I have this problem in my life that I’ve always had since becoming a christian years ago now. It’s perfectionism removed link Just recently though I have been dealing with an issue at work thats led me to make this post because i just more than anything want some advice and input from people on how to fix this issue. I keep committing what I perceive to be willful sin not even because I want to but because it seems as though it’s the only way to get through my job. It all has to do with training thats required for the job. I try to actually do the training properly but this issue is in order to do it properly it places what I perceive to be a huge burden on me. It’s actually over something probably most people would perceive to be silly but my mind grapples onto it and it gives me anxiety and guilt from feeling like I’m committing sin. It all has to do with acknowledgements for terms and conditions and stuff. Again i know it’s silly but it’s just gets to me. I’ve asked God for help on it but it’s just tough for me to deal with because my mind makes me feel like I have to read though and understand one of those things along with find mental loopholes just to get through it. I cant really talk about this issue to people around me cause they’ll probably just think I’m crazy. It shines light though on the bigger issue as a whole that there is no escaping sin in this world no matter how hard a person tries to. Jesus himself states that stumbling blocks are inevitable in Matthew 18:7, and Luke 17:1. So if thats the case then how do i deal with this issue. I know our works don’t save us and the only way to heaven is through faith in what Jesus Christ did on the cross but I also don’t want to sin. I don’t want to willfully sin either and I don’t want to abuse grace. I can’t run away from the issue either because like Jesus said it is inevitable and this is an imperfect world. I try to find ways around issues like this like using the verse talking about food sacrificed to idols and not questioning it for the sake of conscience and doing something similar with this issue which has helped me but is it ok to use idk 100%. To wrap it up how do i live with this issue of not being able to escape future stumbling blocks and battling perfectionism while at the same time not abusing grace? Thanks.
Jesus said – “sin no more” and in 1 John 2:1 “I write these things that you may not sin”
But then 1 John 2:1 adds “if anyone sins we have an advocate with the Father – Jesus Christ”
Rest in Jesus. Trust Him not ONLY for forgiveness but also for obedience.
“I can do ALL things through Christ who STRENGTHENS me” Phil 4:13
In Rom 8:4-12 we are told that obedience is impossible for the one not born-again, not filled with the Holy Spirit. Trust Christ, claim the promise of the Holy Spirit.
trust not in yourself but in God.
Don’t look behind you – look ahead. Go forward in Christ without constantly second guessing the past.
I’ve been in a lot of sticky situations like this. I’ve given up a lot of money and positions and privileges on account of things I considered sinful that were required. I’m not sure every one of those decisions were the best looking back, even though my heart is in the right place.
Over time God is teaching us to love good and hate sin, and it seems you are there, His Spirit is at work inside you. The Lord Jesus didn’t tell the centurion to give up his job being a soldier (not a “holy” position) when he sent for his servant to be healed, but commended him for his faith in God’s goodness through the Messiah. God doesn’t look on things we do or whether we were perfect in all our words or deeds, but judges us by our heart and what is in it. (1 Samuel 16:7)
I think God sees you struggling with this and doesn’t like that it is hurting you. He knows you don’t want to do whatever it is you are being forced to do, just like soldiers in wars are having to do things that are unspeakable, but they must trust God and do their job because otherwise, as far as they know, evil wins.
Things are easier said than done, so saying it isn’t as hard as having to do it. But I think if we really realize just how well God understands us, in being our Creator and knowing every hair on our head and every intent of our heart… then He knows very well what we don’t want to do, and what we are forced into by this fallen world. We have to wrap our heads around just how much He loves us and how far He has went to keep us covered. (Romans 8:32) (Genesis 3:21) Adam and Eve didn’t live sin free after they ate the fruit, and God knew they wouldn’t, and covered them with clothes anyway representing that He has us “covered.”
I think ultimately that trusting God boils down to this in its essence, realizing that we are His children in a literal sense and while we are not perfect, He is, and as long as our heart is in the right placed He will take care of the mistakes we make or things we can’t manage to avoid or escape.
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