Struggling with Sin

I have been thinking about this and thought about my years of struggling with sin.By holiness does not mean I will be sinless but I can be blameless. My life as a Christian takes work and requires the commitment of my heart, mind and body. I believe discouragement is a sin because the word “discouragement” is saying “I refuse to accept God’s plans for my life.” I need to realize that God’s plans for me will be the results of God’s careful timing, not my timing.Romans 8:28 (NLT)"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of the those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them."Weeds of sin (old nature) can spring up and struggle against the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). I need to clean myself (2 Corinthians 7:1). How do I clean ourselves?Hebrews (verses 1-13) paints a beautiful picture how a child is being trained by the Father. Struggling with sin will happen and if I do not struggle with sin, then something is wrong with my relationship with my heavenly Father. After reading Hall of Faith in Hebrews, Chapter 11, Chapter 12 (verses 1-13) explains how God is training me to live in a blameless life (not same as sinless because I am still a sinner). This chapter focus on perseverence which allow me to be molded by God. From start to finish, I must focus on Jesus and I am to endure God’s divine training disciplines just like sports training (in my view). Its like “no pain, no gain”.During my training for righteousness along with my struggles with sin, I need to have a “Christ-like attitude” (1 Peter 4:1-2). Paul said in 1 Corinthians 11:1 “Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ”. In Psalm 119:71 says, “It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.” So, I should be glad and prayerful during my trials (Romans 12:12), be humble and draw close to God (James 4:7-10), imitate great faiths’ example of patience (James 5:10-11), be glad and joyful in all circumstances (1 Peter 4:12-13, 1 Thess. 5:16-17).Sometimes the struggle is exactly what we need to become what God intends us to be (Joanie Yoder, Our Daily Bread)“.....from a biblical perspective, suffering is intrinsically related to the fallenness of this world.” (R.C. Sproul)“The fact is, if there were no sin in the world, there would be no suffering. God allows sufferin as part of his judgement, but he also uses it for our redemption-to shape our character and build up our faith.” R.C. Sproul“We need to begin by recognizing that God is sovereign over all tribulations. In the midst of tribulation, instead of losing myself in trying to discern for sure what the cause is and trying to figure out why this thing is happening to me, it’s important that I ask the deeper question, How am I to respond to it?” R.C. SproulThe Bible tells us that in the world we have tribulation, the world is full of suffering, we are going to suffer, and God promises to go with us (Psalms 23).