Isaias 43:25
“I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again.
Sin is a natural occurrence in us. Sin is anything that keeps us away from God. How many times we do something we know is wrong and automatically feel guilty about it? How many of us have fallen into sin and either because of guilt or shame we stray away from God?
If at some point you have run away from God because of sin, this article is for you. Let me tell you one truth: We all have sinned. Romans 3:23 says: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. When you run away from God because of your sinful nature, it is when that sin turns into bondage. Then it became a danger to your spiritual life.
We are sinners by nature. Now, living in sin is an option. I hear so many people say: I can’t be a Christian. I can’t live that kind of life. I can’t stop doing certain things. Personally, that surprises me because a lot of people believe that to be a Christian, you have to be free of sin. If that was the case my Leah, churches will be empty today. God is not trying to force you to stop sinning. He wants your heart. Once you give your heart to Him, he starts working within you and the transformation begins. Without even noticing it, sin will lose its hold on you and you start living a healthy life in Christ.
I was raised in the church. I am truly grateful to my parents because a lot of principles that I keep today are thanks to my childhood. But also because of that, I was very conflicted with religion. We visited a very strict church. That causes my mind to create a God that was always ready to punish me for something. I used to imaging a God with a frown in his face ready to punish us. I couldn’t phantom living a life like that. It was very hard for me to live a life in fear of an eternity in hell. Please don’t take me wrong, our actions will affect our eternity and hell does exist. The problem is, religion makes the Christian life nearly impossible to live. A relationship with God, that transformation that comes when we get to know Him, is the best way of living the christian life. After I turned a certain age, I spent a lot of years of my life trying to fill that void somewhere else, living in sin and far away from God. We were created in the image of God. For that reason, we carry a hunger in us that only God can satisfy.
When my life got to a point of desperation, I didn’t have an option but to turn to Him once again. Have you noticed that most people walk through the doors of a church when life has hit them so hard that the only way out they have is God? We turn to God because we know we can find peace in Him. Unfortunately, once life gets back to normal and crisis is over, we tend to go back to the lifestyle that broke us in the first place. Why? Because the enemy uses a bondage of sin, pulling the strings to bring you back to that dark place he wants you in. Tat bondage of sin will make you the enemy’s puppet, allowing him to control you and bringing you back to where he wants you to be.
How can I be free from the bondage of sin? The answer is the Holy Spirit. We have a direct connection with God through the Holy Spirit that lives in you. Yes, he lives in you! When you start building a strong relationship with the Spirit, your life will be transformed. The bible says that the Holy Spirit intercedes for us. He intercedes for you before God! When you are so broken that words don’t come out of your mouth, the Holy Spirit brings those tears to the throne of God. Romans 8: 26 -27 says: In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
If you are reading this today, please don’t allow sin to keep you away from God. What the world can offer you is nothing compared to the life you can live in God. Don’t think for a second that you need to be perfect to come close to Him. On the contrary, when your life is so consumed by sin, it is when you should run to Him. Psalms 51:17 says: The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. The enemy wants you to believe God is there to judge you when in reality He is there to love you and restore you.
Do not allow the enemy to weaken your relationship with God. During this journey, you are going to sin. We all do. The difference is that when you are connected to the Holy Spirit, he will turn an alarm to warn you that you are approaching dangerously close to temptation. It is like that friend that give us a head up for us not to fall into a bad situation or a heartache. If you end up falling anyway, please don’t use that to run away from Him once again. Go to Him and ask him for forgiveness. God is a loving God. You are going to fail occasionally but be aware, Don’t turn sin into a habit. You will be playing with fire and the enemy can gain access to you once again. Don’t forget that sin will happen, living in sin is a choice.
Do not allow the enemy to keep pulling your strings as he wants. Come back to God’s loving hands and be free of the puppet strings the enemy has placed in you. God loves and forgives. The God that waited for me with open arms even when I ran away from Him, that God that transformed me and gave me a new song. That God that gave me a new life is the same God that is waiting for you today!
Father
I lift my ladies in prayer that are struggling with bondages of sin. I pray that today they come to you to be loved and transformed. I pray that you show them your everlasting love and they can heal. Let them experience your everlasting love. That they can find refuge in you. Please forgive their transgressions and surround them with your peace.
Amen!
