Found myself asking God, this week, why sins just keep repeating and repeating in our world. Even very solid Christians fall into a repetitive sin. As usual, my chat with God led me to a new thought concerning why sin is, so often, repetitious.
Might sin fall easily into a recurrent reality because the sinner repents sin’s repercussion, not the sin itself? Let’s think about this.
We all are sinners. Question is when we sin, are we mostly sorry for the wrong, hurt, shortcoming, tragedy, etc. in which the sin results, instead of the actual sin itself. Unless our remorse sees the sin as what needs to be avoided (not the outcome of the sin), there is no real way to permanently turn away from repeating the sin. Our souls need to feel broken because of the sin, as opposed to our hearts broken because of the sin’s repercussion.
Wonder what would happen if the sin stood alone and became our sole (and soul) focus? Just maybe a repetitive sin might be eliminated. If so, the repercussion would, also, automatically be nonexistent.
“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.” Acts 3:19 (NIV)
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