As someone who is trying to be closer with Christ, I've recently realised that I wasn't a Christian due to living in a sinful lifestyle. But even now, I fear that I will never be at that standard that Jesus wants me to be. No matter how hard I try, I always fall into temptation and then sin. Whether it is gluttony, lust, pride, envy or the breaking of one of the commandments, I feel powerless to change myself, and even more helpless when asking God for assistance. This in turn has made me fall into despair and I don't really know how to deal with it.
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Despair in impasse
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I've struggled with this too, but here's what I have learned that helped to release me from the chain of guilt and despair. (I have to remind my self of this all of the time, so I thank you for your post because this ministered to me as I wrote it - I needed this today!) Although we should definitely try to be as much like Christ as possible (which is why we are called Christians), we are not justified by works of the law but by faith (Romans 3:28). If our salvation were based on our ability to fulfill the law, most of us wouldn't be going to heaven. Only Jesus has loved a perfect life. That's why Jesus came - to bear our sins for us on the cross. Humans have fallen, and sin is in the world. But death cannot hold Christ. He bore our sins on the cross, and through His blood we are cleansed. We are not worthy, only Christ is worthy, and we are only worthy through Christ. If we try to earn God's love through our own works, then we are really acting as if we we are in control, and we are placing ourselves in the center of our world, instead of Christ. We have no hope of salvation and freedom from bondage without Christ. One of the biggest lies of the devil is that we cannot go back to Christ. That our sins are so bad that He will not love us. He always loves us, and it's our faith in Him that saves us. We can ALWAYS go back. We ask for forgiveness of our sins, every day, and He is faithful to forgive us, wash us clean, through the blood that He shed. It's why Jesus came - to save us through His life, death, and resurrection. We cannot save ourselves through our own works. Seek Christ with all of your heart. Cling to Him. Ask Him for forgiveness. Ask Him to work through you to produce good works. Give control over to Christ and let Him lead you. You do not have to do it alone. He is always there for you, always, and He will always love you. It is one thing to be convicted (to know we have sinned) but it is another thing to feel guilty. Guilt is from the devil. The bible says that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). This means that fear is a spirit that is not from God - it is from the devil. Jesus said that His yoke is easy to bear and His burden is light (Matthew 11:30). If we feel overburdened and guilty, it is the devil's burden. God is love (1 John 4:8), and we become better people because we are transformed by His love, not because we are justified by our works. Go to God, ask for forgiveness, and ask Him to break the chain of guilt from your life. He loves you! He does not place you in bondage - that's the devil's trick. God will free you, and love you in a way so that you can't help but share that love.
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One more thing, to agree with Ventron - because it is through our faith we are saved, and not our works - yes you are a Christian and you will be saved if you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead (Romans 10:9).
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we all struggle with sin in our lives at times and that is ok. God is just and forgives us of our sins and God understands and He loves us so much imperfections and all. He doesnt see us like we see us, He sees us as precious and wonderfully made and he loves us unconditionally. He loves you and he understands. praying for you ((( hugs )))
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The fact that you don't want to sin is the important thing in your post
We all fall sometimes, but God forgives us as soon as we repent - and not only forgives us but makes us totally righteous again, as if the sin never happened.
We all fall sometimes, but God forgives us as soon as we repent - and not only forgives us but makes us totally righteous again, as if the sin never happened.
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