is always messing up. He never makes a mistake. Never EVER.
Still, mistakes are how you learn I guess.
Ego,the best way to not learn.
Truthfrees
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praying for you
failure is often a result of leaning on our own ability and strength rather than God's ability and strength - often translated as grace or power in the english bibles
i find when i start failing it's because i was trying to do something - rather than think of myself as the temple of the Holy Spirit - where God inspires me AND enables/empowers me to do what He wants me to do
it is also the most joyful and interesting lifestyle - to think of myself as God's personal assistant - only here to do what i'm told AND given His ability to do
in short i run into trouble when i think i must live FOR God - it works much better when i keep remembering that God lives THROUGH me - i sin less - and desire His will more - and end up doing things successfully
even when it comes to sin - when i think i have to stop sinning i run into trouble - it works better when i realize God alone gives me the power to not sin - to overcome temptation - in fact He promises it - so all i need to do is talk to God and ask Him how i can stay IN His ability - and not IN my own ability
Philippians 2:13 - Philippians 4:13 - Colossians 1:29 - Galatians 2:20 - Romans 6:11 - Hebrews 4:16
failure is often a result of leaning on our own ability and strength rather than God's ability and strength - often translated as grace or power in the english bibles
i find when i start failing it's because i was trying to do something - rather than think of myself as the temple of the Holy Spirit - where God inspires me AND enables/empowers me to do what He wants me to do
it is also the most joyful and interesting lifestyle - to think of myself as God's personal assistant - only here to do what i'm told AND given His ability to do
in short i run into trouble when i think i must live FOR God - it works much better when i keep remembering that God lives THROUGH me - i sin less - and desire His will more - and end up doing things successfully
even when it comes to sin - when i think i have to stop sinning i run into trouble - it works better when i realize God alone gives me the power to not sin - to overcome temptation - in fact He promises it - so all i need to do is talk to God and ask Him how i can stay IN His ability - and not IN my own ability
Philippians 2:13 - Philippians 4:13 - Colossians 1:29 - Galatians 2:20 - Romans 6:11 - Hebrews 4:16
I wrote that as I can attest.we think we know when often we dont.
in short i run into trouble when i think i must live FOR God - it works much better when i keep remembering that God lives THROUGH me - i sin less - and desire His will more - and end up doing things successfully
Yeah that's my whole entire problem right there. I keep trying to live the way that God wants me to live my life as to the point where I'm trying to reach perfection even though I know it's impossible because the only sinless person that ever lived was and will always be Jesus Christ.
Yeah that's my whole entire problem right there. I keep trying to live the way that God wants me to live my life as to the point where I'm trying to reach perfection even though I know it's impossible because the only sinless person that ever lived was and will always be Jesus Christ.
There are things I can post about my life that pales what you implyin short i run into trouble when i think i must live FOR God - it works much better when i keep remembering that God lives THROUGH me - i sin less - and desire His will more - and end up doing things successfully
Yeah that's my whole entire problem right there. I keep trying to live the way that God wants to me to live my life as to the point where I'm trying to reach perfection even though I know it's impossible because the only sinless person that ever lived was and will always be Jesus.
HOLYNESS,a process we can't rush,but sure can get in the way.
Truthfrees
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amenin short i run into trouble when i think i must live FOR God - it works much better when i keep remembering that God lives THROUGH me - i sin less - and desire His will more - and end up doing things successfully
Yeah that's my whole entire problem right there. I keep trying to live the way that God wants to me to live my life as to the point where I'm trying to reach perfection even though I know it's impossible because the only sinless person that ever lived was and will always be Jesus.
another thing i need to remember is Jesus is the AUTHOR and PERFECTER of my faith - it's not my ability - which means when i succeed i have nothing to boast about - because Jesus did it all
so really - all credit for success goes to Him - and all failing is me leaning on myself
Hebrews 12:2 - Ephesians 2:8-9 - Proverbs 3:5-6
good point about perfection - i had to learn the difference between a wrong attitude of perfectionism - and a biblical spirit of excellence - Daniel 6:3
as you said only Jesus is perfect - but Daniel who allowed himself to be noticeably filled with the Spirit of God was known as having a Spirit of Excellence - really the work of the Holy Spirit to any who would learn to let God empower and use them
so we can never be perfect - but as we grow in Christ we can learn to be increasingly led and empowered by the Holy Spirit - He is always available to us for this purpose - but there are few teaching us how to do this - most teachers tell us how to live FOR God - very few teach us how to let God live THROUGH us
God Bless you my friend - will continue to pray for you as i have had to keep reminding myself of these same things
The only thing is, how can I stay on track and live the life that God wants me to live even though it's obvious I'm a sinner? I've learned that striving for perfection isn't good, but I don't want to deliberately sin either. And I'm not sure whether Jesus is perfect in the sense that He never made mistakes, just perfect in the sense that He was sinless. That part I never really understood.
