Habits of Highly Ineffectual Christians #1 Sin Management

Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:27 AM by BJ not BK

I am stressed out, and who isn't these days right?  My problem is poor stress management right?  Maybe I need to do yoga, aromatherapy, acupuncture, exercise more, drink less caffeine, see a therapist, arrange my sofa so that my feung shui is at peace with my dogma.  Nothing would stress me out more than trying to put my leg behind my ear, trying to sniff a lemon, while being poke with a needle.

Maybe stress is a sin to be repented of and not managed?

Philippians 4:6 (New International Version)

"6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."

Maybe instead of dieting, exercising more, seeing a finacial planner, putting together a budget, taking out a loan, bill consolidation, time management, stress management, weight management, life coaching what we need is repentance of sin.

Could it be that stress, finances, time management, weight issues, are partially sin related?

What would happen if we truly saw these issues as sin to be repented of, turned from, instead of separate issues to individually manage? 

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# re: Habits of Highly Ineffectual Christians #1 Sin Management

Wednesday, February 06, 2008 9:47 AM by Uncle Jesse

But BJ, wouldn't that mean we would have to be real with God, others, and ourselves?(*insert sarcastic tone here)

# re: Habits of Highly Ineffectual Christians #1 Sin Management

Thursday, February 07, 2008 7:22 AM by leon

"In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight".  Prov 3:5  He may do that by leading you to diet or give of time or money, but certainly first by repenting.

Thank you for the reminder.