The Main Obstacle Christians Face

I wanted to discuss what I believe to be the Main Obstacle of Living a Truly Christian Life. In my opinion, temptation is the main obstacle of living a truly Christian life for many Christians. Temptation is from the devil who tries to prevent you from living a truly Christian life. Some people face personal and minor temptations. However, some people face serious temptations. There are many people in the world today who face serious temptations which may include: self-harm, drug addictions, etc. These are things that can most definitely become obstacles of living a truly Christian life. Self-harm may be interpreted by some as “blemishing God’s creation,” pornography could be interpreted as “a bad distraction on the internet,” and drug addictions can also be interpreted as “blemishing God’s mind and body which he gave you.”  Without temptation and evil, there would be no sin. This possibility was changed when Adam and Eve committed the Original Sin (the first sin which was committed which brought sin into the world). Although everybody does face some kind of temptation, there are many ways that you can overcome these temptations. One way that these temptations can eventually be overcome is through prayer. For example, in the Our Father Prayer, we pray “…and lead us not into temptation…” This is a great example which portrays for you that praying for the overcoming of temptation can eventually help one achieve the ability to overcome their temptation. Prayer is a very strong way to get many tasks done and overcoming temptations just happens to be one of those tasks. Overall, I believe that temptation is the number one obstacle to living a truly Christian life.