Something that God has really been speaking to me about lately is our relationship with sin. As Christians, how are we supposed to feel about it? We're obviously not supposed to love it. If we do, we have a problem. That leaves two options: neutrality or hate.
If we're indifferent towards sin, how can we strive to not be in fellowship with it? This leaves one option. Hate. A strong word. But let's think about how God feels towards it. Even if God doesn't "hate" it per se, He doesn't like it at all. I mean He sent His one and only Son to come to Earth to be nailed to the cross to conquer this thing called sin. That's not exactly a passive approach to sin. He doesn't like it. Not a bit.
I believe that God wants us to have the same reverse-passion towards sin. To disdain it. I've been in a rut lately. And the whole time I hated my sin. But that got me no where. God took action. We need to take action against sin in our lives.
We can do this by moving into close relationship with God, but as well as to separate ourselves from the sin that seeks to destroy our lives. We need to look at how our sin ensnares us, and escape from that. We need to see how the Enemy traps us, or lures us in. Then we need to flee from that. And ask the Lord to help us in our fight.
I hope this encourages you if only slightly.
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