Self

Die to Self

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Here I’m not talking about suicide, but admitting you are a sinner and asking for forgiveness

Repentance (turn entirely away from sin) is needed and confession of all your sins

“Unless you are born again you can never enter heaven” which means you need to die to yourself (the old self – the sinning self – the self-centred self)

The reason it can be hard to do this as we take for granted our God-given free will

Frequently misusing it by self-indulging in bad habits or at least things that offer small short pleasure.

Bad habits vs Good habits

Bad habits seem harmless and they are really easy to get into but hard to break because the more you indulge the more you desire to indulge

Before you realise you are addicted and even though you may try to stop, you can’t rely on using your own willpower, as you have already given up your free will and all willpower when you first indulged

Whereas

Good habits take time and consistent effort, and persistence

Leaving little room for the “Self-centered” and the old bad habits lest they snare you back as a slave to the sin you had before

Once you have repented and given your whole life to Christ, you will begin to hate what you once desired. You will be tempted, but you will be able to resist through His strength. “For I can do all things through He who strengthens me“

How Many Sins are You Carrying Around?

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From my own experience of how easy it is to accumulate sin because in my case I didn’t think of it as sinning

Just pleasing myself, but there lays the problem, “SELF” that illusive hidden part of human nature

Illusive and hidden, because it is hard to pinpoint exactly where it is situated within our bodies

While fooling us into thinking whatever sin we are doing is harmless and even part of the human nature

But since sinning is way too easy and briefly pleasurable, we tend not to notice how clings to us and will begin to demand attention

“SELF” is never satisfied, enough is Never enough! One sin will lead to another, even if it’s not the same sin, although it will be when you begin sinning

As the sin will become habit-forming, most times without you noticing, the more you feed SELF, the deeper and darker sinning it will lead you into

While doing so every sin will linger within you adding weight to the sins you have already

Unlike dirt and grime that can be washed off your hands or body when you bathe, Sin sticks and accumulates

Along with this unseen and unpleasant problem, all sins will rob you of any peace or rest, as they grow in strength, they become more demanding  

They will plague every moment throughout your day, and continue to weaken your resistance to indulge  

While you may want or need to give up what started as a bad habit, using your willpower, will be unsuccessful, and you will find slipping back into Sin all too easy

In order to stop sinning, you need to Die to Self, by confessing all your sins and praying for forgiveness.

For as long as Self remains, you will be enslaved, you will be worshipping your-Self (a false god)

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