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MadParrotWoman

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I know that there are some on this forum who do not admit to sin of any kind, maybe they are ready to join the Lord in Heaven. God does not look upon sin the way we do, God hates all sin equally - be it murder, blasphemy, pornography, lying - it's all the same to Him. Me? I sin, I never stop trying but I do struggle daily.

Let me explain, I work in manufacturing, it's a small firm with 25-30 employees and we are all together 9hrs a day, 5 days a week. We have male and female, young to old and several different nationalities, 3 Christians (including myself) and the 2 others are Anglican. Oh and we also have a Hindu guy. We are all thrown into this mix and our jobs are boring so let me tell you "gossip" is the order of the day. I start off with good intentions but tend to get drawn into an opinion on something - it's SO hard and it's a struggle for me.

So any tips on avoiding my sin would be well received and also what is your sin - the one you find the most difficult to control?
 
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You know...the ones who do not admit sin are contrary to the truth...John said that if we say we have NO sin (present tense) then the truth IS NOT in us....

Paul said that when he goes to do GOOD he finds a LAW that SIN is present with him and goes on to call himself the number one chief sinner among men...Imagine that, a man who wrote almost half of the N.T. who had been taught by direct revelation from Jesus himself and sees himself as the number 1 chief sinner among men....

There is NOT A JUST MAN UPON THE EARTH THAT DOES GOOD AND SINS NOT....

All we can do is pray, confess and get back up and keep on trying to walk according to the word and will of God....Jesus said it best...I come not to condemn.......

We have a spirit that is indeed willing and it is bound in a body of flesh that is incredibly weak......!

Keep plugging away sister!
 

GodisGlorious

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What do you mean by gossiping? Are you involved in putting another down or binding them up with your judgements about them, that kinda thing? If so you could sit with God and ask Him to reveal what is really going on in your own heart when you feel drawn into gossip. Is it fear of not fitting in, is it a need to fill the silence, is it a need to lift yourself up by putting another down? And ask Him for the courage to stand against it, alone if necessary. And let gossip stop with you. Be the one who doesnt gossip the gossip given. You might get seen as the odd one who doesnt talk but at least people will come to feel safe in sharing their hearts with you. Just my two cents worth :)
 

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I know that there are some on this forum who do not admit to sin of any kind, maybe they are ready to join the Lord in Heaven. God does not look upon sin the way we do, God hates all sin equally - be it murder, blasphemy, pornography, lying - it's all the same to Him. Me? I sin, I never stop trying but I do struggle daily.

Let me explain, I work in manufacturing, it's a small firm with 25-30 employees and we are all together 9hrs a day, 5 days a week. We have male and female, young to old and several different nationalities, 3 Christians (including myself) and the 2 others are Anglican. Oh and we also have a Hindu guy. We are all thrown into this mix and our jobs are boring so let me tell you "gossip" is the order of the day. I start off with good intentions but tend to get drawn into an opinion on something - it's SO hard and it's a struggle for me.

So any tips on avoiding my sin would be well received and also what is your sin - the one you find the most difficult to control?
Let those who are without sin write the first post. No, this is not the first post.
 

breno785au

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I know that there are some on this forum who do not admit to sin of any kind, maybe they are ready to join the Lord in Heaven. God does not look upon sin the way we do, God hates all sin equally - be it murder, blasphemy, pornography, lying - it's all the same to Him. Me? I sin, I never stop trying but I do struggle daily.

Let me explain, I work in manufacturing, it's a small firm with 25-30 employees and we are all together 9hrs a day, 5 days a week. We have male and female, young to old and several different nationalities, 3 Christians (including myself) and the 2 others are Anglican. Oh and we also have a Hindu guy. We are all thrown into this mix and our jobs are boring so let me tell you "gossip" is the order of the day. I start off with good intentions but tend to get drawn into an opinion on something - it's SO hard and it's a struggle for me.

