Ever since I became a Christian, I keep fighting against certain thoughts and habits that I used to never give a second thought about. Why is this happening?
Picture your life as a door. Before you became a Christian, wrong actions were like nails being pounded into the door and left there. When you asked Christ to forgive you, all of the nails you had collected were removed! Unfortunately, what was left was a door full of holes—not very pleasant to look at and not very useful.
Paul knew this all too well, as you can see if you read Romans 7:15-8:2. Like Paul, we’re all tempted to give in to our desire to do wrong. Our new nature moves us to resist, however.
Likewise, you’re experiencing a new sensitivity to sin. This new sensitivity means two things. First, this is a sign that the Spirit of God has truly entered your life (Rom 8:9). Otherwise you would still be numb to the nails (sin) if you had rejected Christ’s forgiveness. Second, it means that God is reminding you of his love for you (Rom 8:38-39). He doesn’t want you to be left scarred by the consequences of wrong actions, so he begins at the source of it—your thoughts.
Picture your life as a door. Before you became a Christian, wrong actions were like nails being pounded into the door and left there. When you asked Christ to forgive you, all of the nails you had collected were removed! Unfortunately, what was left was a door full of holes—not very pleasant to look at and not very useful.
Paul knew this all too well, as you can see if you read Romans 7:15-8:2. Like Paul, we’re all tempted to give in to our desire to do wrong. Our new nature moves us to resist, however.
Likewise, you’re experiencing a new sensitivity to sin. This new sensitivity means two things. First, this is a sign that the Spirit of God has truly entered your life (Rom 8:9). Otherwise you would still be numb to the nails (sin) if you had rejected Christ’s forgiveness. Second, it means that God is reminding you of his love for you (Rom 8:38-39). He doesn’t want you to be left scarred by the consequences of wrong actions, so he begins at the source of it—your thoughts.
