Are you tired of sinning against God
over and over, and over again?
Is it possible to overcome sin?
And if it is, then how do you do it?
Well, that's what I'm going to talk about in this video.
Let's get to it!
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Now, before I get into this,
let me just say this very very quick;
Nobody, not even me, and not you, nobody is perfect.
We have all sinned against God.
The Bible says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
But as a Christian, you have a war inside of you.
You have two different natures.
You have a new spiritual nature,
and you have the old fleshly nature.
And these two are at war with each other.
Your old sinful nature wants to sin against God,
it wants to give in to temptation.
And your new spiritual nature does not want to sin,
it wants to obey God,
and you need to know that this will be a battle
until the day you die.
Paul says,"For the carnally minded is death;
but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:
for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
So then those who are in the flesh cannot please God." [Romans 8:6-8]
So in other words:
If you choose to act through your old sinful nature,
you cannot overcome sin.
You cannot please God.
Now listen to this:
"But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you.
Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His." [Romans 8:9]
Meaning; if you don't have the Spirit of God inside of you,
you are not a real Christian.
Let's continue:
"And if Christ is in you,
the body is dead because of sin;
but the Spirit is life because of righteousness." [Romans 8:10]
Now, this is very clear.
So the answer in this question of
"How do I overcome sin?"
"How do I stop sinning over and over again?"
The answer to this lies in understanding the difference
between your old sinful nature
and your new spiritual nature.
You know, I'm so surprised
that there are not more preachers out there who talk about this, or churches,
because it is so important for spiritual growth.
In Galatians 5:16, we read,
"I say then: Walk in the Spirit,
and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit,
and the Spirit against the flesh;
and these are contrary to one another,
so that you do not do the things you wish.
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law."
So to walk in the Spirit,
you need to crucify the passions and the desires
of the old fleshly nature.
Some people say, "But I have no self-control".
Well, your fleshly nature sometimes doesn't,
but your spiritual nature does.
Don't believe the lies of Satan.
Verse 22 says,
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,"
and listen to this; "SELF-CONTROL.
Against such there is no law."
And listen to what Paul is saying here in verse 24,
he says, "And those who are Christ's
have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
If we live in the Spirit let us also walk in the Spirit."
Look if you are a true believer, Satan will come for you
and he will tempt you,
sometimes with a lot of different tricks.
And sometimes, only ONE, because he knows it works.
Some people struggle with one big sin.
Like; pornography or judging someone, or people, all the time
without fully understanding their situation.
Whatever it is, you can overcome sin,
by putting on the armor of God,
and by thinking and walking,
through the new spiritual nature.
And be patient,
because the more you grow spiritually in the Word and in Christ,
the easier it will become to overcome sin.
James 4:7 says, "Submit yourselves to God.
Resist the devil and he will flee from you."
And if it is something big,
where it starts to influence your whole life
and it just seems like you can't get that breakthrough,
then start seriously praying to God -
until you get that breakthrough.
and if you struggle,
then go and pray with a brother or sister in Christ
that you can trust.
James 5:16 says,
"Confess your trespasses to one another,
and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."
Now, I need to mention something else here;
The less time you spend in the Word of God,
and with other brothers and sisters in Christ,
the weaker you become against temptations.
But when your mind is totally focused on God,
when He is first, and everything in your life,
then, it will be easier to overcome any temptations.
Now, remember:
Every single day will be a spiritual battle,
whether you like it or not,
but if you keep your eyes on Jesus Christ,
and if you walk in the spirit,
you will overcome most of those battles.
And then, when you reach the level
where you fully surrender
every single aspect of your life to God,
that is when, you will fully live in God's power and overcome sin.
If you want to know how to do that,
then watch this video
and I'll see you there.
Now remember,
God loves you,
and I love you too,
BYE