What's the hardest thing about being a Christian?

Question

If you could, give me personal experience instead of theology.
Thanks!

Answer 1

Keeping our humility.

Answer 2

This depends on which side of the pulpit you are on. I have read over some of the answers others have given, and I think you'll notice some commonalities. It is on both sides much the same, but, in positions of leadership, whether pastoral, the deacons' or other, there are certain challenges that others do not face.
Perhaps the toughest is knowing some will miss the Kingdom of God. Missing a favorable eternity is a serious issue, never to be taken lightly.
One thing that has been hard for me personally, is when I would see what was coming before anyone else, and no one believed what I had to say.
It was amazing...afterwards when it did come to pass, they had all kinds of belief. I guess for them, seeing was believing.
It was such a painful struggle, I ended up leaving before it had happened. They apparently did not care.
I am not bitter or resentful though. Disappointed only, that they did not believe.

Answer 3

I think that it's different for everyone. For me it's dealing with family. The call I feel is strong, but there is no understanding with those people. I never really did get along too well with many of them before, but now I have a purpose.

This is what that is like; I am feeling he urge to serve God and put all else on the back burner, and they get all over my case for not visiting the family more. Well, I never visited the family very much. So what is so different? The need to disrupt the call of God what I receive, I think. If ever there was a people who were spiritually unaware, it would be them.


Such things weigh me down, which makes me not want to be with them even more. And then when I am round, there is all this dysfunction making me feel obligated to do things with them, when I never really did a lot with them before. I am a part of a new family now.

So that's what is so difficult for me now, as a Christian.

Answer 4

It just happened tonight...I was asked about the senates investigation into the ministries of Benny Hine, Joyce Myers, and a few others...there are news stories of misappropriations of money by these ministries....what do you say to someone who throws this in your face and makes a comments such as "its all about the money"..."you're a fool to send money to any church"...I know MOST churches do use the money tithed to them and put it to VERY good use...getting that across to unbelievers...and even some believers, is the hardest thing to me about being a Christian.....this type of scandal hurts the church...and most important, it keeps some from seeking the Lord....and that hurts.

Answer 5

Dealing w/ other Christians actually. For example, I felt I had to leave my church after 7 yrs. Because I felt virtually invisible. People were put on the podium who openly refused to live the tenets of the church, men were placed on the deacon board who were biblically unqualified,and the gossip. Man, is that not in the Bible? Or is it just me? Anyone, I never held a position, unless you count the toddler class I taught only because they couldn't find anyone else. I uctually heard that being told. The person telling didn't realize I could hear them/I was there.

Answer 6

peer pressure. It is hard to not be concerned with "fitting in". I mean we know that we love Jesus but, day after day it is oh so tempting to give an indecent comment a smile because it is funny or even something that borderlines on blasphemous. We do not want to but we tend to put humans feelings before Gods. When he said we must forgive 70 x 70 or something like that, I think he was thinking about how many times he actually forgives us even if we don't realize we are doing things wrong.

Answer 7

The hardest thing for me is the constant struggle with sin. I know how God wants me to behave. It is just so difficult because the sin nature is overwhelmingly strong sometimes. I WANT to do God's will, but its so easy to get caught up in the ways of the world.

Answer 8

For me, it's knowing the truth, that Jesus is the only mediator between God and man- and watching unbelievers die in their willful unbelief. It's heart-wrenching- I cannot even bring myself to attend the funeral of an unbeliever- because I cannot sit under the lie that this person is "in a better place now." It's a lie.

Oh- to "False Flags," -- you can't say "when I was a christian" truthfully. Either one is born again and has the Holy Spirit living inside of him or he was never really born again. So if you are denying the Savior now, it means you never really were saved.

Answer 9

Giving really important things for you (sacrificially) to an enemy...

Being continually patient to serve God in the ways that you desire to... even if you have to wait for many years.

Serving God in little ways everyday, even though you want nothing more than to serve Him in big ways.

*edit:
Also, having enough courage to trust God through everything.

Answer 10

Living day to day int his world and keeping my moral compass.

Example: The IRS wants to audit my 2005 taxes. I'm thinking, what building do I have to blow up to make it go away.

Answer 11

From what I can see, the hardest thing about being a Christian is figuring out who Christians are, exactly.

Fundamentalists say Catholics aren't Christians. Mormons say they are the only Christians. SDA says that anyone who worships on Sunday aren't Christians. It seems that no matter what group you belong to, SOMEONE says you arent really a Christian!

At least being Pagan, I don't have other Pagans telling me I'm not.