pride

[Rachel15]

God has been showing me that i have pride - so much of it. It is ugly - to be despised.

I want to confess to others that i have been wrong - i think i left a church because i was struggling with pride so much. There were others in the group i was in and they were relatively wealthy - and i am on social income, they were mature Christians - and i am struggling in my walk. I was prayed into their group but i freaked out. I thought 'i can't do this'. I wanted to hide from them all my flaws and weaknesses. I felt vulnerable in the group and wanted to withdraw instead of humbling myself and being honest.

Since then i fell into sin - of the worst kind - lust.

But God is so merciful - He has been speaking to me. I am so afraid of losing Him. This is what i want most - to be with Him, but i didn't realise that it meant being in a group with other people and facing these fears and awful, horrible feelings.

Will they take me back? Should i go back now? Has it been too long? Is it too late? Where is God leading me? These are all questions i have been pondering.

I don't want to choose my own path - I want to follow God's direction. I would be so grateful please for your prayers and any guidance that you feel led to give me by His Holy Spirit.

Yours in Christ Jesus,

Rachel

 

[ladylovesJesus]

You have very wisely acknowledged the sin and when we confess our sins to Him 1 John 1.9 says 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.

Be led by the Holy Spirit sister He is our guide. If you are led to go back and speak to the group I am sure if they are obedient to God then they will welcome you with open arms. WWJD.

Jesus loves you so very much and says He will never leave you or forsake you.
Deut.31.
6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

Hebrews 13.
5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." 6 So we say with confidence,
"The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Hope this helps you sister.

God bless :rainbow: :rose:

 

[jiggyfly]

God has been showing me that i have pride - so much of it. It is ugly - to be despised.

I want to confess to others that i have been wrong - i think i left a church because i was struggling with pride so much. There were others in the group i was in and they were relatively wealthy - and i am on social income, they were mature Christians - and i am struggling in my walk. I was prayed into their group but i freaked out. I thought 'i can't do this'. I wanted to hide from them all my flaws and weaknesses. I felt vulnerable in the group and wanted to withdraw instead of humbling myself and being honest.

Since then i fell into sin - of the worst kind - lust.

But God is so merciful - He has been speaking to me. I am so afraid of losing Him. This is what i want most - to be with Him, but i didn't realise that it meant being in a group with other people and facing these fears and awful, horrible feelings.

Will they take me back? Should i go back now? Has it been too long? Is it too late? Where is God leading me? These are all questions i have been pondering.

I don't want to choose my own path - I want to follow God's direction. I would be so grateful please for your prayers and any guidance that you feel led to give me by His Holy Spirit.

Yours in Christ Jesus,

Rachel

Praise God! Sister, that is good news, God will probably want you to deal with the the relationships you and or they severed. Don't mistake this as meaning that God wants you to rejoin that particular group. I have a feeling that Father is pleased when He sees His kids working our their issues. God bless you and give you the strength and humility to move forward.

 

[Rachel15]

Thank you ladylovesJesus and Jiggyfly and may God bless you for your support and encouragement.

I am determined to stand in the face of adversity, but I know now i cannot do it alone at all - I need God and his Word every step of the way.

Please pray for me. I believe that God is saying to us to be determined at all costs. Never let Him down. We can do it if we abide Him at all times on this journey. Times will be hard but we will grow and he will be there to guide us to victory.

Phil 3:12-16

I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection! But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to be. No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.

I hope all of you who are mature Christians will agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you. But we must be sure to obey the truth we have learned already

Thank you God for leading me to this Word. Thank you God for your chastisement and forgiveness.

Again, please pray for me as i believe God has told me that adversity will come.

Yours in Christ Jesus,
Rachel