The Tug of Sin

The Lord blessed our family with a vacation to the beach last week. As I was standing in the ocean feeling the pull of the tide I couldn't help but think that that's the way sin in our life works. There is a constant tug and pull to fall back in our sin and into the world. As we grow in Christ there is always something that will happen that will try to pull us out to sea. We have to fight it with the power that's within us that comes from God alone. We can't fight it on our own, we must depend on Him to see us through. Without an utter dependance on God in our daily life the tide of sin will pull us out to sea. When that happens, just as in the ocean, we die. All that awaits us is the darkness of death. If we fight and depend on God to see us through and put our trust in Him there is the light of life not the darkness of death. When you feel the pull of the world tugging at you lean on God to fight it. Don't be sucked back into the dark abyss.