The 3 Worst Ways to Deal with Your Sin
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It has happened to all of us. At some point in your life, you commit a sin. Sometimes you identify it right away, and sometimes it becomes apparent to you later. Since we will all be confronted with sin at some point in our lives, the way you respond to it will make the difference in your walk with the Lord.
The one thing all these bad ways of dealing with sin have in common is they don’t result in forgiveness or restoration. The sin that you excuse, deflect, or conceal is the sin that will continue to follow you. Because you have not dealt with it properly, eventually your sin will catch up to you. It is only a matter of time.
When God confronts you with your sin, there is only one right response. When you recognize your sin, you must confess it. As Christians, what you may lose sight of is that sin hinders your fellowship with the Lord. You cannot live in sin and be in close communion with God at the same time. It is not possible. Sin puts a wall between you and your savior.
The sin that you don’t confess can affect you in other ways as well. It is a heavy burden to carry sin around with you. Listen to the words of David as he described the weight of his sin.
When David hid his sin, it began to eat away at him inside. Noticed the words he used:
He experienced all this simply because he refused to confess his sin. You will never be free from the sin you refuse to confess. It didn’t work for David and it won’t work for you either.
The beautiful thing about confessing your sins is it comes with a promise.
The promise we have is when we confess our sins before the Lord, he will forgive them. God never reveals sin for the sake of it. He reveals sin because he wants to forgive it. Because of this you have two choices. You can walk around burdened by the weight of your sins or you can confess them and find forgiveness and freedom.
So, where are you in relationship to your sin today? Are you making excuses or trying to deflect it? Maybe you are trying to hide it, hoping no one will find out so you can continue in your sinful activity. These are poor decisions which will not end well.
The best way to deal with sin is to confess it and turn away from it. Any other choice is a snare that will not bring deliverance for you. Hopefully, you will make the right choice because sin makes a lot of promises. But unfortunately it has no ability to keep them. It will leave you worse off than when you started. Rather than carrying around the weight of your sin, it is far better to let it go and live in the freedom that Jesus wants you to live in.
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