So any tips on avoiding my sin would be well received and also what is your sin - the one you find the most difficult to control?
Oh madparrotwoman I know exactly how you feel, that's me everyday too! When someone comes up to me with some gossip at work I try to not engage in the conversation, I just say oh OK. It's not the reply they expect but I pray for boldness and to have the right words to say. One day I'll have the guts to say that's gossip and I don't want to hear that. And you know what else, I work with people much older than me and I feel like at times, because of my youth I can't say much or that it won't be received because of that perception.. Ahh, it's a daily struggle I tell you.
 
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Hi :) I find when I am at work to keep God on my mind. I generally work construction, so when I am cutting a piece of trim or installing a new floor I do it as though I am building it for God. It makes my heart smile, I know it makes Him smile as well :) in so doing when I run across someone it doesn't feel like its just me meeting a person, it feels more like me and God are meeting this person. (not that God wasn't with them to begin with) just from my point of view because in that moment I am acutely aware God is with me. (after all I was just installing His trim) lol.

ummm, as a young man I have struggled with lust and of course I have allowed my mouth to carry on in the moment, I have watched secular television which has caused me to "desire" things of this world.

However, at this time, I have found a formula that seems to work for me. I wake up, and I pray, I tell God how much I love Him. I make some coffee, eat some oatmeal. Instead of watching secular television I'll turn on youtube and listen to christian music or watch David Wilkerson or Ravenhill. I'm not completely opposed to watching things that aren't exclusively "christian" but I still try to find something that isn't violent, lustful or worldly. Either a family oriented G movie (that generally has a spiritual message) like the movie "Lifted" . I keep my bible close at hand and in the lull of the moment I try to walk off and read it. Trusting God to guide me through it. I guess long story short, I am aware of the ability the world has to suck us away from God. I am avoiding such things. I currently live in Dallas, helping very close friends who are going through very trying times. I am waiting for this new job to come through, if anyone feels like praying for me I'd appreciate it :). So mostly I am here helping with very sick brother and trying to keep up a household, chores, moral support as well as guidance and help with homework and projects for the 8 year old. There is definitely a worldly view in this house, secular television, an excess of alcohol and very inappropriate words. Everyone here does believe in Jesus, I am not judging them, I just have to be careful to protect myself from temptation, so it's me and God spending a lot of time together :) amen. So I serve them the best I can. Keep everything I do for God, if I find myself growing irritated with someones behavior etc I just humble myself as one who God sent to serve. It's not easy to keep my mind on heavenly things, but it is growing easier. I hope my response was something along the lines of what you were looking for.

God bless
 

tourist

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Hi :) I find when I am at work to keep God on my mind. I generally work construction, so when I am cutting a piece of trim or installing a new floor I do it as though I am building it for God. It makes my heart smile, I know it makes Him smile as well :) in so doing when I run across someone it doesn't feel like its just me meeting a person, it feels more like me and God are meeting this person. (not that God wasn't with them to begin with) just from my point of view because in that moment I am acutely aware God is with me. (after all I was just installing His trim) lol.

ummm, as a young man I have struggled with lust and of course I have allowed my mouth to carry on in the moment, I have watched secular television which has caused me to "desire" things of this world.

However, at this time, I have found a formula that seems to work for me. I wake up, and I pray, I tell God how much I love Him. I make some coffee, eat some oatmeal. Instead of watching secular television I'll turn on youtube and listen to christian music or watch David Wilkerson or Ravenhill. I'm not completely opposed to watching things that aren't exclusively "christian" but I still try to find something that isn't violent, lustful or worldly. Either a family oriented G movie (that generally has a spiritual message) like the movie "Lifted" . I keep my bible close at hand and in the lull of the moment I try to walk off and read it. Trusting God to guide me through it. I guess long story short, I am aware of the ability the world has to suck us away from God. I am avoiding such things. I currently live in Dallas, helping very close friends who are going through very trying times. I am waiting for this new job to come through, if anyone feels like praying for me I'd appreciate it :). So mostly I am here helping with very sick brother and trying to keep up a household, chores, moral support as well as guidance and help with homework and projects for the 8 year old. There is definitely a worldly view in this house, secular television, an excess of alcohol and very inappropriate words. Everyone here does believe in Jesus, I am not judging them, I just have to be careful to protect myself from temptation, so it's me and God spending a lot of time together :) amen. So I serve them the best I can. Keep everything I do for God, if I find myself growing irritated with someones behavior etc I just humble myself as one who God sent to serve. It's not easy to keep my mind on heavenly things, but it is growing easier. I hope my response was something along the lines of what you were looking for.

