Sin: "Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer
than you want to stay and cost you more than you want to pay." I can't take credit for this saying, but I can attest to it's truth. I am hurt by and sick of watching people, marriages and families get ripped apart by the affects of sin. When you are in it, you are blind to it. When you escape it's control, you are sickened by it. Notice I said escape it's control, I did not say escape sin. We will never escape sin while we are on this earth. If we could in our own power, we would not have needed Jesus. If God knew He had to send Jesus to rescue us from sin, then I think I will trust His knowledge over my own. And I will take sin and it's power pretty serious. It is the moment you think "this has no control over me" that one of two things have taken place. Either through Jesus you have been set free from the bondage of that sin...or...you are in denial and it has more control over you then you even realize. A good way to tell the difference is by looking at the direction your life is taking. Is the road your on filled with healing and restoration of your life and relationships, or is the road your on leaving behind busted relationships and regret? The enemy loves to make us feel guilt and shame due to the sin in our lives. Those are usually the after affects of it though. In the midst of it he will make it seem innocent, deserved, fun, fulfilling, harmless and maybe even justifiable...however, once you have "stayed longer than you want to stay" in that sin, the "cost" will eventually be emptiness, regret, loss, shame and even death to things in your life that were once full of life. Truth and the love of Jesus can release you from the bondage of sin. We cannot do it in our own power, and the very thought that we can is an insult to the cross and Jesus.
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