Life is busy these days. It's one thing after another. On top of all that, it's one sickness after another. It seems that this winter, we get over one illness just to have another creep in. I don't like using bleach and other chemical cleaners unless I really have to, and this is becoming a case of "have to." Have to get better and STAY better! Nothing serious or requiring doctor's visits, but it would be nice to fell 100% again.
And maybe because we are in the season of Lent, the topic of sin is on my mind. Mostly, the sin in my own life. And it is much like the sicknesses we've been dealing with. Every time I eradicate some sin in me, another one creeps in. Like Paul said, "I do the things I do not want to do, and I do not do the things I want to do."
It's frustrating. It's annoying. Just get over it already, Heather!
But that's not going to happen. No matter how hard I try, sin is always going to be a part of my life. There is nothing I can do to get rid of it. What I need is the super-duper, soul-bleaching cure from my Savior. My soul needs cleansed.
Reflections like this are good. I'm not sitting here beating myself up. I'm simply acknowledging who I truly am. Reflecting on my true condition keeps me in tune with who I am and that I still need a Savior. We all need Him. Because we all have sin.
Try as we might to cover it up and pretend that it isn't there doesn't change the reality of who we are. Sinful creatures. In need of a loving Redeemer.
And I am so thankful that He takes me back, day after day. Even when I can't get over this sickness of sin. He cleanses me, He sets me on my feet again. And we move forward together.
Loved this post. And I feel very akin to you. It's so true that we need to be soul-cleansed by the only One that can do it. We need to do it often, too. Because maintenance is always better than repair!
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