Is it a sin to lose interest?

[Faithful Son]

Is it a sin to lose interest?

I've lost interest in basically everything I was ever interested in. My general knowledge used to be excellent and it was something which my mother helped me to develop when I was a child.

I can't give God the blame, but I know this is because I've totally denied myself and lived for Christ.

I find it hard to grow as a Christian, really really hard. I feel like I'm standing still and no matter how much I want to move forward, I can't.

I have nothing left to ask God, He has given me everything which my heart and soul wanted. I wanted to forget, my past, yesterday, worries and frustrations.

My life is far from perfect and I still ask Him for His protection, but I have no life in me.

I always thought the word "carnal" meant to live without a real goal or plan, but I found out it means to live for the flesh.

What does the Bible say?

 

[Dreamer]

Losing interest could be a sign of depression, brother.

You already have Life in Jesus Christ. His Spirit fills you. Carnality is when you let the world overtake you and buy into its pleasures. It does sound as if you are a bit depressed, but I don't sense any carnality in you. You seem to want to continue your walk with Christ, but you feel down and discouraged? Am I understanding you correctly? If there is something carnal going on in your mind, the Holy Spirit will touch you and convict you and set you straight, brother. I cannot judge.

Loss of interest in life in general does not mean you have stopped being a Christian. You need a fresh touch and a fresh anoiting so that you can have strength to keep walking in the way God has planned for you. Allow me to post some scriptures for you. I'm rather depressed myself at the moment; perhaps the scriptures will encourage me also. David said in the psalms that he had learned to build himself up in the scriptures; or to encourage himself in the LORD. We can do that too. :boy_hug::girl_hug:

"But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head. I cried to the Lord with my voice, and He heard me from His holy hill. I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me. " Ps. 3:3-5

"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." Ps. 30:5b

"Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield." Ps 33:20

"Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God: for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God." Ps. 42:11

"The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore." Ps. 121:8

My personal favorite:"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." Ps. 147:3

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?:shock: When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell. Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear;:star:though war should rise against me, in this I will be confident." Ps 27:1-3

"I will lift up my eyes to the hills: from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth." Ps 121:12

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:28, 31



....praying for you.

your friend,
Dreamer

 

[Faithful Son]

You are always a blessing to me sister Dreamer and a great friend

God bless you and thank you so much.

You asked a question at the beginning of your post, am I feeling discouraged?
Well, to be honest, I am discouraged at this stage in my life, for many reasons, mostly because even the most basic plans I have for my life aren't working out.

I won't say I'm feeling sorry for myself, nor would I ever even think of turning my back on God, but I am lowly and I am quite sad and lonely at times.

Things are looking up and I should remember to have courage in the Lord, because He won't leave me.

Thank you
God bless

 

[lettheredeemed]

Is it a sin to lose interest?

I've lost interest in basically everything I was ever interested in. My general knowledge used to be excellent and it was something which my mother helped me to develop when I was a child.

I can't give God the blame, but I know this is because I've totally denied myself and lived for Christ.

I find it hard to grow as a Christian, really really hard. I feel like I'm standing still and no matter how much I want to move forward, I can't.

I have nothing left to ask God, He has given me everything which my heart and soul wanted. I wanted to forget, my past, yesterday, worries and frustrations.

My life is far from perfect and I still ask Him for His protection, but I have no life in me.

I always thought the word "carnal" meant to live without a real goal or plan, but I found out it means to live for the flesh.

What does the Bible say?

Carnal means to focus our desires on the things of this world. The Holy Spirit will place a desire in our hearts for heavenly things if we allow Him to. You said that it is hard for you to grow as a Christian. May I ask you this? Do you really want to grow as a Christian? Christ said that we have not because we ask not. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you to grow and mature. The more that we feed on the Word of God the more we will grow spiritually. There is no magic trick to it. It is staying in the Word of God and asking the Holy Spirit to draw you closer to Him.


Mat 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Hbr 5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

Hbr 5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

 

[Faithful Son]

I'm well aware of that sister. The definition of the word carnal means to live for the flesh, not just the world.

I have asked God to help me grow on many ocassions, but that is not why I started this thread. I am a normal human being, so it would be easier for me to lift up my head and steer in a certain direction if I knew I was wrong, that's why I asked whether it was a "sin to lose interest"?

Thanks for the comment however.

 

[Ann]

Answering your original question, I don't think that losing interest is sin, it can only be sin if you neglect your spiritual responsiblities. This is my personal opinion - I may be wrong.

Faithful Son
Well, to be honest, I am discouraged at this stage in my life, for many reasons, mostly because even the most basic plans I have for my life aren't working out.

The quote above is the one thing that stood out to me because it may be the reason that you are currently where you are.

We all make plans for our life's and forget that whe are suppose to follow God's plans which is usually completely different than ours. Then when it doesn't work out we get discouraged and I make this mistake myself daily. Life is going by so fast that we decide many things daily without discussing it with God first.

