“Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.”
It’s really hard breaking old habits. I had a thing when I was younger that I wouldn’t allow anyone to get away with doing me wrong. If you cursed me out, I’d have to prove you were an amateur. If you raised a hand to me, I made sure that was the last time you did. Again… that was back in the day. Nowadays, I realize my purpose isn’t to fight every battle. Today, I try not to retaliate with using undesirable words or violence… I said, “I try!” Because every now and then, that old me shows up and wants to show out!
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I’ll admit it. That old me still exist and wants to do the things that I no longer want to do. That old me has become an unwanted tenant that still harbors mess in my spirit - sin. I’m sure I’m not alone. You’ve had those times too! Those times when you don’t want to do the right thing, but it’s the right thing. When you don’t want to always be the good guy that finishes last. When you’ve been rehearsing exactly what you would say or do IF it ever happened to you and IT is finally happening. But you don’t have to do what you no longer want to do. You’re more than a conqueror and you can conquer your unwanted tenant of sin living in you! God has changed your life and made you better. You’ve come too far! Serve that unwanted tenant papers and evict sin today. And remember, as much as you want to do IT or say IT, you don’t have to.
IT’s gotta go!
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“Heavenly Father, sin has no place in me. I will no longer do the things that I want to do, but only those things pleasing to You. Give me the strength, Lord, to resist my sinful nature. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”