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I thought this would be a good thread to help others see that ALL of us struggle. Even those that claim to have overcome sin must still struggle? So share...as long as it's PG-13.
Me first.
Anger. I didn't think this was something I struggled with until recently. I almost NEVER show anger outwardly, but it bubbles up inside of me quite a bit. Many times this has to do with other peoples driving abilities.
Vanity. I am vain, I've gotten better tho. I think.
Drinking. I have been known to get tipsy.
I'm sure there are lots of others. I've (well Jesus really) successfully overcome some of the really grave sin in my life so I know there is hope for me to overcome the rest.
I mean I used to be REALLY bad. I'm a lot better now. I honestly can take no credit for it tho. Jesus instantly healed me of many of my sinful desires so that things I used to think I could not live without, I now hate.
I thought this would be a good thread to help others see that ALL of us struggle. Even those that claim to have overcome sin must still struggle? So share...as long as it's PG-13.
Me first.
Anger. I didn't think this was something I struggled with until recently. I almost NEVER show anger outwardly, but it bubbles up inside of me quite a bit. Many times this has to do with other peoples driving abilities.
Yes, the traffic situations tend to get to me too. It happens so fast that it is very difficult to prevent it.
I thought this would be a good thread to help others see that ALL of us struggle. Even those that claim to have overcome sin must still struggle? So share...as long as it's PG-13.
Me first.
Anger. I didn't think this was something I struggled with until recently. I almost NEVER show anger outwardly, but it bubbles up inside of me quite a bit. Many times this has to do with other peoples driving abilities.
Vanity. I am vain, I've gotten better tho. I think.
Drinking. I have been known to get tipsy.
I'm sure there are lots of others. I've (well Jesus really) successfully overcome some of the really grave sin in my life so I know there is hope for me to overcome the rest.
I mean I used to be REALLY bad. I'm a lot better now. I honestly can take no credit for it tho. Jesus instantly healed me of many of my sinful desires so that things I used to think I could not live without, I now hate.
You?
I didn't even have to stop and think about to answer this one. For me, it's a combination of a couple of related things... difficulty in controlling a very quick temper, the tendency to use some pretty profane language when I get angry, and reluctance to forgive people who have crossed me. To elaborate...
My temper has been a problem all my life, but I've gradually learned to control it to some extent. I really, really detest rude people, and even though I try to give people the benefit of the doubt and make a sincere effort to reason with them, it seems as if the point at which I lose control happens so suddenly that it surprises even me and I literally explode with rage. When I do, it's almost like an alternate personality takes over. I completely lose control. I say things that no rational person would ever say and I use language that leaves people speechless. About forgiveness... I actually consider myself to be fairly forgiving of most everything, provided the person who has wronged me is willing to apologize and work to change in the future. Unfortunately, I believe that as a Christian, it is important that I forgive even those who continue to try to harm me, who are completely without remorse. It's those people I have a hard time forgiving.
I hear you on the profane language and rage Katzpur. It's not a pretty sight when I blow up.
I'm pretty good at forgiveness tho. I think it's because I have been so terrible to people in the past that I think of my old self and realize that I've probably been worse than the person that wronged me.
Now if I'd been a decent person before? Who knows? Lol.
Cigarettes and alcohol........other than that I'm a pretty good gal.
No seriously, I've struggled with almost everything imaginable but by the grace of God I have been stabilized and can now function as a reasonably sinless sinner.
You know I seriously think we're all guilty of gossip. I know I am. If I were to deny it, I'd be guilty of lying. A kind of a Catch 22, huh? One thing I heard taught in church once, though, that really helped me not to get too awfully caught up in gossiping was to ask yourself these three questions before repeating something about someone:
1. Is it nice?
2. Is it true?
3. Is it necessary?
Who is guilty of spreading "nice" rumors about people. No one. If it's "nice" it probably doesn't count as gossip in the first place. Nobody minds having nice things spread around about them. It's the malicious, mean stuff that hurts.
Is it true? Well, most of us probably wouldn't intentionally spread around lies about someone, so we do tend to at least try to verify the truth of what we say first. What we often don't do is ask ourselves what we hope to accomplish by gossiping about someone. Even if what we are saying is true, if it's not nice, why are we saying it? What do we expect to gain by unnecessarily spreading hurtful information about someone else, even if what we're saying is true.
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