A sinful life is a tangled life, and one we don’t want to live in. Here’s the first step to getting OUT of that mess and on the path of pursuing Him!
So I’ve got a lot of happy pictures for really a kind of rough post. Maybe they’ll cheer things up a bit?! 🙂
But really, today I wanted to talk about a hard subject that might have to go into many different posts. I was at a youth group a few weeks ago, and they talked about 3 steps that you need to get through in order to overcome your sin.
The first step, while being so obvious to some, is actually a hard thing to do. Admitting that you are caught up in sin, and that you are living a tangled life is something that none of us want to say…!
James 4:2 says “You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.”
Now, this seems kind of extreme. But also, maybe not. How many times do we neglect God and stop asking him for our needs and begin to commit sins just for our wants? The very act of wanting something else before God is a sin. Do you see now how hard it is to keep on top of everything? A tangled life is impossible to stay away from at some point. While it’s depressing, it’s true. We are all at fault, we are all guilty of sin. And maybe you agree with this, but there’s sin in your life that is so hidden away you aren’t sure you’re able to bring it out.
I understand that feeling. A lot of times, I’ll go on walks with God, looking at his creation and praying to him. During those times, I find sin in my life where I didn’t even think possible. I see things that I wanted to hide, and things that I was doing and blatantly ignoring.
My challenge for you guys is to find this sin – the one you’ve been struggling with behind the scenes, the one you don’t talk about. It’s going to be hard, but admitting it to yourself, to God, and to others if necessary is the first step in getting it out of your life. Remember that you DO need this sin out of your life, and you DO need to pray and talk about it.
That’s hard for me, too. Like, REALLY hard. I understand, guys – and I’m hoping that as I talk through this in the next few posts it will not only help you all, but also challenge me, as well!
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