I've re-comitted my life back to God so many times, but i'm still doing the things He doesn't like after a while I remain in proximity with Him, then I go back to my old-self again.
I don't feel worthy to ask for God's forgiveness for the hundreth time and I can't do anything because I feel like I don't have His blessings.
I'm getting to the point of hating myself!!!!!!
2007-10-27 14:48:25 · 27 answers · asked by musikartguy05 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Im in the same boat.
I struggle with lust (not uncommon with men) and i fail the battle time and time again. But i cannot let my inner innate sinful self get the better of me. Rather than constantly looking for what i want, I need to concentrate on what God wants.
I dont feel worthy to ask for forgiveness... but i wasnt worthy the first time!!
Walk with God and pray for guidance
2007-10-27 14:54:38 · answer #1 · answered by itchy 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
So you share the same problem Paul had ... and a lot of us including me. God knows your heart. He also knows that it's not you, but the sin nature within you that's causing all these problems.
Just remember that God is forever faithful and He will forgive you if you only ask. And then He will forget that you ever sinned. He certainly doesn't keep count.
Also understand the difference between remorse and guilt. Your remorse is a product of the Holy Spirit urging you to turn back to God. Any guilt you feel, is straight from the pit of hell. satan will do all in his power to keep you from admitting your sin. When you say you can't do anything because you feel like you don't have His blessings, that's satan doing his dirty work.
You were saved the very moment you first asked Jesus into your heart and the bible says that He will not lose those who have come to him, no matter how much you sin. The bible also says that God will never forsake you nor leave you.
If you sin a hundred times a day, then ask God to forgive you a hundred times a day. He will and your relationship with Him will be restored. Any thoughts otherwise are sinful and give satan power he does not deserve.
2007-10-27 22:06:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can relate and I believe that is the process of dying to self..Go with it and no matter what still believe you will come out the other side stronger and a better person.... You can't always change things yourself and I think that God is not always concerned with some of those problems ..He is more concerned with your obedience to His will for you ..Remember he will never leave you nor forsake you, but he will test the hell out of you add some suffering only to build the character he expects you to have in the end..
My advice to you is don't fight the death you must go through
and keep the faith even if it seems so little at times ..He is doing inner workings no matter what....
If you never go through anything really challenging then how can you help others that end up in the same boat?!!!!
2007-10-27 22:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by blahblah 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are on the right road brother. We must hate the flesh and die to self.
Personally I have learned that good ministry and spiritual activity helps reduce the amount of time left to 'go back to my old-self again.'
Another great lesson that God bringing you to the point of learning is how desperately you needed His Mercy and Salvation.
The Heart is desperately wicked, who can know it.
Our bodies and this earth are so corrupt that they must be destroyed and we must be given completely new bodies and a new heaven and new earth will be created.
Your Salvaiton is still incomplete. Your soul has been sealed by the Holy Spirit. But your body is growing more corrupt every day. Your human spirit is digressing and becoming more evil every day. This is why it is written that we must work to secure our salvation. We must fight against the flesh. We must die to self daily.
But one other thing is very important. We must not let losses create a mentality of defeat. It is also written in Proverbs that a Righteous man (one who is saved) falls 7 times, but gets up and keeps on going.
So be encouraged today brother. You are not alone. Anyone who denies having the feelings you have right now is either a liar, or still a self-centered and self- assured immature Christian.
Jesus does give us a peace that passes all understanding. The Peace is total realization that in Him alone is our salvation. There is not such thing as self-righteousness, except as a state of mind in the carnal and ungodly.
2007-10-27 22:11:44 · answer #4 · answered by realchurchhistorian 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please do not misunderstand this question but...
Who are you really committed to?
The paradox of a real relationship with Christ is....
1) The more broken and sinful we realize that we are...
2) The more valuable Grace is to us...
3) The more thankful we become...
4) The more we want to draw near to God...
5) The closer He draws near to us...
6) The more we want others to know God...
7) The more we resist evil in order to be a light to others...
