So I am in this situation, a situation where I have sinned and I feel very terrible about it. I ask for forgivenss but still I think about it all the time. I feel down everytday and just very disappointed in myself! I dont want to dwell on it but it just keeps coming back and it makes me question, how long will it take me to overcome temptations?
I know God will never let us down and will forgive us but it feels as though . . . it keeps happening. I wish I could change overnight . . . I sometimes wonder, will God ever back off if I continue to do this temptation although I dont intentionally do it. I dont know I just feel lost right now and yeah I guess I keep dwelling on it =(
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20 replies on this topic
Erica - 2/8/11 @ 9:40 AM
I've been in your situation before (many times!!). It's difficult not to dwell on mistakes that keep coming back. Seek God and He will help you overcome your temptations. Romans 12:1-2. Sacrificing our worldly desires is a daily battle. It is not impossible tho! Spending time with God daily will transform your mind. As you are transformed, God will show you what is good and pleasing to Him and you will want to do it! Talk to God and tell Him how you feel. How's your prayer life? Take baby steps in your walk, don't try to change overnight. :) His love is unconditional and his mercies are new each day! Lamentations 3:22-23- "The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning!" Hope this encourages you!
Adria - 2/8/11 @ 9:54 AM
Well I pray everyday and was fasting (Bible Boot Camp) to get closer with God. I have grown so much but when I was fasting I was by myself away from people, temptatins and the world. Now that I am done with my Bible Boot Camp I was able to go out into the world. There were alot of tests that God has given me. I have succeeded in some but not all of them and my biggest temptation, well I haven't overcame it . . . yet! Just brings me down because this is my biggest temptation I know I have to overcome . . .
Thanks and yes that did courage me =)
PutHisBloodOnIt - 2/8/11 @ 9:59 AM
I have a question, are you still committing this sin or just having the temptation? Because just having the temptation but not acting on it is not a sin.
Adria - 2/8/11 @ 10:07 AM
No I am not still committing the sin but I get this temptation about every few weeks it seems like and everytime it appeared I fell for it.
Erica - 2/8/11 @ 10:12 AM
Do the exact same thing you did at Bible Boot Camp. Just get alone, away from friends and family, silence the phone, TV, radio or whatever and sit with God; listen to Him. I struggle with getting quiet with God in my daily life. Going to youth camp as a counselor is awesome because there are so many places to get quiet and focus on my Heavenly Father. No distractions, just sitting in God's creation soaking it in! The world hits you hard when you come back from that special place. When I mess up, I'm hard on myself. I hate the feeling of letting God down... again and again. What has helped me is to turn that feeling of despair and disappointment into a new fire that pushes me to persevere in my faith. Learn from your mistakes. Don't continue to put yourself in the same situation to mess up. :) God will give you strength! Isaiah 40:31- "But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagels. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not grow faint."
Adria - 2/8/11 @ 10:22 AM
Yeah because that realy helped me ALOT but the only problem that I had with that was I was so uste to the easy way of not being around people. Than of course I was out in the world and wow it realy opened my eyes and didnt expect everything to be so easy anymore.
That is exactly how I feel, hate the feeling of letting God down! Thinking about what you said, it is so true! Making me think . . . thnxX !
Erica - 2/8/11 @ 10:29 AM
I agree. It is so easy to get away from people when you're in a place that is completely focused on God! The same thing happened to me. Like I said, I struggle with getting away from the world and people too. I'll be praying for you! I would love to hear how God is helping you. :)
KingsKid - 2/8/11 @ 10:33 AM
If you are feeling guilt over something that you have already repented of and God forgave your for it, then the devil is trying to condemn you and make you feel bad. This Bible verse really helped me when I was feeling condemned: Romans 8:1-2 I would just repeat the first verse over and over in my head until the guilty feeling went away. Because deep down, I knew that God forgave me, but Satan was still trying to make me think that I was condemned and unforgiven. But God's Word is more powerful than that!
Erica - 2/8/11 @ 10:38 AM
Amen! I needed to hear that too. Thanks!
PutHisBloodOnIt - 2/8/11 @ 10:39 AM
Agree with kingskid, if you are not committing the sin but are still tempted you already have overcome your sin you struggle with. Just think of a recovering alcoholic they have been sober for sometime but every once in awhile they get an urge to drink but they don't, just because you are tempted of have an urge does not mean your sinning or letting God down at all, you may have victory and do not realize it yet.
Gabriella - 2/8/11 @ 11:21 AM
agree with you KingsKid! i really needs that bibleverse to read. my friend is very down now. he feels so guilty. look also at my prayerrequest and please pray! he needs it! thanks again for the bibleverse!
joseBloodBought - 2/8/11 @ 12:04 PM
Mortify the sin. Recall to your memory God's grace,love, and mercy and when temptation hits look at Christ crucified for that very sin and war against it. Do not submit yourself to the enemy but overcome by the blood of the Lamb.
Adria - 2/8/11 @ 12:22 PM
Wow I think that verse will help many others including myself! All your advice and couragment is realy helping me! Thank you all!
KingsKid - 2/8/11 @ 5:13 PM
You`re welcome. If others are encouraged from things I learned in my walk with God, that makes me feel privileged! :)
Neil - 2/9/11 @ 5:25 AM
Maybe this will interest you:
1 John 1:9 - "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
God's forgiveness and cleansing is automatic after we confess our sins.....so just a suggestion: confess your sin and claim hold of God's promise that you are both forgiven AND cleansed (the asking for these latter things isn't needed because it happens automatically).
Just an observation: I have noticed many Christians to have a "feelings-based" faith which inevitably causes them hang-ups - but in a Biblical sense, feelings are irrelevant because it is solely God's promises that give us a "divine nature" (1 Peter 1:4) and His promises are what we base our faith on. Feelings are not a solid foundation for our faith, but God's promises are. I never follow a doctrine just because it makes me "feel good" - Satan has lots of these to give me. I avoid any future re-occurrence of guilt caused by sin by moving away from a "feelings-led" faith to a "claim-God's-promises" faith. In other words, I pray to God and confess my sin (not necessary to ask for His forgiveness and cleansing because it happens automatically), and I thank Him that His promises are sure and fast. I also like to acknowledge that His promises may not be fulfilled immediately because it is only through "faith and patience" that we inherit His promises (Heb 6:12).
XDeadMan - 2/9/11 @ 2:01 PM
Simply put, with some of the comments above: Once you ask God for forgiveness your forgiveness is not based on how you feel about it. Your forgiveness is positional. You may feel like you need to do more to make the forgiveness 'complete' but God considers you forgiven absolutely.
Your may still 'feel' guilty even God forgave you. Satan loves to use guilt to cripple Christians.
Adria - 2/9/11 @ 2:22 PM
Yes Satan is trying so hard to tear me down but all your comments are alot of help and are making me stronger!
KingsKid - 2/9/11 @ 4:02 PM
Satan is defeated and he knows his end is coming. That`s why he keeps trying to hard to tear us down. He hopes he can still get us. But he can't. If we have given our lives to Jesus we are under His protecting blood.
CraigSnedeker - 2/9/11 @ 4:10 PM
Same, not necessarily sin, but events I wish I could forget. After a while though they start drifting away, and now I can think about them without feeling so horrible. :)
Neil - 2/11/11 @ 5:45 PM
My quote above should have been 2 Peter 1:4 (not 1 Peter 1:4).