God bless
Your testimony is amazing.
 

GodisGlorious

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PS I struggle with fear...of man, of judgement, of rejection...
 
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Your testimony is amazing.
thank you brother, not a moment goes by that I'm not thankful for everything God has done and is doing in my life. Man, He could have just given up on me. Praise God He is wonderful..
 

GodisGlorious

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The Lord has said these words to me regarding the fear breno785au..."The prison bars (of our minds) are made of smoke" meaning the barriers that are in our minds prove to be nothing at all if we walk through them in faith and keep doing so til we find the fear lessens,
and "don't go up the mountain before you go up the mountain" meaning to keep my mind on what I am doing as I do it and not let my mind drift into negative fantasies of how the future might be. He will equip me to do what I do as I do it! Im learning to trust that!

Praise our Lord...
 
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MadParrotWoman

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What do you mean by gossiping? Are you involved in putting another down or binding them up with your judgements about them, that kinda thing? If so you could sit with God and ask Him to reveal what is really going on in your own heart when you feel drawn into gossip. Is it fear of not fitting in, is it a need to fill the silence, is it a need to lift yourself up by putting another down? And ask Him for the courage to stand against it, alone if necessary. And let gossip stop with you. Be the one who doesnt gossip the gossip given. You might get seen as the odd one who doesnt talk but at least people will come to feel safe in sharing their hearts with you. Just my two cents worth :)
I think a lot of it is pure boredom to be honest and yes fitting in plays a part. I don't start the gossip but do get drawn into it. It's hard to just say nothing at all - people expect an answer. I do sometimes feel the Holy Spirit gently nudge me when I get involved and then I know I've done wrong but it is SO hard. I really do need to make an all out effort to beat this once and for all.
 

breno785au

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The Lord has said these words to me regarding the fear breno785au..."The prison bars (of our minds) are made of smoke" meaning the barriers that are in our minds prove to be nothing at all if we walk through them in faith and keep doing so til we find the fear lessons,
and "don't go up the mountain before you go up the mountain" meaning to keep my mind on what I am doing as I do it and not let my mind drift into negative fantasies of how the future might be. He will equip me to do what I do as I do it! Im learning to trust that!

Praise our Lord...
Woah.. Uhh.. I think I'll be praying about that as I work today hehe
 

breno785au

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Thanks for this thread. I've been having great joy in talking about my weaknesses as of late and listening to others. I thinks it helps us all realise we are in this together, that none of us are perfect, that we can bear one another's burdens, provoke one another to good works, encourage one another and move in the Lord. I don't think you can do any of these things if we continue to put up a show of strength around each other, that's something that the Holy Spirit showed me a while ago. This is great.
 

GodisGlorious

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MadParrotWoman, it's really tough to be a christian and live by Gods ways amongst people who don't and it's harder still to go backwards and try to regain our ground when we have been slack about it...know what I mean. It was really hard when I started the job I am in now because I refuse to lie and don't gossip most of the time (I too slip up) but people know I wont do that now so dont tend to expect that of me. I am learning and finding it's easier to draw the lines and boundaries in the beginning of a relationship than when you're already fully in. People dont seem to like it when you are one way and then you change...dashes their expectations of how they thought you would always be lol
 
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@ Breno- Amen brother, we are all in this together. It is far more beneficial for us to be able to talk about our struggles and how we get through it. People are bound to have more experience in different situations and the more people who get involved the more likely it is for us to have something we can relate to.
 

