Accountability

I just had a moment of enlightening. It doesn't happen too often so I'm writing it down so I can see it in black in white. I have been reading a book called, "The Pursuit of Holiness" by Jerry Bridges. He commented that often, when we sin, we say things like, "I failed," or "I was defeated by that sin," and thereby place blame on something outside of ourselves. This rang a bell for me. It sounds so much better than, "I disobeyed God," which would shift the responsibility where it ought to be - on me. Sin cannot defeat me any longer. I choose to sin. I don't think this is semantics. This is how I hold on to those sins that I lament so loudly over. I hear a convicting voice saying, "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin." I need to hold myself accountable for my sin and remember that Jesus suffered for it so that I don't take it lightly. And then rest in His amazing grace.