Until He perfects me
Until He perfects me
What is sin?
Sin according to webster's dictionary is defined as follows:
a. An offense against religious or moral law
b. An action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible
c. a transgression against the law of God
d. a vitiated (to make faulty or defective often by the addition of something that impairs) human nature in which the self is estranged from God
So according to these definitions sin sounds bad but it does not necessarily explain why we should work so hard to avoid it. Now let's see what the Bible says about sin.
* Romans 6: 15-23
So according to this, sin is not just something that keeps us from God, sin is something that if we continue living in it, turning away from God and continuing forth in what we want to do, sin will eventually lead us to death.
Here is the other thing about sin. Sin is deceptive. The enemy will whisper ideas into our heads...its rarely loud and obnoxious. Instead it is subtle and quiet. Knowing this is why we must remember where our power lies. We have the power to take control of our minds and our thoughts; in fact the Bible tells us that we have to. *2 Corinthians 10:5
We have to be sensitive to the voice to the Holy Spirit and let it guide us and move us forward toward Holiness. We have to allow it to teach us how to discern the voice of the enemy and the lies that come with it. We know the voice of the Holy Spirit because what it says brings peace and we can feel it tugging at our spirits. But in order for us to move with it we have to be OBEDIENT and YIELD to the Holy Spirit and the direction it is giving us! That is key!
One thing I learned is that the devil tries to cover up our sins, keep them hidden away so that they can fester and grow within us. When that happens we start to become desensitized to sin. Soon we start doing the same thing over and over and are able to muffle the voice of the Holy Ghost and go right over it because the sound of our sins have blocked out everything else. In almost every sin, there is an appeal, some promise of pleasure, of feeling good that comes along with it. If we could see sin for what it truly was, a path to destruction, then we would run away from it as fast as we could. But the enemy makes it look good, makes it sound appealing so we, as weak human beings, are drawn to it and find ourselves wanting more. But here is the thing, if we keep on this path, disregarding the provoking of the Holy Spirit and walking proudly down a path of sin, eventually God will give us over to that thing we refuse to give up.
*Proverbs 29:1 , *Romans 1:24-25
This is why God calls us to confess our sins and expose them to bring them to light and break the power of deception.
*James 5:16 *2 Corinthians 4:2
Take a moment and write down the things you struggle with. Be honest. Don’t be afraid to really dig deep and expose the works for the enemy. We can’t seek God and ask for repentance and expose the truths to light until we confess them and acknowledge them for what they are. There is no shame in acknowledging your sins. Once we bring them to Light, we give God room to mold us, remove them from us and keep growing with us until He Perfects us.