GodisGlorious

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Thanks for this thread. I've been having great joy in talking about my weaknesses as of late and listening to others. I thinks it helps us all realise we are in this together, that none of us are perfect, that we can bear one another's burdens, provoke one another to good works, encourage one another and move in the Lord. I don't think you can do any of these things if we continue to put up a show of strength around each other, that's something that the Holy Spirit showed me a while ago. This is great.
Amen!
I too think about who I am without Him but am also learning about who I am with Him. Halleluhah
 
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I work in a call center, and you never knew such a gossip mill. I also find myself being drawn into it since it's a fine line between discussing someone's job performance or a new policy and slipping into talking about someone's life. It's also a fine line between someone telling me their troubles and someone griping/gossiping about someone else.

I've prayed that my tongue be bound if gossip begins. I've prayed to remain "set-apart" from it. In fact, since that prayer, I've been moved to a job that makes it possible for me to literally avoid most contact with people in the building, and most of my job interactions have become electronic in nature, creating an excellent filter to avoid getting drawn in to gossip. I've been known to literally stop talking mid-sentence, and end the conversation. My friends have begun to realize that I am not interested in who's sleeping with who or who got arrested, but they are welcome to tell me about their lives, their trials, their experiences. It's been a long process, but one worth the reward of being trusted by my friends and family, because, as my Ma used to say, if someone will talk to you about others, they will talk to others about you.

My sin is subtle. It's complacency. I easily find myself falling away from reading the word and praying in favor of video games and social media. I find myself reading books for fun or entertainment over studying the word through teachers and preachers and fellowship. I look up and it's been weeks since I've fellowshipped here, weeks since I promised him I would do this, or that. I am trying to overcome this now, as I am not a lazy person. Perhaps I'm just easily distracted, I'm not sure. I will continue to pray for the matter.
 

jogoldie

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Were I work as most places I have worked.....have a problem with gossip....when someone comes to me saying....did you hear about ..so.and so..
My answer is usually the same...no I havent...and I dont want to know.....so dont tell me......stops people dead in their tracks...
standing amazed.....if you dont jump in the water to swim with the sharks you dont get bit.......
As far as my sins......where to start.....I have a problem being kind to mean people.....I have no tolerance for stupid remarks....
before I know it ....im judging those kinds of people...and it makes me fall .....I have been told I am mean when I want to be....
.thank God I dont usually want to be...
I am also extermely afraid of men....I havent been able to get close to anyone in such a long time....its gotten so bad that when
a man comes to just talk....I find myself running in the other direction......I think I have serious issues.
But God is working on me....im just so tired of being alone.....I have never said this out loud before...
Wow.....thanks alot mad parrot woman for making me face my fears........peace ..jo
 
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@mrsRoseTreasure, it's just like going to work, exercising or eating right. There is a part of us that just wants to sleep in or run off and have fun, but we need to pay the bills and we want to be healthy so we do that which is more difficult but necessary. I find that our spiritual life is like that. Sure I may wake up and just want to focus on myself and later (or sooner) in the day watch the fluff on television or something else that promises to entertain me, but I only feel that way because I allow the real weight of the situation to leave my mind. A smoker doesn't have the immediate damage they are causing to their lungs in their face when they do it. The same with habitual drinkers and those who don't focus on what they consume. Rest assured if a person could see their organs the moment they took that first puff of a cigarette they would be horrified and never touch it again. In like manner it's easy for us to miss the damage we are doing to ourselves by not exercising our spirits, be it protection by donning the armor of God or spiritually growing closer to Jesus Christ. We as the church are His bride aren't we? how much attention do you think He deserves? It's only when we give the situation it's true worth in our hearts and especially in our minds that we will really begin changing our actions and seeing results. Whether the topic is work, health or spiritual growth.