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Another one of these threads again...
lilitalienboi16:
SIGH. Hating the flesh. Completely discouraged because there appears to be no end in sight to its lusts and hold over me.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
I just need to vent.
Total hypocrite here, there is no denying or hiding that. I love the Lord with all my heart and want to follow Him and apparently my flesh as well.
I always feel like I'm alone in this struggle even though In my mind I know the other men struggle to. Help me out guys... tell me of your suffering please.......... this old man won't seem to die.
I feel like this is my biggest weakness. Everyone has their own, addiction, anger, depression, lust of the eyes, pride of life etc... mine appears to be the lust of the flesh. It could be because I'm in my mid 20's but common this isn't fair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why? Why must we have such raging hormones? Its not fair :((((((((((((((((((((((
Sigh, okay i'm done ranting. Feel free to rant with me or pitty me or slap me across the face and tell me to keep going forward. I welcome all of it.
With hypocrisy in Christ,
Alex
Nelson:
yeah that's the problem with US youngans,especially when u have money.I can relate.
This 1 is a big problem have to say!-adultry-looking at a woman with lust-This is King of the sins and all other sins could possibly bow down to this one.
Reminds me of ray speakin abt sum1(4got where nd who) who slept with 200 woman.do u remember readin somethin like that lili?
Don't worry we'll get to our 40's or 50's and look back and count our winnings
lilitalienboi16:
--- Quote from: Nelson on July 13, 2014, 05:03:18 PM ---yeah that's the problem with US youngans,especially when u have money.I can relate.
This 1 is a big problem have to say!-adultry-looking at a woman with lust-This is King of the sins and all other sins could possibly bow down to this one.
Reminds me of ray speakin abt sum1(4got where nd who) who slept with 200 woman.do u remember readin somethin like that lili?
Don't worry we'll get to our 40's or 50's and look back and count our winnings
--- End quote ---
Completely relate to "King of sins" comment. I've never had the urge to steal, my anger is by the Grace of God fairly mild and I am slow to it. I am fairly hopeful in all things because of Christ's Faith and I don't struggle with any addictions. But the lust of the flesh... this beast will ravage a saint till there is nothing left of him. The temple has been and will be desecrated time after time and yet it is not the beasts temple to do with as he pleases.
I don't remember that specific comment by ray but I do know I emailed ray once upon a time back way back when. It was about my inability to conquer this capricious behavior.
The beast loves living in his groundhog day of paradise. Its Deja vu on a regular basis. hah!
Thanks for chiming in nelson, misory loves company! ;) Haha.. just kidding, i'm not miserable, just reminded often of my inabilities and short comings.
Extol:
Ray said that about Garner Ted Armstrong in his study "Do James and Paul Contradict?" Of course, I've had well over that amount in my heart, so who am I to judge him?
Alex, remember one of your favorite verses: "For a righteous man falls seven times...."
AlsO: "being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6. We cannot finish what God started in us---it will only happen in His timing, by His mercy.
I don't mean to discourage you, but I'm 30 years old and there's no end in sight for me either...but I know that Jesus Christ will triumph in the end. Our culture strives in vain to hold on to the beauty and vigor of youth---I, for one, am not afraid of getting old and seeing these lusts of the flesh die. 8)
arion:
All I can say is your in good company. I see these stupid testosterone ad's for the guys over 50 and they talk up all the benefits. I say they're a bunch of idiots. For one, I'm glad with declining testosterone and it's as God designed it. I think it's his way of taking it easy on the older guys after they went through the struggles of youth. I wish I could say that 'I' conquered this on my own but in truth the drives diminish as you get a little older so there is no room for boasting. There is no way to short cut this it's simply something you have to walk through and for most of us God doesn't miraculously deliver us from this. We simply have to walk it out.
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