... resist going back to him because I am so ashamed at what I do... at what I am..
Everytime I become humble Pride slips in.. what do I do
Faith is getting weaker and I keep falling away from God into sin and Madness and everytime I do.. I
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You're human. Everyone has fallen short and will sin. There is no way you'll be perfect all the time. If anything, the way you feel should be evidence of how great God is compared to man. That in of itself is humbling. Purpose in your heart to be more like Christ and not to be in habitual sin. Again, you're human and will slip up occasionally. Talk to God about your problems/feelings, ask for forgiveness and His redemption, and enjoy life.
The Bible’s answer
God will forgive your sins if you take the proper steps. The Bible says that God is “ready to forgive” and that he “will forgive in a large way.” (Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 86:5; Isaiah 55:7) When he forgives us, he does so completely. Our sins are “blotted out,” or erased. (Acts 3:19) God also forgives permanently, for he says: “I will no longer remember their sin.” (Jeremiah 31:34) Once he forgives, he does not rehash our sins in order to accuse us or to punish us again and again.
However, God’s forgiveness is not based on weakness or sentimentality. He never bends his righteous standards. For this reason, he refuses to forgive some sins.—Joshua 24:19, 20.
Steps to gain God’s forgiveness
Acknowledge your sin as a violation of God’s standards. While others may have been hurt by what you did, you must first recognize that your sin is an offense against God.—Psalm 51:1, 4; Acts 24:16.
Confess to God in prayer.—Psalm 32:5; 1 John 1:9.
Feel a deep sorrow for your sin. This “sadness in a godly way” leads to repentance, or a change of heart. (2 Corinthians 7:10) It includes regret over the wrong steps that led to the sin.—Matthew 5:27, 28.
Change your course of action, that is, “turn around.” (Acts 3:19) This could mean that you avoid repeating a single wrong action or practice, or it could mean that you may have to change your whole way of thinking and acting.—Ephesians 4:23, 24.
Take steps to right the wrong or to repair the damage done. (Matthew 5:23, 24; 2 Corinthians 7:11) Apologize to those who suffered because of what you did or failed to do, and make restitution to the extent possible.—Luke 19:7-10.
Ask God in prayer for forgiveness on the basis of the ransom of Jesus. (Ephesians 1:7) For your prayer to be answered, you must forgive those who have sinned against you.—Matthew 6:14, 15.
If your sin is serious, speak to someone who is qualified to provide the spiritual help you need and who can pray in your behalf.—James 5:14-16.
Misconceptions about gaining God’s forgiveness
“I have sinned too much to be forgiven.”
King David is overwhelmed with emotion when God forgives him of adultery and murder
God forgave David of adultery and murder
As long as we follow the steps that God sets out in the Bible, we will be forgiven, since his capacity to forgive is greater than our sins. He can forgive serious sins as well as those that have been repeated many times.—Proverbs 24:16; Isaiah 1:18.
For example, King David of Israel was forgiven of adultery and murder. (2 Samuel 12:7-13) The apostle Paul, who felt that he had been the world’s worst sinner, was also forgiven. (1 Timothy 1:15, 16) Even the first-century Jews whom God held responsible for killing Jesus, the Messiah, were forgiven if they changed their ways.—Acts 3:15, 19.
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Hi dear don’t be to hard on your self. Just the fact that you are aware of your short comings and you feel guilty and want to do better shows that your conscience is working and that’s a good step in moving forward to do better and win God’s approval.
The best antidote in living a clean life and becoming close to God and being counted as God’s friend is trying your best to follow closely the information in the Bible, the manual that he gives us to live a better life, clean and acceptable to him. From experience I could say the best life ever is having the almighty God as my best friend. How can we become God’s friend? Let’s use the Bible His manual he gave us to answer that question:
1) James 4:8, “Draw close to God and He will draw close to you.” God is giving you an invitation to become his friend.
2) Psalms 97:10, “ O you who love God hate what is bad..” We can’t expect to be friends of God if we partake in things he hates.
3) Psalm 83:18, “May people know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth.”
God gives us his name to use it so we can identify him by his name Jehovah when we are referring to him using his personal name.
4) Deuteronomy 5:9, “Jehovah your God, am a God who requires exclusive devotion.” Only Jehovah deserves your worship and he expects you to serve him only.
5) Psalm 26:5, “Hate the company of evil men, and refuse to associate with the wicked.” If we want God’s approval we have to disassociate ourselves from those who likes wickedness.
6) Matthew: 22:37, “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.” To stay God’s friend we have to love Jehovah with every thing we have, and if we do our best friend Jehovah will never abandon us.
7) 1 Thessalonians, “Pray constantly.” Never underestimate the power of prayers. Call on Jehovah to help you to be pleasing in his eyes and he will help you.
Prayer to Jehovah is a privilege we have that no one could take away from us.
Bringing our lives in harmony with Jehovah’s teachings we could never go wrong, even when we make mistakes and acknowledge our wrong doing he will never leave us. Our God knows we are not perfect and so he does not expect perfection from us. But even though we are not perfect Jehovah expects us to try our best to please him.
So please know there is no one who could understand you better than Jehovah. He could read your heart and knows your intentions, so never doubt that he can help you to be a faithful person to him. Jehovah is the all powerful and he can give you the power you need to be a good person in his eyes.
Please accept the special invitation he is giving you to draw close to him, you will surely be making the best decision you ever made in your life, by gaining the best friendship ever.
If you have any questions or need more information please contact me or visit our website at JW.org