The Sin That So Easily Besets Us

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Permalink Reply by Charles Burwell on August 17, 2013 at 11:03am

Michelle

I believe that we have a sin,or sins, that had us so bound before we came to Christ that the will always be a 'weak spot' for us.  By that I simply mean that the adversary will use this sin (or sins) to come at us when all else fails. Idon't mean that God cannot or will not preserve us from them when we go to Him for help (I Cor. 10:13).  I simply mean that we may have to battle the 'besetting sin' until the Lord returns.

 

However, God may use even this for our ultimate good. By that I simply mean that God can keep us humble by making us aware that this 'besetting sin' is there to potentially overtake us if we let our gaurd down and begin to 'think of ourselves more highly than we ought'.  The scriptures caution us not boast of how we stand lest we fall. There is a scripture that says this almost word for word but I can't remember where it is. God may allow this sin (or sins) to keep coming back to us to help us remember that we cannot get through this life without Him.

 

As it states in Lam. 3:22 " It is by the mercies of the Lord that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not."Again I apologize for an inexact quote but I am sure you know the scripture that I am referring to.

 

These comments are just my opinion but I have such a 'besetting sin' that really brings me 'down to earth ' when I get to thinking I can handle things myself or that I'm in 'cruise control' with my spiritual life.  I believe that I will always struggle with it but that God will always give me victory over it if I cling closely to Him.

 

God bless

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