Temptation
Fighting sin is exhausting.
It's like every time I turn around, there's a new temptation to fight. When I win one battle (or lose it more often than not) another one blindsides me.
When I'm not struggling with self-pity and a victim mentality, I'm trying not to eat another Hershey's bar. When I'm not struggling to not be a judgmental jerk, I'm trying not to get all prideful about how cool I am.
And the most infuriating part is that all of these things are sins that could be easily avoidable if I would only cut off the temptation right when it hits. But more often than not I find myself giving in "just a little bit" to these desires, and in the end, ending up at the bottom of another hole I have to try to get back out of.
I heard a sermon recently where the pastor said that you can never, ever satisfy a craving (sexual, emotional, physical, etc.), you can only wake it up. So therefore the only way to beat a sinful craving or temptation is to starve it. You have to absolutely refuse to give it even one bite. Because the moment you give in, even just a tiny bit, is the moment that you've already lost.
So that's what I must, must, must remember to do.
Put up a big sign that says, "DO NOT FEED THE SINS!"
Yep, I'm doing it. Right after I finish this, I'm putting up that sign.
Ugh I seriously hate fighting sin!
And maybe you've noticed by now that I've been thinking about heaven a lot lately, but just in case I'll say it again: I can't wait to get to heaven.
No more tears. No more pain. And no more Satan or sin nature to torture us day in and day out.
Now, I know that we are more than conquerors and I really do need to instill that truth more into my soul, but I just can not wait until I don't have to do all this any more. I can't wait till I won't have to worry about doing things for the wrong reasons and always having to fight for my life against daily temptations. I can't wait for freedom!
I mean, am I right?! Someday, we will be free!
Free from sin! Free from death! And free from all this incredibly annoying and anti-productive and just plain terrible temptation!
I'm pumped for that.
But until then I will strive for righteousness. And I will try my hardest to lean into God when temptations come calling. And I will remember the love He has given me.
Because when I remember His love, I won't need anything else.
And temptation will no longer have a hold on me.
It's like every time I turn around, there's a new temptation to fight. When I win one battle (or lose it more often than not) another one blindsides me.
When I'm not struggling with self-pity and a victim mentality, I'm trying not to eat another Hershey's bar. When I'm not struggling to not be a judgmental jerk, I'm trying not to get all prideful about how cool I am.
And the most infuriating part is that all of these things are sins that could be easily avoidable if I would only cut off the temptation right when it hits. But more often than not I find myself giving in "just a little bit" to these desires, and in the end, ending up at the bottom of another hole I have to try to get back out of.
I heard a sermon recently where the pastor said that you can never, ever satisfy a craving (sexual, emotional, physical, etc.), you can only wake it up. So therefore the only way to beat a sinful craving or temptation is to starve it. You have to absolutely refuse to give it even one bite. Because the moment you give in, even just a tiny bit, is the moment that you've already lost.
So that's what I must, must, must remember to do.
Put up a big sign that says, "DO NOT FEED THE SINS!"
Yep, I'm doing it. Right after I finish this, I'm putting up that sign.
Ugh I seriously hate fighting sin!
And maybe you've noticed by now that I've been thinking about heaven a lot lately, but just in case I'll say it again: I can't wait to get to heaven.
No more tears. No more pain. And no more Satan or sin nature to torture us day in and day out.
Now, I know that we are more than conquerors and I really do need to instill that truth more into my soul, but I just can not wait until I don't have to do all this any more. I can't wait till I won't have to worry about doing things for the wrong reasons and always having to fight for my life against daily temptations. I can't wait for freedom!
I mean, am I right?! Someday, we will be free!
Free from sin! Free from death! And free from all this incredibly annoying and anti-productive and just plain terrible temptation!
I'm pumped for that.
But until then I will strive for righteousness. And I will try my hardest to lean into God when temptations come calling. And I will remember the love He has given me.
Because when I remember His love, I won't need anything else.
And temptation will no longer have a hold on me.
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