Breaking Free from Habitual SinSample

Recognizing where we find help 

Being saved does not mean we are never tempted or never sin again. We also can’t just rely on “tightening our moral belt” and willing ourselves into change. Odds are you have already tried that and failed. Paul describes this frustrating battle with sin as he admits that even though he desires to do what is good in the eyes of God, he often does what is evil instead. He does the evil he doesn’t want to do and fails to do the good that he wants to do. In this, he is describing every Christian’s struggle with sin.

The only way we can have lasting change is through Jesus. We ultimately are transformed by Him into a new person as we start to think differently. This is how we learn to handle temptation and live differently. It is not through changing our actions but through changing our thoughts. Changing our thoughts changes our feelings and ultimately our behavior. This is what is meant by scripture when it says you will be “transformed by the renewing of your mind.” This is the work of the Holy Spirit as He starts to transform you by changing the destructive thought patterns in your mind.