The Resilient Christian

By Irene S. Roth

Many of us feel unworthy to be God’s followers. We may believe that we’ve done some pretty awful things in our lives, banning us from ever being God’s disciples. We may even feel weak, unworthy, and stained beyond hope. As a result, we may feel inferior. Therefore, we never feel we could approach God because we believe God simply won’t listen to us. However, this isn’t the case at all. God tells us repeatedly in the Bible that we are worthy of His love. God also shows us how He reaches out to sinners to save them because we can all be saved. All we have to do is believe in God’s grace and his ability to transform us into children of God. Yes, God’s grace is possible for all of us. We just have to reach out with faith.

We are mired in sin. But we don’t have to carry on in the same way. We can resurrect ourselves, through God’s grace, and become resilient to sin. However, to do this, we should feel worthy enough to reach out to God. We feel weak. We think if we go to church regularly, follow the ten commandments, and go to confession regularly, everything else will fall into place. However, this isn’t necessarily the case. It’s not that these ceremonial aspects of our faith aren’t important. They are crucially important. However, to feel more resilient, we must transform ourselves from the inside through God’s grace and love.

To become a resilient Christian, we need to redefine our sinfulness. When we sin, we don’t feel worthy to be God’s disciples. This is a human feeling. Everyone sins. It’s how we respond to our sinfulness that can lead us on the path to transformation and resilience. If we view our sin as something we can’t correct, we can never accept God’s love and healing for us and we can never develop a mature relationship with God. However, in order to become a resilient Christian, we must become more progressive instead of regressive in our struggle with sin.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irene S. Roth
• Release date: Feb 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215891759

Irene S. Roth

Irene S. Roth, MA is an academic and freelance writer. She writes academically, for teens and tweens and adults. When she isn't writing, she is teaching. She is also pursuing a Master's of Social Work Degree.

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The Resilient Christian

Irene S. Roth

Copyright 2023 Irene S. Roth

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Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Revise your Beliefs

2. Admit Your Dignity

3. Let Jesus into Your Soul

4. Ask God for Help

5. God’s Love for us Makes us Perfect

6. Don’t Give In To Your Weakness

7. Acknowledge Your Spiritual Poverty

8. Accept Your Frailties

9. Accept that You Are a Worthy Human Being

10. Respond Maturely to Sin

11. Develop a Progressive Faith

12. Realize That You Are Called to be Holy

13. Try to Live a Less Sinful Life

14. Remember, you are a Wonderful Person

15. You Can be Holy and Yet Prone to Sin

Conclusion

About the Author

Resources

Introduction

Many of us feel unworthy to be God’s followers. We may believe that we’ve done some pretty awful things in our lives, banning us from ever being God’s disciples. We may even feel weak, unworthy, and stained beyond hope. As a result, we may feel inferior. Therefore, we never feel we could approach God because we believe God simply won’t listen to us. However, this isn’t the case at all. God tells us repeatedly in the Bible that we are worthy of His love. God also shows us how He reaches out to sinners to save them because we can all be saved. All we have to do is believe in God’s grace and his ability to transform us into children of God. Yes, God’s grace is possible for all of us. We just have to reach out with faith.

We are mired in sin. But we don’t have to carry on in the same way. We can resurrect ourselves, through God’s grace, and become resilient to sin. However, to do this, we should feel worthy enough to reach out to God. We feel weak. We think if we go to church regularly, follow the ten commandments, and go to confession regularly, everything else will fall into place. However, this isn’t necessarily the case. It’s not that these ceremonial aspects of our faith aren’t important. They are crucially important. However, to feel more resilient,