“One can only hope to sin far far less. “
God gives us grace to forgive us for our transgressions.
It’s up to us to train our minds and control our thoughts. Some days I can do it and other days, distracted, my brain ends up in the gutter.
Daily circumstances seem to be the biggest distraction in contrast to outright spiritual attacks on specific weaknesses—which do happen and reinforces in me the acknowledgement that we live in a spiritual world.
The timing of those attacks illuminates that I’m doing the right thing. It’s even humorous at times to see the enemy flailing against the fortress.
Then other times, especially when I’m tired, I leave the gate wide open and get pounded. Oops. Teach me not to do that again.
Addendum to my prior post:
“Teach me not to do that again.”
And again, and again, and again.......
Talking about this subject is fraught with troubles. For instance, talking about sinning as mortal man can be very frustrating. We all do it. It can get you down and cause you to quit trying. I think it’s best to just do your best and not try to keep score. When you fall, simply get up, dust yourself off, and go back into the mode of being as good as you can be. This process should not cause you to be hyper, agitated, or finding yourself frustrated. You simply live as good as you can, and accept Jesus sacrifice to make up the difference.
Paul said something to the effect that he failed daily. None the less he kept trying. I think that’s what we need to do.
The point I’m trying to touch on, is that we should not work ourselves up over failure. Jesus doesn’t expect us to obsess on it to the point it impacts our health. We merely do the best we can in our everyday life, being cheerful and the best examples of the Christ-like lifestyle we can be.