Diary of a Struggling Christian

1. What did you learn about yourself after reading? Today's reading is about our Trust in God. This was first broken by our first parents - Eve & then Adam, who believed the LIES propagated by Satan, the serpent (Gen 3:1-5). These lies casted doubt upon God's goodness which prompted our first parents to disobey God and ultimately resulted to the fall of humanity (time of darkness). After reading this, I came to the realization that, like Eve, I am susceptible to deception and temptation, especially when it comes to my regular vices of materialism, narcissism, greed, pride, and lust. These sins frequently burdened me, and like Adam and Eve, I frequently hid from God. I often become busy and give priority to my earthly tasks rather than praying and setting aside time to make amends with him. When I realized I had offended God, I felt sorrowful. As a dedicated Christian (BCBP member), I should always give Him honor and glorification, cultivate my connection with him (via pray...

This is merely the humble journal of a struggling Christian sinner who frequently fell into sin and felt so ashamed. However, inspired by the experiences of our Bible heroes and heroines, by our Apostles and Saints, who themselves are not perfect, who struggled to be better in living according to God's will, I was also inspired to do the same, to be better in spite of my sinfulness, to change one step at a time — to emulate Jesus, to be humble, to spread love and, in time, to be with Him in His kingdom.  It's been a while since I last wrote a blog; that was around ten years ago, and I mostly wrote about my struggles as a young mother and career woman. I've been wanting to write a journal on how I've come to know God and how I've developed a close relationship with Him. In fact, I attempted to write one, but it wasn't very consistent, and I often lost track of where my notebook was 😅. This gave me the idea of why not create an online journal that I could access ...