Truthfrees
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i go straight to God when i sin and ask Him what is going on with me and/or what to do
previously i tried many times to stop sinning on my own - but failed
it grieved me deeply and yet nothing i did worked - in fact it seemed like the more upset i got about my sin the worse i sinned
i got very despondent and thought God couldn't stand the sight of me due to my incessant sinning
i tried to sort myself out for God - but in the end God told me He came for the sinner and the sick - and that sinners and sick people needed Him - He told me i wouldn't make it without Him - He told me to run TO Him every time i sinned - instead of running and hiding from Him like Adam and Eve did - Mark 2:17 - Luke 5:31-32 - Matthew 9:13
that was new for me - i had been convinced by teachers that God was very angry with me when i sinned - and wouldn't want anything to do with me until i stopped
i did as God said - run to Him even WHILE in the middle of sin - and i had many miracles as a result
truly i have NEVER once stopped sinning - every time i needed God to help me when i was sinning
i did what ever He said - and sometimes i failed at obeying what He said - so needed Him to give me the DESIRE to obey - basically i asked Him to give me the desire AND ability to do what He wanted
so now i don't bother leaning on myself - i am a failure - i lean on Him - because HE ALWAYS succeeds
i hate sin - but i no longer FEAR sin - i now fearlessly run to God with my sin - and He somehow helps me get free from it
it's a work in progress - some sins take a lot of time to get free - and some a short time - but ALL freedom was acquired by me running to God - like a little kid who needed help
so around God i don't feel very grown up - i feel like a little kid around God - but as a little kid i have a wonderful relationship with God - and i get many miracles - perhaps this is what Jesus meant when He said "unless you become as a child you can't enter into the kingdom blessings" - Matthew 18:3
so around God i don't feel very grown up - i feel like a little kid around God - but as a little kid i have a wonderful relationship with God - and i get many miracles - perhaps this is what Jesus meant when He said "unless you become as a child you can't enter into the kingdom blessings - Matthew 18:3[/QUOTE]
That could be true, but I often thought that it was because a child doesn't reject the idea of God since they believe that anything is possible. I guess we all have our own interpretations of it though. Sometimes I wonder if God is mad at me when I start to feel afraid that I am losing my faith. I mean I realize that I couldn't have possibly lost it because if I did I wouldn't be worried about it (I realize that now anyway) and I want to strengthen my relationship with Him anyway I can, but if God isn't angry with sin, is He angry with doubt? And is that enough to keep you out of Heaven? (sorry I have quite a lot of questions today that need answered I'm afraid)
That could be true, but I often thought that it was because a child doesn't reject the idea of God since they believe that anything is possible. I guess we all have our own interpretations of it though. Sometimes I wonder if God is mad at me when I start to feel afraid that I am losing my faith. I mean I realize that I couldn't have possibly lost it because if I did I wouldn't be worried about it (I realize that now anyway) and I want to strengthen my relationship with Him anyway I can, but if God isn't angry with sin, is He angry with doubt? And is that enough to keep you out of Heaven? (sorry I have quite a lot of questions today that need answered I'm afraid)
Truthfrees
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actually these are very reasonable questions
Jesus died to pay for our sins - so they are paid for by His blood
anything that is not faith is sin - disobeying God is sin - fear is sin - etc - iow there is an unlimited list of what is sin - and thank God Jesus paid for them all with His life
but there is NO condemnation for those of us in Christ - which means that God will never be angry with us - Romans 8:1 - Ephesians 1:7 - the Blood of Jesus is that powerful - more powerful than our sin
Jesus became sin for us so that we could become His righteousness - a miraculous merciful divine exchange - without it we are all lost and going to hell - 2 Corinthians 5:21
Thank you. I really needed to hear this today and thanks for your prayers. I just don't want God to be disappointed in me but I guess nothing that I say and do is really a surprise to Him.
Truthfrees
Member
we can have faith and doubt at the same time - a father said to Jesus "i do believe - help my unbelief" - and Jesus helped him - Mark 9:23-25
Truthfrees
Member
so true
actually we are the ones who are surprised and shocked and disappointed
often God is the only one who understands why we do what we do
that is why we need Him to help us get free from sin - because we are deeply confused about how we can't get free from sins no matter how hard we try
I say that prayer every night. I pretty much say the sinner's prayer every night too lol I don't know why but it seems like I tend to think that I didn't say it right or He didn't hear me right.