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The struggle with Romans 14

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Hopefully someone understands this struggle of mine. Some pieces of scripture can really get to me and cause me to struggle mentally and romans 14 is a good example where it says to bassically follow your conscience and how anything that is not of faith is sin. It tends to make life seem so restrictive to me and causes to not do things because of it even if it's fine to do. Like today for example. I have a test to take tomorrow and I was trying to study by taking practice tests for it. But the issue is it's Sunday which is my rest day. Even though I have already gone to church, and read the bible today it's still this bad mental battle. I shouldn't be justifying doing things from my works but it's just something I thought about. I don't like my brain and wish it was better and stronger with my conscious. The reason that I feel like it's fine to post on here today is because it's christian related. But I just want to relax and do things I feel like doing and not be like this. Has anyone else had or have a similar struggle?
 

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Certainly. This kind of experience is one good cause of many, to focus more on that which Christ the Lord has Personally said:
You have contradictory mandates inside you. These are things you have sworn to do and to not do, whether or not you have used that word "swear" in your thoughts about them. They cause you to struggle mentally, and to take on heavy burdens that the Lord has not given you. Throw all of those mandates out. Make them part of your repentance towards His will and His way. Ask Him to free you of these things, to give you worthwhile repentance, which comes with His peace in your soul. This is absolutely, and eternally, worthwhile.
 
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I'm not gonna lie it is aggravating especially when I feel like I need to do things a certain way and I just want to get through my day. It's not fun and I wish I could just turn my brain off sometimes.
 
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