Sin causes a world of trouble. God absolutely abhors sin. I have been one of the unfortunate ones who have continuously gotten caught up in the snare the devil has set out for me. By the time I realize that I’ve gotten caught in habitual sin, the hold becomes incredibly strong on me and God sometimes has to step in to rescue me. Fortunately, I get released from the grip of sin. Unfortunately, by the time I get released, my heart is extremely hard and resentful towards God. It’s not fair to Him that I feel like that, but I do and my feelings don’t surprise Him. It’s painful for me to even admit that it’s how I feel, but this is why He is so serious about us staying away from sin and keeping our hands clean and our hearts pure.

               Hardness of heart is no joke. This is why God hates us walking in unrepentant sin. It puts a wedge in between us and God and it takes time for God to soften the heart sin has hardened. One of the quickest ways to soften it is to fast from food. It crucifies your flesh and helps Holy Spirit to remove demons that came and got access to you from continuing in sin.

  Fasting is what He always seems to have me do when I get caught in the snare of the enemy from sinning against Him. Another fruitful way to soften your heart is to devote time to prayer and just making time to be with Him and letting His glory pass over you to soften your heart. Praying also in tongues helps bring your spirit man to the surface.

I am not proud to say it, but I have experienced just how detrimental sin can be to our walk with God. I know that He will use my experience for good to warn others when He can trust me enough to walk in obedience. We gain God’s trust by choosing to walk in obedience to His written word and specific things He tells us to do and not to do.

               I have gained and lost His trust multiple times. I feel like such an idiot for the number of times that I have risen and fallen. I have been tossed back and forth by deceitful spirits getting the best of my ignorance. Not only that, they tell me what I want to hear and sometimes my heart really knows that it’s not God, but I go ahead and do it anyway because it’s easier. Anything gained the easy way is probably a step away from God. God knows the uphill battle is hard and the downhill fall is easy.

               God gave me the analogy one time as I was going down a hill, then later I went back up the same hill. He told me that it’s a lot easier to go downhill than it is to go uphill. It’s the truth in the physical realm and in the spiritual realm. Sin seems so much easier to get away with in the beginning, until it starts to consume you and God must step in and help you quit. Think about it. It’s easier to say yes to what your flesh wants over what your spirit wants, as long as you keep indulging your flesh.

But it gets easier to do what the Spirit wants than the flesh when you continue to strengthen your spirit man. It’s a battle that will go on for the rest of your life. It is always good to make sure that your spirit man gets fed over your flesh, otherwise your heart will harden towards God and you might get stuck in the trap the devil sets for you.

When you pursue Jesus and keep Him at the center of your life, things will fall into place. Your spirit will get fed and your flesh will stay crucified. You may lose some battles, but as long as your trust is in Jesus Christ and His precious blood, you can be guaranteed that you will win the war.