- May 24, 2018
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First I should state that I’m not sure if this is the right thread but seemed most fitting.
I’ve been a Christian for about three or four years but I am struggling big time on my faith due to a somewhat lack of grievance of my sin. I know feeling ≠ truth but it still impacts my relationship with Christ. I know the truth is that I’m a sinner and I am fully aware of it, see it, and feel it daily. I know this because of what the Bible says about man and I always use Ray Comforts “are you a good person” test and I know I have wronged God and have separated myself from Him. But I know through the death of His Son that I have a repaired relationship with Him. I have the doctrine of atonement down but the issue is that I still feel like my heart is far from God because of my lack of grievance of sin. I am still convicted of my sin and I see the Spirit convict me of sin on a daily basis but it’s always sort of a “oh no, here I go sinning again” but not a truly grieved state of mind. I’ve prayed time and time again that the Spirit would just slap me with conviction, I truly want to weep and wail over my sin like the Bible says we should do, but then have overwhelming joy that the Lord has paid the price for my sin! But I lack that grievance; I know I’ve done wrong but there is little true grievance over my wronging of God. I know that no one but God can fix this but does anyone have scripture that God has given them for this kind of issue?
I’ve been a Christian for about three or four years but I am struggling big time on my faith due to a somewhat lack of grievance of my sin. I know feeling ≠ truth but it still impacts my relationship with Christ. I know the truth is that I’m a sinner and I am fully aware of it, see it, and feel it daily. I know this because of what the Bible says about man and I always use Ray Comforts “are you a good person” test and I know I have wronged God and have separated myself from Him. But I know through the death of His Son that I have a repaired relationship with Him. I have the doctrine of atonement down but the issue is that I still feel like my heart is far from God because of my lack of grievance of sin. I am still convicted of my sin and I see the Spirit convict me of sin on a daily basis but it’s always sort of a “oh no, here I go sinning again” but not a truly grieved state of mind. I’ve prayed time and time again that the Spirit would just slap me with conviction, I truly want to weep and wail over my sin like the Bible says we should do, but then have overwhelming joy that the Lord has paid the price for my sin! But I lack that grievance; I know I’ve done wrong but there is little true grievance over my wronging of God. I know that no one but God can fix this but does anyone have scripture that God has given them for this kind of issue?