The biggest struggles I’m facing with my faith

I honestly have a lot of difficulties with my faith. From dating to eating, the subject is a matter of whether something is right or wrong and also a little bit of commitment. Here are some of my biggest struggles facing my faith.

Commitment

            Commitment is by far the most problematic area of my faith. I know that my commitment to God has to be the strongest commitment I have, but; I just can’t seem to do it. I also know, that if I get closer to God, then I’ll become more committed to my relationship with him. If I pray, read my bible, and go to church like I should be doing, then I will have no problem knowing what God wants, what I should do, and also my destiny. I know, I know, I’m a Christian that doesn’t go to church, it doesn’t make any sense. I want to go to church, I just find myself doing other things from eating late or sleeping in, I’m just constantly doing something else on Sunday afternoons. I love God with all of my heart and there’s no excuse as to why I don’t go to church every Sunday, there is none.

Praying

            A praying man is a strong man. Says every pastor that you can talk to. This statement couldn’t be anymore truer. God guides those that get closer to him, he establishes their ways and shows them what the right path is. Praying is your form of communication with God and should be treated with respect, honor, and humility. God loves a humble heart, so ask God to make you more humble and you will become wiser and more humble every day. Praying is difficult to me because when I have the chance to pray, I get lazy, or am too comfortable to even close my eyes and talk to God or I Just don’t commit to it. I am very forgetful, so that makes me to forget my obligations and responsibilities with God. I have duties as a Christian soldier and I want to fulfill them, it just gets hard.

Giving

            As Christians, we should have a giving mindset. Giving to people not only involves giving money to our local charity or church, it also involves loving people to the point where you go out and make sure that the homeless have toothpaste and toothbrush and make sure orphans have toys. We Christian’s should give what we can and not brag or feel doubtful about it because we know that our God is the one who rewards us and we can confide in him always. I struggle with this. I give to a homeless man when I have money, but; I don’t make it my life’s work to make sure that the poor are fed or the homeless sheltered, I should though.

Spreading the Gospel

            This is a big one, the one task that Jesus ordained us to do, and I can’t even say it to someone else. Spreading the gospel requires a lot. It requires an understanding of the bible that’s deep and a relationship with God that is passionate and on fire. You have to understand that not everyone wants to hear about the bible and that not everyone should listen to what you have to say. Hear me out, Jesus spoke of “don’t give that which is holy unto the dogs nor cast ye your pearls before swine, else they turn against you and rend you” in the bible. This is speaking of the gospel of what is Jesus. Understand this, that God is the one that changes the hearts of people, not you. You can’t change someone’s mind, if however; you want to pray about that person and share with them some scripture because they ask for it, then by all means go ahead and share it. Pray for the people in your lives and God will most assuredly be the one to guide your words. This is the reason why I started this blog, I wanted to have an outlet to let out my emotions and spread the word of God in a positive manner to Christians and people that already want to hear the word of God.

Doing the right thing

            I struggle with this all the time. I tend to do things that aren’t Christian and I wish to do the right thing, however; my sin nature guides me into the wrong thing. The heart is gravely sick is what the bible says and it’s true. Through the heart comes deceitfulness and sin and other lusts that are just contradictory to what a Christian should be doing. My heart tells me to be lazy, my heart gets me distracted, my heart guides me into rage, and on and on the list goes. I trust that God is the one guiding me because if it wasn’t for him then I don’t know where I would be.

Trusting in God

            The last thing that I have trouble with is trusting in God. I have so much trouble doing so and the worst part about that is…. I don’t have a reason to do so! God has been faithful to me ever since day one and all throughout my child and all throughout my adulthood, God was the one there for me. My parents have failed me before, my friends have failed me before, the only one that hasn’t failed me Is God. How on earth could I have trouble trusting him when he has done so much for me and he continues to do so much for me today? It’s sin! It’s ungodly! It’s horrible that I can’t keep my eyes focused on him long enough to see that he has done well in everything in my life.

            Overall, my biggest struggle facing my faith is my relationship with God. If I just go to church more often or read my bible more and pray a lot then I know that God’s will would shine in my life brighter than any star. Thank you everyone for listening in German Gonzalez signing out