1Pe 4:2 so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God

I want to share the following wisdom with you and hope it helps.

"O Beloved, the will of God is simply that you submit yourself to Him each day and say, “Father, Your will for today is mine. Your pleasures for today is mine. Your work for today is mine.” Take one day at a time. Tomorrow will care for itself and remember, God is God over all tomorrows."

Blessings!

 

[lettheredeemed]

I'm well aware of that sister. The definition of the word carnal means to live for the flesh, not just the world.

I have asked God to help me grow on many ocassions, but that is not why I started this thread. I am a normal human being, so it would be easier for me to lift up my head and steer in a certain direction if I knew I was wrong, that's why I asked whether it was a "sin to lose interest"?

Thanks for the comment however.

You have made the initial step. You have asked God to help you grow. This is great. The next step is a step of faith as we study daily in His Word believing that His Word is true. When we asked Him to be our Savior the Holy Spirit came to live within us. Jesus taught us that the Holy Spirit will guide us into all truth.

Jhn 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

As you apply yourself daily to the reading and the study of God's Word He will honor His promises.

As far as it being a sin, I would examine my heart and ask what has caused this lack of interest. It is easy to become distracted in today's hectic lifestyles but we must set our face like a flint keeping our minds and heart stayed on Jesus Christ.


Isa 50:7 For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

Isa 26:3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.

 

[Faithful Son]

I'm coming back to this thread, because I've realised what is happening to me.

I'm stagnated.

I spend most of my life at this house where I live. I haven't been outdoors much in the past month and I've lived in the same circumstances for around 6 years, which, for the lack of a better word, sucks.

I tried to study this year and will continue to study next year and hopefully I'll find a job. I'm broke, I'm tired and I've got no motivation, but I still love Jesus.

God bless

 

[lettheredeemed]

I have been right where you are and Jesus allowed me to experience those things to teach me what to do in these situation enabling me to share it with others. Jesus can best use us when we begin to realize that we cannot do it in our own strength and we need to rely on Him. Jesus delights to work when we come to the end of ourselves. His strength is made perfect in our weakness. He calls us to rest in Him trusting that Jesus is able when we are not. What an awesome Savior we serve.

 

[Chad]

Brother Jako, I understand completely how you feel. I do think this is a normal trial we face as humans, if not as Christians. I feel this way sometimes. I fight it and mostly it works, sometimes it doesn't and I sit here wondering what it is in my way of my growth. Is it my sin? My ongoing frustration? My loneliness? It could be one or all combined making me feel drained.

But, I know I still love GOD - like you know you love GOD too. You know, these trials do not necessarily have to be a bad thing. If you look at it in light, you can see that perhaps this is where GOD makes Himself seem withdrawed from you when in fact is only testing us (or putting us through the trial to make us grow stronger). After the trial is up, you feel refreshed and spiritually all alive again. We still must press forth and not sit around waiting for miracles to rain on us during such trials.

GOD bless.

 

[Word of Life]

Good reply from Chad and can relate to you both very much. So I know how you feel Faithful son, but God is good and He will never forsake us, no matter what. We just need to learn to do things His way and not our own way, and that can take time, some sacrifices and overcoming many things of our past, by following His laws and ways and not our ways and law or man's ways and law. We need to be patient and wait for God to heal us and refine us, to the way we should have been, before satan brainwashed and deceived us into his wicked ways.

I just love this scripture below, it really helps me when going through a trials.

Zec 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

Take care, God bless and I will pray for you.

 

[Faithful Son]

Brother Jako, I understand completely how you feel. I do think this is a normal trial we face as humans, if not as Christians. I feel this way sometimes. I fight it and mostly it works, sometimes it doesn't and I sit here wondering what it is in my way of my growth. Is it my sin? My ongoing frustration? My loneliness? It could be one or all combined making me feel drained.

But, I know I still love GOD - like you know you love GOD too. You know, these trials do not necessarily have to be a bad thing. If you look at it in light, you can see that perhaps this is where GOD makes Himself seem withdrawed from you when in fact is only testing us (or putting us through the trial to make us grow stronger). After the trial is up, you feel refreshed and spiritually all alive again. We still must press forth and not sit around waiting for miracles to rain on us during such trials.

GOD bless.

I love you brother. I care for you and I wish I could do more for you. You are such a blessing to me.

It's good to know that I'm not alone in this and it's even better to know that one of my role models is experiencing the same.

I appreciate your prayers sister Word of Life, you are a wonderful sister in Christ and a blessing to me as well.

To sister letteredeemed, thank you for caring enough to reply, thank you.

It feels like I'm going nowhere fast, but on my mind is God Almighty, and I'm sure He will pull me through.

 

[Faithful Son]

Hi guys, I'm back to this thread.

I've had a tough week so far and the last few days of last week.

I am SO frustrated I don't know what to do with myself. I know I am frustrated beause I don't have interest in anything and also because I feel like I'm not moving anywhere.

Please give me some advice.

Thank you