- “I did this by myself” (Deut. 8:17)
- “I’ll do it tomorrow” (Prov. 27:1; Jas. 4:13)
- “I’ve gone too far and done too much” (cf. Luke 15:13-24)
- “I can’t do it!” (Num. 13:31; Phil. 4:13)
- “Nobody will ever know!” (Ecc. 12:14; Rom. 2:16).
- “I deserve this” (Luke 12:15-21;
- “This feels right so it must be right” (Prov. 14:12; 16:25)
- “I’m not good enough” (Eph. 1:6; Heb. 12:28)
- “No one will miss me; I’m not needed” (1 Cor. 12:14-27)
- “It won’t matter a thousand years from now” (Mat. 25:46)
- “God is trying to keep me from enjoying life” (Gen. 3:4-6)
- “I can quit anytime I want to” (John 8:34; Rom. 6:16; 2 Pet. 2:19)
- “Everybody does it” (Exo. 23:2)
- “I’m only hurting myself” (Luke 17:1-2; Rom. 14:13; 1 Cor. 8:9-13)
- “If God loved me I wouldn’t be going through this” (Prov. 3:12; Heb. 12:6)
- “I can’t help it” (Rom. 8:13; 1 Cor. 9:27)
- “I was born this way” (1 Cor. 6:9-11)
- “It’s too late for me” (Matt. 20:6-9)
- “I don’t need help” (Ecc. 4:9-12)
- “Nobody cares about me” (Rom. 8:35-39)
“Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom” (Psalm 51:6).
Neal Pollard
