Why do we keep
sinning? Again, the first answers tend to be
the polished, churchy answers… “Because all have sinned and have fallen short
of the glory of God.” “Because we’re evil.” “Because the devil
tempts us.” The truth is… we sin because we want to. We like
sin. Sin feels good. When we are so stressed out that our head
feels like it’s going to pop off our neck, our sin helps us to escape
reality. When doing the right thing seems to cost too much or doesn’t
seem to be paying off, sin offers us the quick payoff. We sin because we
think it is the only thing that is going to hold us together. Sin is our
security blanket, our comfort. It becomes the idol that we thought would
provide for our needs.
You cannot serve
both God and sin. They are mutually exclusive. Your sin will
require that you get rid of God. God requires that you get rid of
sin. I’m not talking about a religious, legalistic work of the
flesh. I’m talking about a lifestyle of repentance and loving the Lord
Jesus Christ and handing our sins to Him while He touches our hearts and does a
holy work in us to fulfil our deepest needs.
– Dan Hitz
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