The Great Apostle Paul Had Struggles with Sin Too!

We all sin everyday. Whether it is an action, thought, spoken word, or deed, we are sinful by nature. Even the great apostle Paul struggled in sin as seen here:

Romans 7:15-20 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 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.

I can so resonate with his struggles and this verse is underlined in my bible. Some days, in my interactions with my kids I can stay very calm, and other days I blow a gasket. Often I forgo gossip. Other days I find myself saying things I wish I could take back. Some days I have one glass of wine, other days I drink the whole bottle. Some days I eat clean, other days I eat like a pig! All of these are examples of sin and all of them are things that I do mindlessly, not intentionally, like Paul. I always have good intentions, and then the sinful nature inside of me rears it’s ugly head and takes over. It’s like the angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other.

Thankfully, the blood of Christ covers our sin and gives us salvation and freedom from our sin. If we accept his free gift, we can be confident that God will see us as righteous. It’s not like we will intentionally go on sinning. The Holy Spirit will convict us of our sins.

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