Your Sin

[Guest PistosHuios]

I just want to know if it is normal to continually struggle with sin. I know it is, but since we so rarely talk about our failures and shortcomings, I thought I would just see what people deal with on a regular basis. I know I have a bugger that seems to catch me and seems to be the root of all my troubles. I've been saved for some time, I attend Bible college and preach on a regular basis.

I find it hard to believe that we stop dealing with sin. But in my case I feel that I have it all wrapped up except this. Everything else I don't really see as a chronic thing, simply slips and mistakes. But this just gets me. I both love it and hate it, it's a perfect example of flesh and spirit.

I want this to be blind to specifics, but direct to regualrity. do we all have one specific thing that we are plagued with. Please be honest, give me that much. If you simply have no serious problem with sin, please let me know how, and what you've overcome.

thanks for you input

[forgiven1]

He that is without sin, let him cast the first vote.

I find it hard to believe that you only have one sin. We are all sinful creatures, that's what keeps bringing us back to Christ. If we had no sin, we'd probably be a lot prouder and self righteous than humble and compassionate. You really can't understand the lost sinner unless you have really blown it sometimes yourself. God uses even our mistakes and weaknesses to make us better and closer to him with soft hearts full of love and compassion for others. That is, if we let him and turn to Him for help. Sometimes you can be a better witness to others through weakness because the lost sinner will sometimes look at a supposedly sinless person's sample as something that is unatainable to them, but if you share about how you have gone through many of the same battles and you are still wrestling with sin, it gives them hope that God will love them too, even if they aren't perfect. I hope you get my drift, not an excuse, but an explanation of the hope that is within us, that being "Christ in us", the only hope of glory. Sometimes sinlessness and "holiness" is nothing more than a pride trip.

[Guest PistosHuios]

I see what you are saying, and thank you for what you have said.

I agree none of us has only one sin. I suppose what I meant was one particular "monkey on the back" if you will. Certainly I struggle daily with many things. It is those things that I choose, sometimes not even willfully it seems, that gets me. I wonder, where was my faith, where was my dependance. Why did I act so. And why, knowing it is sin, do I crawl back to it?

Our goal is and should be holiness, in spite of our knowledge of imperfection. though we cannot attain to it I do believe we should ever strive for it.

Thank you for you comments.

[Guest His_Servant]

PistosHuios,

I know what you're talkin about. None of us can honestly say there is no sin in our lives...we all make mistakes. Still, with some of us, there is one particular act or thing of sinfulness that we just have the roughest time completely giving to God. We don't want it in our lives, but at the same time....it's so hard to let it go. We wonder why we give in, why we crawl back, why we allow ourselves to act in such a way.

I know what you mean, and I have a problem like this as well. Sometimes I feel so worthless...like I'm such a failure, but I know a lot of that comes from satan. The truth is, no matter how many times we stumble, we need to get right back up, and back in the fight. Sometimes I torture myself and make matters worse, but in the two years I have been serving Christ, he has never once told me I should give up when I mess up. He always says to me, "Get up, and try again." We just need to give whatever it is that holds us down to God. He most certainly will take it if we are willing to give it up. I know that is easier said than done, and sometimes it's hard to know how to give it to him, but it can be done.

Hang in there! If you stumble, always get back up and try again. Victory is already your's in Christ Jesus. God Bless You!

[Budman]

I do have a sin that just gets me, over and over and over again. I'm sick of the guilt, my weakness, and my lack of faith when it comes to defeating it.

I just asked God, "Why do I keep doing it?"

I so hate this human nature!

But O, a day is coming, when these chains will fall away, this burden will be lifted, this thorn in my side will be gone, and I will be FREE!!!

Praise God!!!

warm regards

-bud