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[imlosingmybattle]

I used to be able to cope with the challenges God has given me, but this time i am losing. I'm losing my faith, and i really need words of encouragement and help. Every time i sin, my moral drops, and its come to the point where i don't think i deserve love from myself or anybody. I don't know what i'm doing. When i sin, i continually say "God help me" in my mind, but the words don't stop me. I've been asking, praying, and going to church. When i ask God for help, i get comforted in knowing God is with me, and it will all be ok. But i just can't see that anymore. I feel really horrible, and i feel i don't deserve love, after doing the things that i did.

 

[andreha]

Hi there, imlosingmybattle

None of us are perfect, my friend. Not one human being in all 6.5 billion people on this planet is pefect. We all make mistakes, and struggle with weaknesses of all sorts. Remember, if God didn't specifically want you here, you'd never have been born. Remember, the love that God has for you goes way beyond all human understanding. He loves you regardless of what you have done. Remember when Jesus was crucified? On the cross, He said "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me.?" Even the Son of the living God felt abandoned by the Father once. So, even if you feel that God gave up on you, He certainly hasn't - and never will. Remember, Jesus is the author and perfector of our faith - the Bible says so. It means that you'll get there - just don't lose hope. The Lord sees you for what you can be, as He does with all of His children. And that's a wonderful relief.

 

[Criada]

We all sin, and we all feel like that at times.
But, it isn't what the Bible says... God says that he not only forgives you but makes you righteous.
Watch this, and remember that this is how God sees you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F8R7dFbWMg&NR=1

 

[annrobert]

Hi imlosingmybattle,
Welcome to CF.

Jesus sees each person as worthy of Love.So much so that He gave His life for us.Jesus is full of mercy and grace.Jesus is annointed to heal.Jesus invites us to come to Him for salvation and healing and rest.Jesus is touched by our infirmities.Jesus is our High Priest who understands us.Jesus leads us to still Waters and restores our souls.Jesus cares for us and gives good gifts to us.Jesus is the Prince of peace and the Wonderful Counsellor.Jesus forgives sins.Jesus meets all our needs .Jesus is patient and understanding.Jesus mercies are new every morning.Jesus is our Lord and Saviour and Jesus saves to the uttermost.Jesus Love is everlasting.Jesus is Truth and Trustworthy and Good.Jesus is our hope.

Here are some verses teaching us about how Jesus loves us.

John 3
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Romans 5


1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
6For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.


John 15:5
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.


Isaiah 53


1Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
9And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.


Psalm 139


1O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
15My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting

 

[John D]

I used to be able to cope with the challenges God has given me, but this time i am losing. I'm losing my faith, and i really need words of encouragement and help. Every time i sin, my moral drops, and its come to the point where i don't think i deserve love from myself or anybody. I don't know what i'm doing. When i sin, i continually say "God help me" in my mind, but the words don't stop me. I've been asking, praying, and going to church. When i ask God for help, i get comforted in knowing God is with me, and it will all be ok. But i just can't see that anymore. I feel really horrible, and i feel i don't deserve love, after doing the things that i did.

There is one thing about Christianity that I hate and that is our ability to judge and self judgement.
I would like to give you something to hold on to -
When you gave your life to Jesus your sins were forgiven and their power over your soul nulified.
Now, why do we still "sin"
You are a growing spiritual being and one of the "teaching methods" of the Spirit of God is to make us aware of deeds,thoughts and motives which are not in line with the way of the Kingdom. -To what end ?
So that you my "identify" the spesific things in your life that you are able to change, even if it takes years to accomplish !,
It is not, I repeat, it is not to judge you to the pits of despair and hell.
Be glad for it, it is evidance that the Spirit of God is very active in you life.
Get a journal and write this "sins" down -identify them and then you thank God for pointing them out.
Now you ask God to help you overcome them, day by day,
You will overcome !!!!!!!!!!!