What is your greatest challenge in life right now?

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alexis said:
My stepmom... I'm normally so upbeat and positive but tonight just struggling

I love her but tonight at dinner she yelled at me because I was silently praying before eating and she doesn't want me to pray infront of my little brothers. If my dad was home she wouldn't have done it. But he is working..
It makes me sad and I don't know what to do.

She is not actually the problem it's me... I need to obey her and just pray in my room before I go to eat dinner.
Christ will guide me and comfort me... I wish I could be smarter and learn to obey my mom and at the same time honor and obey God. I am kinda confused right now
going to pray
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Praying for you! I really admire you for putting the Lord first and praying even when your stepmom doesn't. Keep seeking Him and He will direct you in what you should do, even if that is praying in your room. Let God direct you. It's pretty special to think your young brothers will most likely remember you praying, your planting seeds. :)

lookingforanewlife said:
How do you get over it. this is my problem at the moment. Certain people really tick me off and loving them anyways is very hard.
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I truly am not sure. I just know it takes a lot of prayer, staying positive (trying hard), and trying to view people as Christ does. Praying for you in this, it truly is a struggle. God bless!
 
T_Laurich said:
The world seems to subconsciously grow in my head... E.g, when I was a hermit I could easily keep out vulgar speech from my noggen... Now that I work at a fast food restaurant I find it beyond difficult to keep my speech pleasing to the Lord when around me there are more vulgar conversations then anything else...

It's not like I am having trouble not cursing... It is that my thoughts are starting to become more wordly...

E.g. I had a girl that was attractive come through the drive through and my thought was
WARNING PROFANITY! in white text

"Damn that ***** is hot"

It just made me really think about how much my mind is changing when I have to live in the world and strive to not be of it...
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That's actually my problem too, most of my classmates were unbelievers and into wordly things. There are times that I feel distant to God when I'm with them because of the worldy things that I do or say that i picked up. Like I'm having two distinct personality in me: Godly and worldy.

Another problem I'm having is my relationship with my brother. I had a hard time dealing with him ever since he supported my education.
 
@Fourleaf
How can we soar like eagles if we hang out with a bunch of turkeys?
 
Daniela said:
for me personally,nothing is a challenge right now ..Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1 John 4:4
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amen Daniela
 
After losing my wonderful husband in a car accident 10 months ago and my mother dying from cancer 7 months before that, there are some days that doing everyday things like cooking are a challenge for me. The major one though is to keep my 6 year old son happy and answer his endless but very reasonable questions.
 
Thalassa said:
After losing my wonderful husband in a car accident 10 months ago and my mother dying from cancer 7 months before that, there are some days that doing everyday things like cooking are a challenge for me. The major one though is to keep my 6 year old son happy and answer his endless but very reasonable questions.
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I'm sorry...
 
Thalassa said:
After losing my wonderful husband in a car accident 10 months ago and my mother dying from cancer 7 months before that, there are some days that doing everyday things like cooking are a challenge for me. The major one though is to keep my 6 year old son happy and answer his endless but very reasonable questions.
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I'm so sorry ...

I have someone very dear to me also dying ... it is most difficult.

I will pray for you and your son.
 
Honestly- living. At this point my life is filled with so much pain that sometimes I wonder what's the point of it all. I would like to be happy again.
 
rainin,
I TOTALLY get what you are saying. I have been divorced for 9 years and I still have nightmares because of his abuse. I walked away from that marriage with 2 wonderful blessings :) Also, God is faithful. He is close to the broken-hearted.
 
Thalassa said:
After losing my wonderful husband in a car accident 10 months ago and my mother dying from cancer 7 months before that, there are some days that doing everyday things like cooking are a challenge for me. The major one though is to keep my 6 year old son happy and answer his endless but very reasonable questions.
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My prayers are with you.
 
My greatest challenge right now is my own attitude. I struggle daily with frustration and anger. I'm disappointed with my life and with myself.
 
Over the course of four months, I lost the life I was building. I left my job as a teacher because of health reasons. I had worked in a high needs school teaching 4 different classes a day. My principal was targeting me as a scapegoat for the school since it was closing down. The stress was literally killing me according to my doctor. I left for my health and have not been able to find work. My ex who moved from two states away to be with me decided he didn’t love me. He refused to work with me on our issues. He tried to throw me out of our apartment and I had to fight with him to settle our expenses. Three weeks later he moved on with someone else. I moved back in with my parents and began the painful process of healing and rebuilding my life.

I have asked God many times why I was presented with these challenges. He keeps telling me its because I have a habit of living for others. I have to learn to live for myself and love myself. The challenge I face is learning to live for myself and rebuilding my life.
 
Wandering_Here said:
My greatest challenge right now is my own attitude. I struggle daily with frustration and anger. I'm disappointed with my life and with myself.
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We can all challenge ourselves, if we love the Lord Jesus, to 'grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ' (2 Peter 3).

it's a daily thing, isn't it?

Blessings.
 
Wandering_Here said:
My greatest challenge right now is my own attitude. I struggle daily with frustration and anger. I'm disappointed with my life and with myself.
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I will pray that you find fulfillment in your life. I suggest writing achievable goals for yourself and long term goals. The achievable goals will give you momentum for your long term goals. I have done this. It helps.
 
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