Freedom from sin...Walking in the light

Freedom from sin...Walking in the light

Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Galatians 6:7-9 NIV



I have been listening to some amazing sermons lately that deal with sin. Christians, in my experience, tend to fall away from reading scripture, worshiping, and wanting to be around other strong or passionate believers when they continue in sin.

This is when I believe we need Jesus more than ever. We all have struggles and sin in our lives. Do we let it beat us up? I hope we turn to Christ and keep asking Him to give us ways out and help us to have the guts to take the right path.

I have a list of sins many miles long and I am thankful that I was bought with a price and my sins have been paid for. My goal isn't to sin, but our sinful nature drives us away from God while our regenerated hearts long to serve Christ and make right choices. The Apostle Paul says we are at battle with our spirit and flesh and it could never be truer today.

Our modern day Babylon is one that is calling us constantly to serve ourselves and not others. One of the studies I'm currently in is on Daniel. It is opening my eyes to how our daily struggles with image and success along with a host of other issues are as true today as they were then.

My prayer is that we look to Christ and not the world and chose to serve others more than we serve ourselves.

I'm not saying, 'Don't have your Tall, Mocha Late, with a shot of espresso, sprinkled with cinnamon.' We just need to keep it in perspective with serving others as Christ serves us.