sin nature.....

Yesterday I was going for a walk along the lake, pondering on many things. Something that I thought about, processed and prayed about for a while was this thing called "sin nature".

You see, we as humans stuff up. Often. I do. You do. We all do. Sometimes I ignore it and go on living in sin. But eventually God catches up with me and convicts me of what I'm doing wrong. Then I deal with it, knowing that it has no place in my life, and is bringing no glory to the name of God.

So I make changes in my life to ensure that that particular sin doesn't come creeping back into my life. But then out of no where, WHA BAM! it rears its ugly head! ... I let my guard down, and it creeps back in. Its that easy. Sometimes I get frustrated with myself because It just seems so much easier to sin than to do good.

The good news is that Jesus has the victory over my sins. I should be dead for the sins I commit everyday. Sin has no place in the eyes of God. But I serve a gracious God who gave me an alternative to death. Jesus.

At one particularly point on my walk yesterday, there was a pretty disgusting smell coming from the lake. One that often happens during low tide. And i wondered to myself, "is this what sin smells like to God?" It was a pretty rank smell. It almost made me puke. If only I had this kind of reaction every time I sinned. Maybe that would deter me...

I want to live a life that is pleasing to God. One that brings glory and honour to His name. But i'm not perfect. And I will sin again. Unfortunately its part of my fallen nature. But God can have the victory if we continually surrender it to Him, and allow Him to continually mould us into the people He wants us to be.

I was also reminded about how patient God is with us when we sin. Its like a father watching His child learn to walk. The child falls over every now and then. Perhaps its often. But the father gently comes along side their child, holds their hands and says lovingly "up you get". How patient. How amazing.

Gods grace hey... isn't it overwhelming?!

For Him Alone
Ness :-)