Luke 19:10

rocknrollchuck · 2020-10-02T21:41:55+00:00

Lifting is the first step to getting rid of that cloud hanging over your head.

The one bright spot is I created a morning routine and today I did most of it. The one thing I need to do is actually walk into the gym and work out.

Excellent! What's the hardest exercise at the gym? Front door pulls.

You look at your life and see "I need to do this thing, and this thing, and this other thing, and all these things over here are problems too." So where to start? Besides getting to the gym (exercise makes you feel good and lifts your mood), pick one thing to change and do it. I would say start reading your Bible today using a reading plan to keep you on track. Get a win under your belt today, just one thing you can look back at before your head hits the pillow and say "I did that today."

I hate going to the gym because I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing.

StrongLifts. There's a website and there's a free app. Start there. If you want dietary advice then let me know in your response.

Also, you sound like you feel all alone. You're not. Join us in our Discord server and get to know some awesome people.

Deep_Strength · 2020-10-02T22:16:31+00:00

Practicals brother.

I need to lift but I hate going to the gym because I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing.

So educate yourself on lifting or ask others questions. It's normal to feel this way when you start something, but it shouldn't be an excuse to do nothing. Post in OYS and be accountable for it.

I need to eat well but I don’t feel like putting in the effort.

Motivation is fickle. Focus on being disciplined, despite your feelings.

I need to study my Bible but lately I’ve felt so distant from God, and daily devotionals have slipped. I don’t hear from God at all.

Reading the Bible is hearing from God. We're some of the most blessed generations in history having the availability of God's Word to us.

That's one thing most Christians fail to realize. They think they need to be having their prayers answered all the time or be told what to do by God.

I need to quit using porn and I’m working on that. I just set up a session with a therapist from Heart to Heart Ministries by Dr. Doug Weiss.

Good start.

Ephesians 4: 20 But you did not learn Christ in this way, 21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, 22 that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, 23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

Most Christians only focus on half the battle. You're doing good at taking off, but what are you doing to put on the new to replace it? If you're not replacing it, it's easy to fall back into bad habits. You're so focused on taking off the old that it's on your mind all the time which is a temptation in and of itself.

I need to find a way to bolster my income, get a side hustle going but I’m afraid of failure.

One step at a time. What's your next step?

El0vution · 2020-10-03T14:05:03+00:00

I’ve felt. I’ve known. I needed. I don’t. I need. I hate. I feel. I have no idea. I need. I don’t feel. I need. I felt so distant...

and that’s all from the first part of your post. Do you see a pattern?

Xkirbyx · 2020-10-02T20:10:30+00:00

I feel just like you some days but I try my best to persevere on my logic rather than my feeling of that day. Keep pushing forward you’ll do great

DeChef2 · 2020-10-02T20:50:09+00:00

Why do you need to change/do these things? What are the reasons?

cartmanbra2 · 2020-10-02T21:21:47+00:00

Using porn / masturbating is causing most of your issues

if you want more confidence and drive stop it

Block all pornographic websites - there are net nanny programs , unfollow people on instagram and other sites .

For weightloss its 90% diet , for muscle gains as a newbie start a 5X5 program for the first year .

JCRPjames · 2020-10-02T23:10:57+00:00

Man, you are 23 and complaining?! Son, you need to join a local church and participate in a small group. Get some believers in your life!

redarcher99 · 2020-10-05T20:06:56+00:00

Get a personal trainer for awhile if you don't feel you know what you're doing at the gym.

Title	Luke 19:10
Author	ElUltimoLeon
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Date	October 2, 2020 8:02 PM UTC (3 years ago)
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