Feeling oppressed and stuck.

[Summer]

Hi, i wonder if there is a solution that is immediate for me. Basically i have off days when i'm not as strong as i can be. Many emotions overwhelm me and instead of tackling them head on its like i give in to them. I can't stand to feel such negative emotions and self-pity. I feel depleted and every other negative emotion that there can be. I need God's continuing help for what i am struggling with. I know i should pray more, but everything seems like such an effort. I could do with a total transformation in myself which hasn't completely happened to me yet due to certain things in my life that i'm still dealing with. I havn't been totally set free and this is what i desire. I want to be closer to Jesus and please Him in everything i do but i just feel like i keep falling short. I need to be set on a new path with Him although i have been through the desert and wilderness on my journey with Him.

Any suggestions ? Would be most appreciated.

[ncn]

Praying. 

[Summer]

Thank you ncn!

[Alejandro84]

Hi Sumner, I can provide some suggestions: to be totally set free you have to believe what Christ did and where he is now, not only did Christ die to set you free from the bondage and captivity of your sin but he rose and is now seated in heaven having all things under him, ruling in the hearts of those whom he has regenerated. To believe and walk in that revelation is what will be liberating for you. To know that you can call upon him your great High Priest and King for guidance and strength and right perspective every time you start to give in to your emotions.

Continue to read the Word, for the Word is truth and it will guide you and teach you , emotions change continually but the truth of God's Word stays the same, it's the only thing that is consistent. It will be an anchor to your soul that will keep you grounded when the waves of emotions roll.

[Summer]

Thanks, that is really encouraging to hear. Every day is new and i think i need to humble myself before Jesus. I am just tired of making the same mistakes for instance instead of going to Him when i feel pain i turn to other things as a distraction when it is Jesus i need and to be constantly in His Word. Thank you again.

[Guest]

Praying~!

[Mswright6488]

You desire the right things and your heart is in the right place. So that is already a great start. You have passion for Jesus... the enemy wants you to give in to his desires and not the Lords. We have all been there. Just keep trusting in Him... He is the only way to true peace and freedom. So many times I had to tell the enemy NO... and when I did, Jesus came right in to my rescue. Strengthening me and refreshing me in His presence.

[Summer]

Thank you MsWright..more and more strength i need from God to resist the enemy.

[Mswright6488]

Just keep going summer... you ARE strong through Christ and can do it!

[OneLight]

Hi Summer.  I have witnessed these times first hand and have come to realize that during these times, God is working deep within me, showing me what He wants to rid me of.  As humans, our first instinct is to depend on our emotions as if they have hidden reasons and we need to seek them out.  When we accept Christ, He creates in us a new creation, giving us the mind of Christ.  Knowing these two realities, I have found that when I begin to fall into the old man, I stop and give this time to Christ and lean on Him fully, rejecting these thoughts and attacks.  It is hard at times, even after years of doing so, but the more I walk through these valleys, the easier they seem to traverse.  It is then when I realize that this is due to fully relying on Christ, sort of like the poem Footprints in the Sand.