Board Thread:Bible Questions/@comment-26538658-20161105184757/@comment-5175866-20161106002836

Snowstripe- I may have a guess of what this sin is, based on the context (but I may be wrong). Something I have noticed in my own life is that the more of a desire I have for God, the less I desire sin. As I have become closer and closer to God my desire for sin diminishes, as I want to be pleasing to God.

Sin is a slippery slope in that once you sin once, its much easier to sin again and the more you do it, the harder it is not to.

Its hard for me to give much advice because I am not sure of the specific sin. I would be willing to chat about it with you privately and give the best wisdom I can give. Of course SouthWriter would also be a good person to go to, as his wisdom and his experience far surpasses mine.

I will tell you this, sin hates the light. Those who continue in sin have to be in the darkness. Light and darkness cannot exist together, so when sin is exposed to the light it will be outshined and destroyed. The Bible says several times that when we confess our sins we will find mercy. That is why there are other Christians. You posting this may be part of the very first step of doing this.

Sin is often something we are ashamed of. Its something that's embarrasing, because we know its wrong. If it were right it could shine in the light. The key thing I think why you may continue to struggle is "help yourself". I can tell you from experience that rarely works for the sins of the body. In the end only God can keep us away from our sin and no sin has completely overtaken us. I know this is obvious, but its oftentimes a difficult thing to actually implement. When we expose our sin to our brothers and sisters and desire God even more it will be easier for us to flee Satan. The Bible clearly says in regards to sin in general and specific sins (most prominently in Scripture sexual sin and even idolatry for example.

My advice here is pretty general and is so much harder to actually do than say. I promise you though, that when you take refuge in God as your fortress sin will become easier to resist. We will still do it, over and over and over again (sin in general) but God has tremendous mercy and forgiveness. That's what makes Christianity different! As a Christian we don't want to sin, but we still do it anyway. I have referenced most of the verses seperately so you may look at them. If you want to talk specifics let me know on my wall and you and I and/or SouthWriter can discuss it privately on chat.

I will be making sure to lift you up (and all of the community, for its something I need to do more often) in prayer.

In Christ,

Superdadsuper, Bible Wiki Administrator & Bureaucrat