Victory Over Sin - Part 4 - a podcast by Hari Rao

The Conception of Desire

“Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully grown, brings forth death.” (James 1:15)

Desire plays a powerful role in the kind and quality of life we lead. Desire is a function of your soul, when desire is hijacked by sinful nature or a demonic spirit, that desire gives birth to sin. And yet not all desire is sinful or demonic in nature. Think of desire as a womb. Whatever seed you place in the womb called desire, whether it is sin or righteousness, it will produce it for you.

Thoughts in the Kingdom of God

The law of any country cannot punish you for your thoughts, but in the Kingdom of God, not only are your actions measured but your thoughts as well. A trait that sets Christianity apart from other faiths is that as believers, we are rewarded for our thoughts. Our thoughts are as real as actions. Thoughts are the birthing place of your actions. In the realms of the spirit, there is a dimension where your thoughts are equivalent to your actions. These kinds of thoughts are not passing thoughts, we’re talking about thoughts that are meditated upon, that consumes time, energy, and mind space.

Every sin is committed in your mind several times before your body commits that sin. Sin is first conceived/hatched in your heart, mind, soul and then it becomes a desire which leads to the action of your body.

Check your Heart

We must search our hearts, for out of it flows the issues of life. Whatever is in your heart will find its way into your life. Before praying or reading the Bible, you should have done so first in your heart. If you don’t like something in your life, instead of blaming the devil or blaming God, check your heart to find out where in your heart have you made peace with that area? If you can introspect you will find the root cause which is enabling that thing you don’t like to exist in your life.

Why do we Keep Sinning?

Sin is a voluntary choice. God can’t punish you for something that isn’t driven by your free will. The reason why we keep sinning is because sin feels good and provides temporary pleasure. God designed us to have pleasure, it’s not wrong to enjoy pleasure, but sin is the illegal means of getting that pleasure or feel good moment. Temptation is an invitation to enjoy pleasure outside of God’s provision.

Expose yourself to the Father

Hiding never helps because the strength of sin is secrecy. We break sin not by hiding it but by bringing it to the light of God’s eyes. There is a love that comes from God that sees you at your worst and still loves you as if you’ve never committed a sin. Only God can remove sin and preserve the sinner.

2- Be Accountable

Everyone can be honest with God, but it takes a certain level of vulnerability to be honest with a human being. Not everyone qualifies to be this safe place, use discernment to see who God sends your way.

3- Hide the Word in your Heart

“Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.” (Psalm 119:11)

There is a direct relationship between how much truth has possessed your heart and the life you will live. To live victoriously your life must be possessed by truth.

Why hide it? The truth is the seed that you must place in your soul. If the soul is the womb, then the only thing making an entrance in it should be the truth of God’s Word.

4- Learn to Develop Healthy Boundaries

No society can function without boundaries. Prison, for example, is a place for people that don’t know how to put a boundary on themselves so an external boundary is imposed on that person by the society.

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