My husband says it is a "daily fight" see ? below?

Question

I constatnly surrender my life to the Lord each day and yet I struggle with the same things over and over even when I sincerely give everything over to the Lord and not hold back. My husband says it is a daily fight to be a Christian, even though we are human what are ways we can grow even when we fail and make mistakes and even do bad things on purpose? How even though one struggles with "the flesh" how can I yeild more to the Spirirt of God?

Answer 1

I have to agree with your husband, it is a daily battle to remain filled with the spirit and walk in love as a Christian. It's extremely hard to remain pure in such a corrupt world. Look at T.V., there's soft porn even on local television, music on our radio stations are 95% secular. The people who aren't thinking about God and following his ways are the ones with all the cash flow while us Christians are going through financial crisis' and the pastor tells us to put our faith in a God we can't see....a God we can't see, we're back at faith again.

If you have faith that the God we serve is able to do all things and able to keep you from falling, there's nothing that you can't overcome.

You can learn to yield more to the Spirit through prayer and fasting. If you feel that there's a stronghold on you that you can't overcome, I encourrage you to fast. Do some research on fasting, and ask God to guide you. As you fast, read the Bible, seek God, pray for deliverance from whatever has you bond, and the Lord will break those chains and fill you with his Holy Spirit. I'm telling you this from experience.

As you continue to grow in Christ, surround yourself with like minded individuals who seek after the things of God. Pray with your husband, and stay in the word, for that's the only way that ou will grow in Christ.

Answer 2

It can be a daily fight. Pray will do wonders. I don't know your family practices when it comes to prayer, but try praying as a family, and having a prayer with your husband right before bed. You can take turns being the "voice". I'm single, but I've heard it does wonders to hear your husband praying for you. Also, you might try fasting. I'm Mormon, and for one 24 hour period each month we are incouraged to abstain from all food and drink - even gum. Typically it begins after supper on a Saturday and continues for 24 hours. It begins and ends with prayer, usually private personal prayers however, if there is a family wide purpose, then a family prayer could also be used to begin/end the fast. There needs to be a purpose to the fast, for example a particular struggle you are dealing with, or that your family is dealing with. You can have more than one purpose to your fast, but rarely is it needed to fast longer than 24 hours. During this time of fasting, also do your best to abstain from worldly things like TV, movies, Internet, shopping, going to work, chores like cutting the grass, doing laundry, etc. (that's why we typically fast over a weekend - although it can be done at any time) Instead try to focus on God, what He has done for you, promises He has made, promises you have made to Him. Try reading the scriptures, journaling, praying, writing a letter to a loved one, etc. When it's time to break your fast, prepare the meal yourself, and with a singlness of heart that will reflect your gratitude to your Heavenly Father. You might also want to write or share your testimony about __________ with your family. It's also kind of nice to be able to ease back into the "world", so you might want to continue not shopping or exposing yourself to the media for the rest of the day. It also really helps when you read the scriptures every day or night. It's hard, but worth it.

Answer 3

Mme. Jeanne Guyon wrote a book called "Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ" that is really good. She talks about how surrendering your heart more and more each day makes the sins fall away. The more of your heart you can give to God, the more His grace takes away the desires of the flesh.

Never never give up. I struggled in misery for 8 years with one issue. Sometimes it takes a long time because we're stubborn and unwilling to yield, and other times God has something for us in our wilderness times. He teaches us through trials. I definitely learned a lot and grew a ton during those 8 years. Now I find that it is harder to pursue Him since I don't have this looming evil chasing me. I count trials as a blessing, they push me toward God.

In really hard times, I read Ephesians 6 I think? The Armor of God. Just pray through that section and I feel like I'm better protected on the days I remember to do it. Making a conscious effort to put on your armor.

Answer 4

Well you're husband is right. There's no magical way to suddenly become 100% obedient overnight. It just takes a lot of time and practice.

But I suppose there are some basic common sense things along the lines of alcoholics should stay out of bars - some of your most obvious struggles probably have some obvious situations that make them easier to slip into - think about identifying and avoiding those.

good luck.

Answer 5

Careful, now! You might be suffering from such delusions as "common sense" and "logic." All you need is a lobotomy and six weeks of brainwashing to get you right back on God's path.

Or, you could ask yourself this: "What has the Lord given me in return that I did not accomplish myself?" You can always choose whatever path you wish at any time. That is the definition of free will.

Answer 6

Keep praying.
When all else fails keep praying.
Cover youself in God daily. Whenever you get a chance pray. It will do you good. Keep praying...God will give you your answer when you are ready for it. Keep getting youself closer to God till you become ready for what he has in store for you. Remember look forward to the great things and cover youself daily. In his word he said the the gated of hell will not prevail against his people and his church. As long as you have God on your side you have the Victory.
Be blessed. God loves you.

Answer 7

Some advise for you from Jesus: you only have two major commandments to worry about 1. love God 2. love other people...this takes care of everything. Everybody sins, and by faith and repentance you are forgiven for your sins. Just remember to be a kind and forgiving person yourself. One other thing....DON'T WORRY. Worrying too much about sinning can lead to sinning. Just live your life and be the best person you can be.

Answer 8

That's a part of religion, especially Christianity. Religion is all about emotional manipulation of human insecurities.

In this case, Christianity tells you a bunch of rules to follow that supposedly make you a bad person if you don't follow them. They set you up for guilt by having you try to meet impossible goals.

When you are saying that you "struggle with the flesh", you are really saying that you are struggling against being human. Sorry, there's no cure for that. You are human.

However, this guilt that is set up is really useful to the church. It allows them to have more control over you. They try to get you to believe in this "perfect" being that you fall short of. Therefore, you have to keep begging to this "perfect" being in order to get your reward after you're dead. (I put the word "perfect" in quotes because it is rather meaningless in this context)

So, yes, it is a daily fight. It is a fight because you are fighting against being a normal human. You are treating your own emotions, desires, and sensibilities as bad. Granted, some are bad in some contexts. However, most people do pretty well on their own in controlling themselves without having to feel guilty about it. The guilt heaped on by religion is really unnessary, except in the context of trying to keep the converts sucking on the religious teat.

Answer 9

Yes, crucify the flesh daily.

Answer 10

It is a daily fight, but you eventually find that that the fight is over and you have won because Christ conquers the flesh.