The sin you struggle with.

[Kevinw05]

Please post a sin in which you have problems with and everyone help by giving them some advice.

 

[JohnB445]

I struggle with lust, especially when I'm now in my 20's.

 

[Jonaitis]

I struggle with bitterness, it is a very heavy burden I carry daily.

 

[QvQ]

What sin? I don't have no stinking sin. Is it a sin not to admit to any sin? I suspect it is. So I must admit to, at least, the sin of swearing falsely, albeit with secret certainty that I really am sinless. Perhaps I wear the hard armor of the incorrigible sinner, for who can change what they cannot see or admit?

 

[Kevinw05]

Well, I'm not one to tell you to stop remember that's something the Bible speaks of. All I can say is repent and have control over them unless you simply just cannot control it any longer. If you seek to be perfect in actions then first you must learn to always realize what your doing and learn to discern the difference. When you begin being perfect in action then one must not need to ever question if what one is doing is right or wrong.

 

[QvQ]

I struggle with bitterness, it is a very heavy burden I carry daily.

For me, bitterness is the sadness of the Fall, having to live in a sinful world at the mercy of cruel and unjust circumstances occasioned by man's fallen nature. It is a mourning for a fallen world, as I understand it from reading St. Francis, Merton and other theologians. Bitterness is sadness bulwarked, a redoubt against the grief for what must have been and what could be, but only in Eden or Kingdom Come.
I hope this is clear. It is a nebulous thought I am trying to shape into words.

 

[Kevinw05]

What sin? I don't have no stinking sin. Is it a sin not to admit to any sin? I suspect it is. So I must admit to, at least, the sin of swearing falsely, albeit with secret certainty that I really am sinless. Perhaps I wear the hard armor of the incorrigible sinner, for who can change what they cannot see or admit?

Hah good one..and yes it is a sin to deny a sin when your really guilty of it..I should know.

 

[HARK!]

I struggle with elevating myself above him; when I forget to love him with all my heart, soul, and intensity.

4 Hear, Israel! Yahweh is our Elohim; Yahweh the only One. 5 So you will love Yahweh your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your intensity. 6 These words which I am instructing you today will come to be in your heart. 7 Repeat them to your sons, and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down and when you arise. 8 Tie them for a sign on your hand, and they will come to be for the brow bands between your eyes;" 9 Write them on the jambs of your house and on your gates.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

I struggle most with pride and though Ive been working on it still find myself struggling at times.

 

[Kevinw05]

What sin? I don't have no stinking sin. Is it a sin not to admit to any sin? I suspect it is. So I must admit to, at least, the sin of swearing falsely, albeit with secret certainty that I really am sinless. Perhaps I wear the hard armor of the incorrigible sinner, for who can change what they cannot see or admit?

Tell me what you said when you swore falsely.

 

[Salvadore]

Laziness-at times

 

[QvQ]

Tell me what you said when you swore falsely.

"I ain't got no stinking sin." Perhaps I am correct. Perhaps God leads us in the paths of righteousness so we do become less sinful. I may be fairly clean after all, God willing. Just can't think of any sin I have committed lately except I have been too involved in secular business and not mindful of the abiding presence of God.

 

[Kevinw05]

For me, bitterness is the sadness of the Fall, having to live in a sinful world at the mercy of cruel and unjust circumstances occasioned by man's fallen nature. It is a mourning for a fallen world, as I understand it from reading St. Francis, Merton and other theologians. Bitterness is sadness bulwarked, a redoubt against the grief for what must have been and what could be, but only in Eden or Kingdom Come.
I hope this is clear. It is a nebulous thought I am trying to shape into words.

Bitterness is, to me, a different form of hatred in which there is jealousy involved.

 

[QvQ]

In the Bible Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
1 Samuel 15:32 Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.
It is the second meaning that is "bitter" as the surround of sorrow. The mourning for the travails of a fallen world. Bitterness walls grief.
I thought, reading this thread, that one possible proof of heaven is that we know of it, we know this is not the best of all possible worlds. We bear it, we suffer wickedness with rue and bitterness because we know better. But is the bitterness of death.

 

[Kevinw05]

One doesn't need to die. If you will take the time God has given you to read your Bible from front to back and continue to do so(if you do this, then you will know why and do not forget to pray some while reading) then you will learn that it doesn't benefit anyone at your death. Nor my death, or anyone's (except for the people fit for death). Read your Bible to learn how you can become immortal.

 

[Bob Crowley]

I'll keep my sins to myself, but I'll say this much. On those (too rare) occasions when I front up for reconciliation (confession), it's the same boring old sins time after time after time. I think I could just about put them on a CD and send that off to reconciliation instead.

I think most of us have our pet sins, which we treat almost as well as the family dog. We may not even be tempted in some other areas, but our pet sins - they're really persistent.

 

[Nora1986]

I think the worst sin in the world today is gambling. I found an article that in Europe they will be more strict about gambling establishments. read: Europe Faces Major Changes in the Matter of Gambling Policy in 2019 - LoginCasino
I think this is right!

 

[Samaritan Woman]

I struggle with bitterness, it is a very heavy burden I carry daily.

I've struggled with bitterness since my adolescence (I'm 43 now) due to abuse and trauma I endured through my early 20s. I have made HUGE progress, however, as I've largely dealt with the self-pity and entitlement attitude that has helped fuel my bitterness (and corresponding resentment). Only by resting in God's unconditional love and forgiveness have I been able to safely confront these problems.

 

[Samaritan Woman]

I struggle with lust, especially when I'm now in my 20's.

Are you doing anything to address it?