Are You Willing?

Romans 3:23 tells us "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." There it is. None of us are perfect. None of us are worthy of God's grace. Yet, he still chooses to give us His grace and forgive us time and time again. And what do we do? We continue to wrestle with the sins that keep us bound in guilt and shame. So many times in my own life I have felt convicted of my sin and disgusted with the way I was living, and I would swear to myself that I was never going to do that again. But here I am, still wrestling; still struggling. Their is a veil of pride, lust, selfishness, envy, and so many other sins covering our hearts and our minds, and we just can't seem to shake it off.

"Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." 2 Corinthians 3:17-18. There is freedom in the Gospel. The story of Jesus defeating sin and rescuing us is not a fairy tale. WE ARE FREE. With the Holy Spirit in us, the veil of sin is torn away. Yet, we live our lives as if we haven't won the battle. Sure, we don't struggle with most sins anymore. We  are pretty decent people. But there is that one sin that we just can't overcome. That one sin that still owns our hearts and our lives. Why?

Because we allow it to. Because we don't wholeheartedly want to give it up. We spend our whole lives wrestling with our sin, hoping that eventually we will be able to pin our sin down and just wait until it "taps out." That is a complete joke. You are kidding yourself if you think that will ever happen. Spiritual warfare isn't an organized wrestling match with rules and regulations. Spiritual warfare is a battle for your heart, and Satan doesn't play fair. If you ever hope to have the sin in your life conquered, you have to go for the kill. Satan isn't going to tap out and walk away, leaving you to follow Christ with no more struggles. You have to be willing to kill the sin in your life. But you can't do it alone. Are you willing to let Jesus take control of your life and conquer your sin? Are you willing to let go of what your heart wants for what the heart of God wants? 1 Corinthian 1:25 says "For the foolishness of God is wiser than man, and the weakness of God is stronger than man." God is smarter than you. God is stronger than you. Are you willing to let go of your pride and selfishness so God can set you free? Stop wrestling with sin. Go for the kill. The spiritual warfare in your heart isn't something to play with. Satan isn't giving up. You shouldn't either. You are loved. You are redeemed. Your shame and embarrassment is washed away with the blood of Christ. Give it all up to God and He will rescue you.The only question is are you truly willing?