This is a great post by one of my wonderful sisters at Santa Clara:
There’s nothing worse than being a repeat offender when it comes to sin.
Before knowing Jesus, we live life the only way we know how: our way. Sin hurts, but only because of its consequences. We fail to recognize who we are ultimately sinning against: God.
Then we meet Him. We slowly wrap our minds around His character, His holiness, and His love. It starts to click that God’s wrath was poured onto His sinless son because of OUR SIN. Your sin. My sin. It’s personal. Once we see that, our motivation to flee from sin is much stronger.
But we’re still in a fallen world full of temptation. And when (not if) we fall, returning to old ways of living or succumbing to old temptations is frustrating. It’s grieving. It’s disgusting.
To read the rest of her post, click HERE
I’m sure there are many that fall and return to old ways but also those that step back and forward and hopefully forward is the bigger step .. it can be a struggle depending on where you have come from or how far you have traveled to get to now … I know my personal journey has at times had me questioning what is right and wrong and which way it is i am trying to go .. I love the Lord and my journey but it can be a lonely one if you have crossed from one side to another .. wonderful words thank you!
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