Have you noticed that people these days don’t seem to use the word 'SIN'
or even recognize that it even exists? The truth of the matter is that
Sin Does Exist and the Bible says that sin is any action, feeling,
or thought that goes against God’s standards of unrighteous.
[ 1 John 3:4; 5:17 ] Sin, quite simply, is simply failing to do what is right.
All of our sins – be they acted out or nurtured secretly in our heart are born
out of a belief that by doing the sin will make us happier or make our
life easier than obeying God. Nobody sins out of duty, but instead out of SELF.
A good example of this was Adam and Eve. While God told them not to eat from
the tree of good and evil, the snake tricked them into believing that
“Their eyes would be opened and be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
[ Genesis 3:5 ] Satan’s deceitful spin on this tricked Eve into believing
that she would be better off if she ate the fruit, and that is exactly what sin
is — a deceitful idea that is acted out, but in the end it is never how
we’d like it to turn out.
The continuing problem with sin is that one sin usually leads to another.
When we are caught in an addicting, habitual sin, we are held captive like
a ball and chain in a deceptive belief that it will make us happy, yet it is not
only difficult - but destructive - to ourselves, and often times to others.
We may even loathe our sin in certain ways, even feel shame over it with a
sincere desire to be free, but as long as we allow it we are chained to it.
If that sounds familiar, the secret to cutting that chain is instead realizing
that the better promises God has made by following His path and this ALWAYS
leads to a better end than “enjoying the pleasures of sin for a season”
[ Hebrews 11:25 ]
Is this easy? Honestly, it’s hard because you have shaped your perceptions and
behaviors for a long time, and you need to RE-SHAPE your mind into God’s
thinking…and this is at the heart of the deep meaning of the word REPENT.
To truly repent means to Change One’s Mind.
To break free from the chains of sin you have and cut the chain that ties you to old thinking.
It cannot be halfway! Either you remain tied or you Cut The Tie.
Friend, unless you become convinced that this is true, your old way of thinking will
keep you tied to your sin. Starting today, CHANGE YOUR MIND and
“Cut The Chain That Binds You To Sinful Thinking” by
“Having the Mind Of Christ.”
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