Saturday, October 12, 2013

My Struggle with Sin

When Paul writes to Timothy he calls himself "the chief of sinners," which is good because he is humble. "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble." If I was honest with myself I know I struggle with a lot of sin as well. I prefer to look at the sin of others rather than my own, but for a change I will look at my own sin. Of the seven deadly sins I struggle with six I think. Pride, I have had a lot of this in the past in my own abilities. I have "thought more highly of myself than I ought to" in many areas. Envy, I tend to envy beauty in other women if I think they are more attractive than myself, but godly beauty comes from the inside and I always need to remind myself of that. Gluttony is defined as a desire to consume more than my body requires. I have never struggled with this actually but that's the only one I haven't struggled with lol. Lust, I will just say I have had a lot of relationships. Anger is defined as spurning love and opting for anger instead. I have been guilty of this on many occasions and wish I did not have this struggle. :( Greed, or a desire for wealth. Yes thanks to living in SoCal most of my life I struggle with wanting more money and being discontent with what I already have sadly. And lastly Sloth, I have quit many jobs when I thought they were too hard so that would definitely qualify. I also slack off on praying and reading my Bible A LOT. :( So if you read this, pray for me. :) But also thus is just "humble thyself in the sight of the Lord and he shall lift you up." Amen :) may God be with you all. And remember to stay humble. :)

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