Matthew 5:4-6, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”
As a Christian you should despise sin and mourn over it. You should exercise godliness and see sin for what it is.
In other words, sin should bring about a holy anger because you know that it always separates you from our heavenly Father. You should hate it to the point where it makes you spiritually sick, allowing the Holy Spirit to convict you of your sin.
Secondly, when sin is seen in others, it should bring us to our knees in prayer that they may see it and turn away from their sins. But, when the Lord points it out in your own life, your attitude should be one of mourning within your very souls. The Bible says that “Godly sorrow produces repentance…” 2Cor. 7:10
And, Thirdly, you are to exercise godliness that pleases God and see sin for what it is. Your pursuit and continued, habitual obedience to the Word of God will strengthen your sensitivity to the leading of the Holy Spirit in Holy living. Like a muscle that is strengthened through exercise, you could say that your “obedience muscle” will be strengthened as you submit to God and exercise His Word in obedience.
You need to have the right attitude toward your sins – It is necessary to hate sin, be under control in your behavior, and have an insatiable appetite for God’s righteousness that sin may be something that is always in proper perspective to holiness in our lives.
What is your attitude toward sin? Happy is the man that mourns over his sin, has good self-control, and hungers and thirst for righteousness.
May your happiness be one that is heavenly in origin and earthly in display!
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