Every sin starts with one seemingly small, harmless compromise. A decision to step barely over the line, telling ourselves we can handle it. The very first sin that separated us all from God, started with a tiny compromise. Eve didn’t immediately bite the apple when Satan brought it to her attention. She listened to him, she looked at the fruit, she touched it, then she ate it (Gen 3:4-6).
We weren’t made to be able to handle sin on our own. All sin leads to death (Rom 6:23), and since Jesus is the only one who has defeated death, He is the only one who can save us from our sin and the enemy who hungers for our pain (1 Pet 5:8).
Triggers to watch for
• Anyone who tries to convince us sin is better than obedience
• Anything that tells us God is not who He says He is
• Anything that tells us we will gain more by disobeying God than by obeying Him
• Promises that sin can lead to anything but death
It does not matter whether you are a good or bad example of a Christian, to the unsaved your life may be their only example. Anonymous
If you don't make up your mind, your unmade mind will unmake you. Eli E. Stanley Jones