The appeal of sin
I've just spent over a month away from God and its scaring me. I'm afraid my heart might get too hard to go back. The effects are already showing in the way I act and think. I asked myself: why is sin so appealing to me. Why on Earth would I choose sin over God?! So I am just thinking out loud here, trying to figure it out.
1. Sin is an instant pleasure. Our culture is really into the immediate pleasures and not always interested in long term commitments. That might be rubbing off on me. Our culture is into sex and drugs. I must not become part of this culture.
2. God's is supposed to be a light yoke, why do I feel so much pressure? Sin seems to be a release from that pressure for me. I'm the one putting that pressure on me! My perfectionist ways cause me to always want to be perfect, I need to not strive for perfection but for a fuller relationship with God. Let God do the work on me and through me.
3. Pressure from Christian culture. Christian culture is about being good and doing good deeds for everyone to see(I may be wrong here). It wants perfection and the perfect ones are the ones looked up to. Its about being "good", not necesarily having a good relationship with God.
4. Independence: for once in my life I can do whatever I want and not worry about anyone looking over my shoulder. This mean I have no accountability whatsoever if I start falling into sin.
to be continued...
1. Sin is an instant pleasure. Our culture is really into the immediate pleasures and not always interested in long term commitments. That might be rubbing off on me. Our culture is into sex and drugs. I must not become part of this culture.
2. God's is supposed to be a light yoke, why do I feel so much pressure? Sin seems to be a release from that pressure for me. I'm the one putting that pressure on me! My perfectionist ways cause me to always want to be perfect, I need to not strive for perfection but for a fuller relationship with God. Let God do the work on me and through me.
3. Pressure from Christian culture. Christian culture is about being good and doing good deeds for everyone to see(I may be wrong here). It wants perfection and the perfect ones are the ones looked up to. Its about being "good", not necesarily having a good relationship with God.
4. Independence: for once in my life I can do whatever I want and not worry about anyone looking over my shoulder. This mean I have no accountability whatsoever if I start falling into sin.
to be continued...