What are the challenges to your daily Christian walk?
How do you deal with these challenges?
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
What are your challenges?
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i struggle with sexual thoughts and cold showers do not help.
My thought life. What I think about people. Wasting time.
The way I am dealing with my thoughts and what I think about people (ones I know and don't know) is memorizing the Word and dwelling on it. It has really helped out.
And when it comes to wasting time I will go to bed (I waste most of my time at night) or try to do something that is productive or invest my time in something that will make a difference for the better.
Coming to terms with the reality that "brothers and sisters" in Christ aren't really that supportive when the chips are down. When I realized that to many folks, going to Church was more important than being Church, it was a bitter pill to swallow.
Anonymous 10:15 - I'm sorry the church family disappointed you. They are not perfect, they are sinners, forgiven by God's grace. Do not judge at all but do not place your feelings on the whole church because certain persons didn't measure up to your hopes.
I made the statement the first Sunday when I arrived at Mt. Oak and many times since that the survival of the institution known as Mt. Oak is not of importance to me. Rather if we go down institutionally, we go down being the Body of Christ, serving Jesus. I would urge you to give whatever church disappointed you another chance or try a different church. Not all are as you have experienced.
I've been in the church all my life and if I held my experiences against the whole church, I wouldn't darken the door of any church, but I look beyond the few and see the whole.
Not being more bold bold my faith
consistant Bible study
"connecting" (ref Jason's sermon last week) with other believers (my fault not theirs). I am one of them thar Lone Ranger guys he discussed.
liberals challenge me as well... being a far right die hard conseritive it really challenges me to just shut up at times when the agruement will not solve anything (but I will feel better about it)
being satisfied with where God has put me and what He has provided me with (this comes from my musical side as I desire to be a lot better than what I am, but I am also very thankful for what the Lord has given me and knowing He can still use me with the limited abilities I have).
PATIENCE. Well lack of it of course! Unless I am fishing, then I have a lot of patience. I guess I need to learn to dish it out better and not save it all for fishing! :-)
Mike
I also struggle with sexual thoughts as well. In my youth I regularly watched "adult" material, and now that I'm married I realize the adverse affect it has had on my mentality.
Its been a struggle, but my childhood friend is my accountability partner. Daily, and sometimes hourly prayer really helps me. I also confessed to my wife the struggles I've had and she's been wonderfully supportive. Each day I grow stronger in my faith, and move closer to God.
i battle being faithful to what God wants of me and i beat myself up for my failures.
My marriage is my biggest issue. I was unequally yoked in marriage with a non-believer. I knew this but married them anyway thinking I could change them. I now struggle with a lack of fulfillment in my marriage. I find myself wishing I had a husband who would share my faith. It is a struggle.
My challenge lately as an adult female has been trying to get the word out, by that for example (not to be very specific) I came from church today and was feeling very encouraged.. As todays sermon really lifted me On Reflection and how others can see our faith. Well i tried Talking to 2 other close people to me about sin, forgiveness and How Jesus Died on the cross for us for our sin.. And was going on about how free it is to live in hope , positivity , glory..ect ect.. Only to hear "Don't Preach that to me" and i felt as i was shut down ...As if ME a disciple of Jesus was shut down.. What? For Saying how great it was to feel this way? well needless to say I was hurt.... That was a challenge not to let someone bring me down because they weren't free and truly were unhappy and harboring negitivity in life..And i was just trying to bring a light of hope... "The Answer" the only answer... Our lord and savior!
How can anyone refuse the free gift Jesus has for Us? Its just mind boggling! And frustrating when people will not listen to to the WORD! I see this will be a challenge for me!
Response to Brandy-
Say what you need to say to a non-beliver in love and as the Spirit leads you. I think it is important to realize that each of us is simply a link in a chain for another's salvation and that only Jesus himself can evoke another's heart to respond to the Truth. Don't get frustrated, just tell "your" story that led you to accept the Truth, most of the world does not want to accept the Truth. Have faith and pray that Jesus will lead the other person to the Truth in his timing.
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