Christian Struggle

Christian Struggle

• The sins we commit
• The temptations we wrestle with

Desire to Change

• Overcoming the temptation
• Stepping out in faith
• Overcoming the struggle
• Winning the battle

Holy Spirit

• God’s agent of change in your life
• Equips the humble with needs
• Brings down the proud

Humility

• Admitting our need to God
• Admitting our need to others
• Product of situation + desire to change
• Need for help

Life Experiences are what we have to draw from:

• Cultural values we have absorbed
• Behavior we have been trained in
• What we have done right
• What we have done wrong
• The amount of faith we possess

Prayer

• Yours for strength, wisdom, knowledge, help
• Corporate for intervention
• Confession of need for help

Rejection

• The willful choice to sin
• Losing the battle

Scripture

• Validates experiences to support the battle
• Examples of other’s battle experiences

Self-Control

• God’s strength in you against temptation
• Product of the development of faith

Temptation

• Opportunities to rebel against God
• Imagined
• Real

Given the above descriptions, you can follow the flow of this diagram from initial Temptation through to your Life Experiences.

Insufficient Life Experiences will lead to sin through ignorance. The inability to apply Scripture to your Struggle, will lead to sin through choice. The willful choice to give into your Struggle, will lead to sin again by choice.
 
Only when you are willing to allow God into your struggle, will you see the ability to change, application of Scripture to your life, giving you the humility you need to be able to approach God in prayer for help.
 
The desired outcome is victory in your life, development of self-control and increase of faith.  All contributing to Life Experiences to assist you the next time you face temptation.
 
Yes, we cannot win all of the Struggles, but we can the majority!