Wow, I just got done reading this fairly short post by John Piper that really encouraged me about not giving up hope with our struggles against sin. Sometimes I just wonder how many times am I going to keep doing the same sins over and over again? Why am I like the dog who goes back to the same old vomit. Why do I lose patience with people, why do I get angry so easily, why do I like to horde my money, why do I like to argue, why why why? Should we just throw in the towel? NO! Read this and it will encourage you as it did me.

It's Never Too Late to Keep Asking - By John Piper - Original Article

One of the greatest hope-killers is that you have tried for so long to change and have not succeeded. Now you look back and think: What’s the use? Even if I could experience a breakthrough, there would be so little time left to live in my new way it wouldn’t make much difference compared to so many decades of failure.
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Guilt is defined as “the fact of having committed a specified offense or crime(sin); a feeling of having done wrong or failed in an obligation”

I want to take a look at how we guard against the bad feelings we have when we do something wrong. Is it possible to restore joy and happiness to our lives when we have done wrong? What does God have to say about our guilty feelings of sinning against Him? God tells us very specifically what we are to do!

But before we take a look at what God has to say I want to take a look at what the world tells us today about guilt. I even want to take a look at supposedly Christian leaders and what they say about sin and guilt. Guilt is on the attack in our culture. The very idea that someone feels guilty is considered unproductive and obsolete.
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This video really speaks for itself. When do we say enough is enough? Are we going to let the true gospel of Jesus Christ be watered down so far that it no longer has the power to save?