Struggles

[msjones21]

As a young adult Christian, which sinful behavior do you struggle with the most?

 

[Nico]

For me:
1. sex
2. drunkenness
3. drugs
4. laziness

hmmmm....that makes me sound like quite a heathen...... :o

 

[Echoes Peak]

I would say:

1. Not wanting to witness sometimes
2. A tie between Laziness and Sexual Sins
3. And a little greed and envy.

 

[Mr.Cheese]

Well, I never smoked!
:o

 

[Echoes Peak]

Well, I never smoked!
:o

crafty..aren't you.

I did..that lasted all of two weeks. But I never smoked pot

 

[superdave]

I say right now I am being dealt with Laziness. I HATE being Lazy though!!!! I always want to be doing something. Also about me just growing up and being a man. It's hard sometimes. Because Boys act immature and talk about girls in inapporiate matters. And Boys depend on Mommy and Daddy for everything. And now I am shaping into a man- and some of my friends- Aren't where I am at- and it really TICKS them off. So it's hard.... right now.

 

[Brooke]

I'm pretty darn lazy a lot of the time. But is laziness really a sin? I didn't know that.

And envy is a bit of a struggle with me, also. I'm always envying people my age who draw better than I do.. :o It's awful, I know.

 

[superdave]

Yes Laziness is a sin... Slothlesness...

 

[Brooke]

I don't remember seeing the word sloth in the Bible?...

I know it's an animal, but other than that...

 

[LadyBird]

Sexual sins I struggle with a lot because I have been with my boyfriend for 3 years...there is a lot of temptation there but we haven't done anything sexual...but it still is very tempting. I think I also struggle a lot with greed and envy...but many people do. I try to be thankful for what I have. As for smoking and drugs...I have never done either and will never do either. Drunkeness...hmmmm...I have gotten drunk a few times which I do sometimes struggle with but it helps because most of my friends dont drink. I am not a lazy person...when there is something to be done, I get it done. Not wanting to witness to non-believers...I have never struggled with that. If there is a time that presents itself, I will witness.

 

[72_Chev_Truck]

I struggle with sexual sins because of my pre-christian life i saw it easy to find objectionable material. Now i struggle with the tempatation of having a computer and having it readily available to me anytime i want. A friend of mine is struggling with the same thing so we are trying to hold each other accountable

 

[72_Chev_Truck]

Oops and i forgot to mention very sexual relationships with previous girlfriends.

 

[Super Gnat]

All I can say is that I wish this was multiple choice

 

[seangoh]

.. :

All I can say is that I wish this was multiple choice

ditto. My sins are too grievous to be mentioned.

 

[JillLars]

I struggle with laziness the most, I am a chronic procrastinator, but I'm working on it. For the first time in my whole life, I will have more than one A in a quarter (and the quarters where I had 1 A were usually from choir or something like that). I will most likely have 4 A's, but I still need to work on not waiting until the last minute.

 

[pamanfu]

I struggle with sexual temptation. I am married and love my wife very much, and would never cheat on her. But I do have alot of guilt because my eyes tend to wander.

Drug addiction is also a serious problem in my life. I used to go to alot of raves and such. Did alot of hard core drugs back then. I no longer do hardcore drugs, but I have quit smoking pot like 1000 times, always with a relapse. I have even went to various christian sites for Christian dedicated to christians who smoke marijuana. in the end I was just trying to justify my sin.

I am currently trying to quit again.
Your prayers are appreciated.

God bless you all.

 

[sioleabha]

The two I'd pick would be not witnessing and being lazy, but those are really symtpoms of my main struggle, which is dysthymia (long-term clinical depression and social anxiety). At one point I was managing this on prayer alone (no meds), but I've been slipping.

Actually, I guess that the whole reason I'm struggling with dysthymia is because I haven't been praying as much as I should. Lack of prayer -- that's my real sin.

 

[evita]

I put envy and greed. I try not to be so self centered, but it can be very difficult. As for the other things...I've never done drugs, smoked, or drank, and don't really care to either. I'm not usually too lazy either. Sexual sins used to be the worse when my ex-boyfriend and I were still together, but now that I'm single I don't have to deal with it anymore. And as for witnessing...I'm still working on this, I definitely think I could be better at it, but I do try sometimes, so I didn't put it as the thing I struggled most with.

 

[jenptcfan]

I struggle with sexual sins because of my pre-christian life i saw it easy to find objectionable material. Now i struggle with the tempatation of having a computer and having it readily available to me anytime i want. A friend of mine is struggling with the same thing so we are trying to hold each other accountable

Have you heard of Covenant Eyes? It's a program for your computer that you can have installed. At the end of each week, it emails a list of all the sites you've visited to an accountability partner (someone you REALLY wouldn't want to see you looking at questionable websites: a pastor, a friend, etc.). It's not free, but I know a couple of people who have it and they find it to be very helpful. http://www.covenanteyes.com/

 

[stray bullet]

"Not wanting to witness to non-believers"

Isn't that just a way of saying "annoying people" and "condeming people away from Christ"?