Not exact matches
Rick i struggled for over 20 years as a christian in the end i said whats the point of struggling i
feel powerless and useless so i gave in to sin that did nt work either but i was so sick of struggling and seeing the same results i became more miserable and even more
powerless in my struggle with sin.I decided one day no more enough was enough i needed to get my
life back in order.That was years ago and it was a process over 5 years that God dealt with all those things in my
life that needed fixing most days i just said to him Lord i cant do this i just do nt have the strength and he said thats okay you cant do it anyway just trust me.So now now i l know what it means to be an overcomer in Christ sin does not have the victory over me anymore because Jesus is my strength in my weakness.I know i cant
live a christian
life in my strength but i certainly can with Christ in me he is my strength and in him i am an overcomer.If this is speaking to others just want to let you know that you to can be an overcomer you do nt have to struggle or battle with your walk or
feel miserable because you give in to sin there is a better way.Just admit that you cant do it and ask for his help for the holy spirit is in you and he is the one who helps us in our weakness.regards brentnz
It
feels as if the world is burning down and we
feel powerless to help and so we grieve and we get angry and we post things on Facebook, we march and we protest and we gather and we tell politicians what the problem really is, we watch the news and we cry and yell about things and then we look around our daily
lives and wonder, am I doing enough to fix it?
Keith the verse go and sin no more is a choice the choice is the giver of
life Jesus or go and sin no more change the word sin for death.Its our hearts it chooses to sin because it likes to sin thats our nature and the word is clear that our hearts are deceitfully wicked.How do we overcome by admitting our weakness and asking the holy spirit to help us.That is how i have been able to break sins over my
life personally i am
powerless in the flesh and i freely admit that but i have the spirit of God at work in my
life who is able to raise me above my weakness in him.He empowers us to do that so when you
feel weak tell the Lord and ask the holy spirit to help you.The more you rely on the holy spirit the more you walk in the spirit and the less influence sin has over you.brentnz
To take step one of the AA recovery program — «We admitted we were
powerless over alcohol, that our
lives had become unmanageable» — the alcoholic must let go of that factor in his self - image which makes him need to
feel equal to whatever comes.
Racheal that is great God forgives you for your past decisions and he will help you to make better decisions.It is the Lord who empowers us to
live the christian walk we cant do it in our strength because we all are weak.Our naturally inclination is towards sin that is why we must surrender all our heart to the Lord.In the past i tried to
live as a christian in my strength and failed miserably i
felt guilty and condemned and
powerless to change that is why we need the holy spirit.Since putting my trust in the holy spirit he has helped me to be an overcomer and
live a christian
life.I realise the quickest way of getting my
life right is when i get thoughts that arent of the Lord to just admit them to him that i am weak and need his strength to help me and he does.He is your strength as well and will help you to become all he created you to be which is really awesome.In Christ you are more than an overcomer more than a conquerer.regards brentnz
I also was
powerless in regard to my old nature it had power over me.i came to the point that i needed to do something because i
felt like spiritually i was dying and again it was by faith in Jesus Christ that changed me and that i admitted that i could nt
live the christian
life in my strength.Since then i have continued to walk by faith daily and i know what it means to be saved in this
life we have power over our old nature through Christ that strengths us Personally i think this is a major reason why many christians are not growing and maturing as they should.Many people are struggling in there faith that is not how it is meant to be the word says we are overcomers more than conquerers through Christ that strengthens us.If you are struggling are you walking by faith or just doing good christians works that have no power to change your
life Just admit that you cant do it in your strength let him empower you by his holy spirit to do what you cant.It has been a hard road to get here but i am never going back to
living by works when you find the truth there is no comparison brentnz
They
feel so
powerless in their
lives that they want Biblical affirmation.
Small children have very little control over their
lives, and the more
powerless they
feel, the more likely they are to make eating, getting dressed, going to the potty, etc. a battle of wills.
PTSD can make kids
feel powerless, so parents can help by showing their kids that they have control over some parts of their
lives.
There were also many sad stories where I
felt powerless to save the
lives of many precious children.
Additionally, children who
feel powerless over their
lives can begin trying to recapture a sense of power by exercising excessive control over their eating with the danger of a resulting eating disorder when they get into their teen years.
These can range from
feeling powerless, to
feeling like
life has lost special meaning, to relief for some parents, as their babies struggle to survive is finally over.
Sometimes, the act of giving birth can be a painful reminder of traumatic events that have occurred earlier in their
lives leaving them
feeling powerless and victimized.
PTSD is normally triggered by a terrifying incident — combat, childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, a serious accident, rape, or a natural disaster — in which people
feel their
lives are in danger but are
powerless to defend themselves.
When our day or week isn't planned, it often leaves us
feeling powerless in our own
lives.
But I didn't like
feeling powerless, so I crammed my
life with distraction after distraction: Porn, hookups, cigarettes, booze, and TV were the standard fare.
Are there areas of your
life where you
feel powerless?
Starting with foods that heal, and removing foods that harm are a first step in healing your
life, your body, your mind, and anywhere else a person may
feel powerless in their
lives.
I hope you find some joy in your
lives today in a human interaction and not just in writing unkind things to a stranger you've never met who triggers something in you that makes you
feel powerless and alone.
There's no reason to
feel powerless in your personal
life.
I was glad to have had a glimpse at his home
life, even though its reality made me
feel more
powerless than before.
If, as educators, we
feel powerless to address bigger issues such as
living - wage jobs and health care reform, Gorski (2008) proposes that we ask ourselves, «Are we willing, at the very least, to tackle the classism in our own schools and classrooms?»
â $ œThis is the perfect opportunity for people who pass chained dogs every day, or who
live next door to these poor animals, but
feel powerless to make a difference, â $ continues Grimes.
I really want to do everything I can to help us
live in harmony, but... I
feel virtually
powerless as just one drop in a sea of over 6 billion people.
For whatever reason, factors in their
lives have led them to
feel meek, inferior, and
powerless.
If serious accident injuries caused by an underinsured driver have turned your
life upside - down, making you
feel powerless and desperate for help, we strive to tip the scales of justice in your favor.
Often an accused
feels that their
life is under a microscope after being released or
feels powerless and left to the devices of the state.
There are so many messages leaving people
feeling powerless and unable to impact change in their
lives these days.
The ups and downs of
life - and specifically family building can leave you
feeling depressed, anxious, vulnerable,
powerless, confused, and alone.
She may
feel powerless to control the direction of her
life.
Events in our
lives can leave us
feeling powerless and confused.
Of course most adults are making decisions in the interests of the child, but in the eyes of the child they may
feel quite
powerless in many aspects of their everyday
lives.
Are you
feeling invisible,
powerless, lost or devalued, Is family
life, your stage of
life, or other internal or external pressures destroying the love you once
felt and expressed in your relationship?
Addictions (substance or behavioral) are often coping mechanisms you developed early in
life to help you deal with anxiety, sadness,
feeling like you don't fit in,
feeling you don't matter,
feeling powerless, or for numbing the pain of being criticized, abandoned, neglected, abused or traumatized in some other way.
Their transitional state of
life often leaves them
feeling powerless, scared, and depressed.