Romans 7:15- “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate I do.”
Have you ever felt like Paul in this verse from Romans?
Does it seem the more you try not to do something you know is wrong, the more you find yourself doing it?
It could be lying.
Perhaps speaking your spouse with sharp words.
Maybe it’s being critical of someone else’s actions.
Or watching something inappropriate.
You try not to do it. You really make an effort. You pray to God for help.
We all have similar stories, don’t we?
So, what gives?
The Apostle Paul wrote the words in Romans 7:15. Even though he was a mature christian, but he admitted to doing the very things he didn’t want to do!
Perhaps one of the marks of a mature Christian is the awareness of this struggle with evil in our lives.
So, like Paul, we find ourselves saying, “What is wrong with me? How come? The very good that I want to do, I do not do. That which I don’t want to do, is precisely what I do?”
If we read on to the end of Chapter 7, a verse pops out at us: “Thanks be to God for Jesus Christ our Lord.” And, if we proceed into Chapter 8, Paul talks about the power of the Holy Spirit to give us strength to conquer our sins…our destructive behaviors that hurt us, those we love, and strain our relationships.
One of the reasons He gave us the Holy Spirit was to help us do what is right.
If we are forgiven through the death of Christ on the cross, why do we still live with the truth from chapter seven?
The truth is, we are both saint and sinner. And, as long as we live here on earth, we will experience this struggle.
So, take hold of the power of the Holy Spirit to help you conquer your weaknesses as they show up in your daily life.
Then, thank God for victory over the very things that keep you from a deep and satisfying relationship with Him and those you love.
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