Does trying to live the way.......

God wants you to, depress you?

I mean, we all fall short. But, when you look back on what you've committed (sinfully speaking), do you feel that you sometimes say why bother? Not merely as an excuse to continue sinning, but saying to yourself it is so difficult to do His will, that you say, how can I achieve it? I'm just a sinner afterall, and that despite constant effort, my failures all come back to haunt me, or that I wonder why bother when I continually fail? Why upset Him more than I must?

*sigh* at times I am forced to say to myself, "there will always be tomorrow to try again."

AOR, you seem pretty genuine and honest (by some of your responses that I've noticed).

Could God see the way I think (in my initial thread) as being selfish and giving up? I mean, not that you're God of course, but...suppose if for an instant....

Originally posted by BobbyD
God wants you to, depress you?

I mean, we all fall short. But, when you look back on what you've committed (sinfully speaking), do you feel that you sometimes say why bother? Not merely as an excuse to continue sinning, but saying to yourself it is so difficult to do His will, that you say, how can I achieve it? I'm just a sinner afterall, and that despite constant effort, my failures all come back to haunt me, or that I wonder why bother when I continually fail? Why upset Him more than I must?

I never have this feeling. What is going on here is that you are feeling the suffering caused by Christianity. I am a Buddhist and I am one with God and so are you.

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Trying to convert me, Shaky? 😉

I feel no guilt in my actions so far in my life. I realise that I am not perfect, I am going to make mistakes in my life. As long as learn from the mistakes I've made and live my life well it's my belief that whatever afterlife awaits me I'l be able to go there with my head held high.

Originally posted by BobbyD
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Trying to convert me, Shaky? 😉

I would never do that. You are on the path that you should be on. There is nothing wrong with you. I wish you great happiness.

Lord Ryugen, what if you continue to make the same mistakes/failures over and over? That is more or less what I'm trying to convey.

Shaky, I like who I am too, but a lot of people would say I have "issues".

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Originally posted by BobbyD
Lord Ryugen, what if you continue to make the same mistakes/failures over and over? That is more or less what I'm trying to convey.

Realizing you are stuck, is the first step in getting out of the mud. 😄

Hmmm....

You will need to take the time to study the issues and gain a better idea of which topics are the problem. By studying them, you can perhaps reach a decision about just what really is reasonable to believe.

Originally posted by BobbyD
Lord Ryugen, what if you continue to make the same mistakes/failures over and over? That is more or less what I'm trying to convey.

Then the first step is try discover why you're making this mistake repeatedly. I don't follow any set religion (I'm not Atheist I just have my own ideas that make sense to me.) And I don't really know enough about other religions to tell anybody how to follow their religion. But if you truly regret the mistakes you've made and attempt to better yourself then even if you don't quite make it, no god in my opinion would ask for more.

That's a great answer, Ryugen.....but I know better. 🙁

I hope He thinks like that, or I'm not making it.

Originally posted by BobbyD
That's a great answer, Ryugen.....but I know better. 🙁

I hope He thinks like that, or I'm not making it.

Hell is a place of the mind, and it seems you are already their.

Originally posted by BobbyD
AOR, you seem pretty genuine and honest (by some of your responses that I've noticed).

Could God see the way I think (in my initial thread) as being selfish and giving up? I mean, not that you're God of course, but...suppose if for an instant....

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations

God will not judge us on how many times we fell, but rather how many times we got back up...

Does trying to live the way.......

God wants you to, depress you?

YES (If you mean according to the bible, of course)

Originally posted by BobbyD
That's a great answer, Ryugen.....but I know better. 🙁

I hope He thinks like that, or I'm not making it.

As AOR said god will not judge a person by their failings but by their attempts to better themselves. You really sound like you regret the mistakes you've made and you're trying hard not to make them again. And in the end thats what I think counts. God will never desert you because you screwed up a few times. As long as you keep trying I'm sure you'll never upset him.

Well put L.R. ✅ God bring's good things out of bad. A resounding theme in the Bible is God working with his sinful creations. It's because you are sinful, and constantly fail what makes him want to help you all the more. The reason giving up is, in it of itself, a sad thing because you only think of yourself. And forget to look towards the efforts God makes to help you. By giving up, you don't only quite on yourself, but you quite on God.

Precisely, the only way you'll ever really hurt god is if you simply surrender without trying. God knows we're not perfect and will always forgive our mistakes if we seek him.