8) The more broken and sinful we realize we are...
9) Repeat
How can you draw closer to God if you are afraid to do His work when you mess up? Rahab the Harlot is honored with Abraham in the Epistle of James as an example of faith that works. If you are waiting to be perfect so you can be satisfied with yourself I hope you never arrive at this delusional Christian condition.
Seek Christ where He may be found...in the midst of sinners.
The righteous have no need of Christ.
agapefromnc
2007-10-27 21:59:48 · answer #5 · answered by harry killwater 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Separate the sin from your self, hate the sin, but love you. That's why Jesus came down here and died for you, because you on your own power can't do it. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Read the bible for guidance. Pray all the time for strength. Always ask for forgiveness, always forgive everyone who sins against you. Surround yourself with Christians as much as possible. Treat others as you want to be treated. Be kind, caring, giving, selfless, tolerant, patient, understanding, slow to anger and quick to forgive.
Love God with all you are.
He knows you well. Don't ever give up, because He wants you to live with Him forever and ever.
You can not earn your way to life everlasting with God. It is a free gift from Him. Keep repenting, you will have to all your life.
2007-10-27 22:03:21 · answer #6 · answered by Sweet Suzy 777! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must realize that GOD will forgive you one million times if that is necessary. You were put here on this Earth as a Child of HIS. Your human feelings seem to be stronger than the time you spend with GOD. I suggest you re-dedicate yourself to GOD, find a good church and STAY with that church, read your bible and take some private time to pray. You will make it, trust me. You have to understand that everyday I sin against God, I am human as you are. We are not perfect. The only perfect person that EVER walked this Earth was JESUS so .............don't expect to be perfect, it will not happen. Remember, that being on this Earth is our testing ground and you are being tested to the max, Satan is having a field day with you. Stop the "stinking thinking" go to church tomorrow and re-dedicate your life to GOD. I hope I have helped, Blessings.
2007-10-27 22:01:10 · answer #7 · answered by DERLANDSON 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all ,are you sure that you committed from your heart or your head.? There's a big difference. I know from experience. You need to ask God for strength. We are ALL unworthy of God, but thank God for His grace and mercy. Change your friends because they may be tempting you. Get into a Bible teaching church and try to make new friends until you are stronger in your faith. Every time you go back to your old ways pray, ask forgiveness, and after awhile you will find you are going back less and less. Good Luck and GOD BLESS YOU
2007-10-27 22:08:57 · answer #8 · answered by HappyCamper 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The fact that you are concerned about this is good. As for being worthy, none of us are worthy. That's why we need God's grace and forgiveness which He is ready to quickly supply. Remember when Peter asked how often we should forgive our brother if he sins against us. Peter suggested seven times. Jesus said not seven times but seventy times seven. In other words always.
Ask God how you can get out of your recurring patterns of sin. He will help you. He will never forsake or leave you.
2007-10-27 21:56:43 · answer #9 · answered by Northstar 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm another one who has the gift of hating myself. It is really a gift, you know. What does it do for me? It means that I don't have to look very far to know that I am not God or anything close to perfect - it keeps me humbled. Which means nothing less than I am 'humiliated'. I embarrass myself, I am in constant conflict with myself, I hate myself.
But what I don't do is confuse it with what my relationship with God is about. With Him I get peace. There is peace between us, no matter what I did again. When I look to Him, I get peace, that is because that is what I got from Him when I admitted to Him that I am a sinner. So I look to Him more often.
Learn the blessing that humiliation is. here is a lesson from Jesus Christ that I would like to show you. Please read it as if it was the first time you ever saw it:
36 Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. 37 When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, 38 and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.
39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner."
40 Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you."
"Tell me, teacher," he said.
41 "Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,[d] and the other fifty.
42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?"
43 Simon replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled."
"You have judged correctly," Jesus said.
44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little."
48 Then Jesus said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
( Luke 7 )
Do you see that you are so very much loved, because you are forgiven much?
2007-10-27 22:40:33 · answer #10 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