Sin! Plain and simple

Take if off!

Your eternal life depends on it

The environment we create

A Heart Devoted

Be kind...

REPENT AND RESTART

Man cannot help us! Only God.

Proverbs 5:21: God knows... God sees!

Sin is no longer in control

"Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires.  Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin.  Instead, give yourselves completely to God... Use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.  Sin is no longer your master."

Romans 6:12-14 NLT

From the top of your head to the bottom of your feet - inside and out - you are made for God's glory.  Therefore, break the chains of sin that are holding you bondage to darkness and begin to treat yourself as God's glorious child; live in freedom and live a life that shines brightly before all men. 

Why keep sinning the same sin?

"Why do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians did?..."

1 Samuel 6:6

Why keep sinning the same sin over and over again? The outcome is always the same: DISASTER.

Therefore stop the sin, put an end to your sure defeat!  Ask God to help you - he will!  He will give you a way out and he will put you on the path to make your 'wrongs' right.

Surrender the sin

"Now surrender those wicked men of Gibeah so that we may put them to death and purge evil from Israel."

Judges 20:13

Surrender (purge) the sin amongst you, and within you, over to God and let him refill your life and soul with his goodness, mercy, love, peace, grace, and favor. 
Your life truly depends on it. 

Until you remove the sin...

“... I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction... You cannot stand against your enemies until your remove it.”

Joshua 12, 13

Until you remove the sin, the Lord cannot exalt you into greatness; the Lord cannot give you victory over your battles (enemies).  Therefore, whatever is keeping you from God’s amazing blessings must be removed... removed immediately!

Do not bring sin upon you

“... Do not bring sin upon the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 24:4

As humans we tend to take our answered prayers, be thankful for a short time, then quickly move on, forgetting the love we’ve been granted and the prayers that have just been answered; we begin to advantage of them, take all the credit for them, and we forget to be grateful to God for them.  Friends, that’s when sin sneaks in! That is when we let our blessings turn into curses. Therefore, when our prayers get answered, we mustn’t forget who answered them for us, who gave them to us!  God gives glory and miracles, in turn, we must give him all credit and honor.  We should treat our answered prayers as liquid gold and never, ever, let the power of Satan come in and destroy those things that we once begged God for.  

In summary, stay on guard against sin, stay focused on God, be grateful always, and treat each blessing as if it’ll be the last blessing you ever receive.

Sin will catch up with you

”... and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.”

Numbers 32:23

Never think that you can get away with sin because no matter what, it will eventually sneak up on you and bite you in the fanny.  

Sinning isn’t the answer - following God and his Word is the answer.  Therefore, do what is right the first time around.

Move away from the wicked

”He warned the assembly, “Move back from the tents of these wicked men! Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away because of their sins.”

Numbers 16: 26

Stay away from those that don’t listen to the Lord, otherwise you might find yourselves going under, finding yourself too far gone to come back up for air.

Freedom that never quits

“Since we’re free in freedom of God, can we do anything that comes to mind?  Hardly.  You know well enough from your own experience that there are some acts of so-called freedom that destroy freedom.  Offer yourselves to sin, for instance, and it’s your last free act.  But offer yourselves to the ways of God and the freedom never quits.”

Romans 6:15-16 MSG

Live a life of sin and there is no such thing as freedom.  However, live a life devoted to God and everlasting freedom becomes yours!  

God wants to keep you from sin

“... Do not be afraid.  God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.” 

Exodus 20:20

When in the midst of life’s fiery trials, fears, decisions, and torments, remember: God is with you!  Therefore, prove to him that you are faithful by staying away from sin and doing what he is telling you to do.  

So step out of the loud noises of the world and hear God, otherwise, you will keep God drowned out and the blessings of life he is leading you to will be washed away by this crazy world in which we live.

In regards to sin

"... You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove it."

Joshua 7:13

"It" refers to 'sin', sin refers to a sure defeat.  Therefore, remove the sin(s),  get right with God, and walk in the victories he has lined up for you.

Look who's knocking

"If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling. But you did the wrong thing, and now sin is waiting to attack you like a lion. Sin wants to destroy you, 

but don't let it! "

Genesis 4:7  CEV

When we sin, we immediately open the door to Satan and all of his glory. Therefore, when we sin (and we all sin), then we must immediately - IMMEDIATELY- turn to God: repent, release, reform, and restore our hearts to Him.  In doing so we will heal our conscience, cleanse ourselves of ungodliness, and refresh our darkened souls;  we will slam the door in Satan's face and our strength will be restored, enabling us to move forward, stronger than ever, for the goodness and glory of God.