Your Biggest Struggle...
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My struggle is setting unrealistic standards only to be sorely disappointed in the end.
How do I renew my mind? 1Cor 1:26-31 always brings me back from the pit of despair.
I don't need to worry about all the things I can't do, or my lack of achievements or what I don't have in life. I just need to trust God, that He'll make a way for me, and that He'll work everything out.
How do I renew my mind? 1Cor 1:26-31 always brings me back from the pit of despair.
I don't need to worry about all the things I can't do, or my lack of achievements or what I don't have in life. I just need to trust God, that He'll make a way for me, and that He'll work everything out.
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I'm glad someone is asking these kinds of personal questions because that is what most interests me. By reading each others' struggles we can support each other.
biggest struggle? seeing the purpose of my relatively short (20 to 30 years as im aged 60) future on earth. Apart from supporting my wife, what exactly is God asking me to do? I mean taking in to account my physical problems such as back pain. I cant stand for long without pain occurring. doesn't that rule me out of a lot of volunteering?
Not only seeing my purpose but also having some joy to look forward to. Is this because I have no kids and therefore grandkids? ive lost my zing and have little ambition. im heading for depression if I don't solve this one.
I ask God a lot about this one. Maybe 10 times a day. But do I trust Him? No and there lies the problem. Maybe I suspect he has some more pain in store for me. To toughen me up? is it payback for past sins? You can see I have a bad image of God. I need to see Him as the Good Shepherd I know. But this punishing image keeps presenting itself.
biggest struggle? seeing the purpose of my relatively short (20 to 30 years as im aged 60) future on earth. Apart from supporting my wife, what exactly is God asking me to do? I mean taking in to account my physical problems such as back pain. I cant stand for long without pain occurring. doesn't that rule me out of a lot of volunteering?
Not only seeing my purpose but also having some joy to look forward to. Is this because I have no kids and therefore grandkids? ive lost my zing and have little ambition. im heading for depression if I don't solve this one.
I ask God a lot about this one. Maybe 10 times a day. But do I trust Him? No and there lies the problem. Maybe I suspect he has some more pain in store for me. To toughen me up? is it payback for past sins? You can see I have a bad image of God. I need to see Him as the Good Shepherd I know. But this punishing image keeps presenting itself.
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when I want peace of mind against any struggle, I meditate upon The Spiritual only -
that is, scripture, keeping my thoughts correct, thinking upon that which is Holy -
and when my 'mind' wants to 'drift and go back', which it will constantly do,
then i have to 'check myself' and bring my mind into the OBEDIENCE of GOD...
sometimes it can take a while to bring my mind into total communion with Christ,
but, after the struggle of this, the rest is 'gravy', it's 'total comfort-quietness-assurance'...
that is, scripture, keeping my thoughts correct, thinking upon that which is Holy -
and when my 'mind' wants to 'drift and go back', which it will constantly do,
then i have to 'check myself' and bring my mind into the OBEDIENCE of GOD...
sometimes it can take a while to bring my mind into total communion with Christ,
but, after the struggle of this, the rest is 'gravy', it's 'total comfort-quietness-assurance'...