How to Stop Sinning ? Why Do I Keep Sinning
I'm Terri and I'm Kyle and in this video we're going to talk about how to stop sinning. Yep, you heard me right, how to stop sinning. And by no means am i saying that I'm the authority on this I'm just going to talk about specifically what I did and Kyle's going talk about what works for him. And so when we're talking about sin I'm going to speak specifically about my experience with sexual sin.
So as we said in some of our other videos when we first met we already made some mistakes in the past so we weren't virgins or anything like that when we met but we had made a decision before we got together that we would decide to wait until marriage. we thought, of course we're worth the wait and so at that point I had been celibate for a while but before that I was struggling with sexual sin. So I don't know if you've had this issue like you know you're like God I promise I'm not going to do it again and then the next day, it happens, yeah. so that was me.
I was like God I promise you this time I'm definitely not going to do it again and clearly God's the only one who can make promises that stand the test of time because a day later a week later I was doing the very thing that I said I wasn't going to do and what I realized is that if I'd had some things in place then those would have helped me you know overcome those sins and so that's what we are going talk about. the things that we put in place that help us to overcome those sins.
so tip number one is identifying and acknowledging that there is an issue. now guys, that order in which I said it is extremely important because the first thing you have to do is again identify that there is an issue because if you don't know something's there, you can't do anything about it and let's be honest if someone tells us something and says hey you have a problem or hey there's something going on the first thing you going do if you don't personally believe that there's an issue is you're going to you're going push back.
so the first thing that has to happen is you have to have a realization within yourself that there is something that needs to change and from there the action or the desire to take action stems, so that's the first thing you have to get to a point where you're ready to admit that there is something that needs to be changed and then acknowledging it is when you accept it as I stated earlier. as you accept the fact that there is something that needs to be changed and then you take the necessary action so they're kind of one the same but they're also a little different based on how you come to it all right awesome and so that was the first part now let's talk about those strategies that are going to help you.
so tip number two is to take it to God in prayer one of the things that I know I definitely did wrong was once I made that mistake and fell into sin instead of going to God I was just like man I am so ashamed and because I felt ashamed instead of going to God and confessing that sin and asking for forgiveness I was kind of like well you know he's my boyfriend and I've already made a mistake so we might as well just keep going which was definitely not the right way to go about it. no it definitely wasn't and now I know and even then I just felt so ashamed and I feel like that sometimes what happens is you you're so ashamed and you feel so guilty that you don't want to go to God and the thing is God already saw,
He already knows everything so you hiding out because you feel embarrassed or ashamed um you know and I get where you're coming from because that was me but I think when you take it to God in prayer and you ask for forgiveness he will, and we've talked about that before in the Bible it says that you know he is just that he will forgive us of all our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness so I think it's really important that you go and take to God in prayer instead of just keep sinning Yeah, no definitely and I feel like that's the time you really need to go to God.
we feel like when we mess up we are too messed up to go to God. But like you already said God already knows what we're going to do before we do it and if anything he's the only one that can fix it. So when you keep it from God you're actually keeping it from the one who is able to take it from you, take your burden from you and give you the grace that you need in order to not only move past that situation but to move forward in a way that is pleasing to him so if you sin or if you do something that you know is not right in the eyes of God the first thing you should do is run to him so that he can take that thing from you because a lot of the times the reason we keep sinning is because we're trying to bear the burden on our own and unfortunately sin is too heavy of a burden for any of us to bear on our own.
so we have to go to the one who is stronger than all of us, who has all power in his hands and can use those very same hands to lift that heavy burden off of us so that we can move forward in His righteousness. so you know go down your knees, ask God: God I need your help with this and repent. Repent means that you turn away so you're going to go in the opposite direction of what you were doing. so ask God to help you and transform you so that way you can you know get over that thing that has held you bound for so long whatever that may be. so our third tip is to recognize your triggers and do your best to avoid them. now whenever I felt like temptation was going to overthrow me I would recite this little affirmation that really helped me to refocus my mind on God and it goes like this:
Lord thank you for the victory over my past and my struggles they have no place in my present nor my future and I claim victory over each and every one of them in the mighty name of Jesus in Jesus mighty name I thank you and pray. amen and I can definitely tell you that that was something he did for sure because when I met him he was reciting that and I was like what's that about and you know it's so true what Kyle says if you know something is going to be a trigger for you make sure that you don't put yourself in a situation where you're going to compromise the very thing that you're trying to work on.
so for instance you know I said my issue at the time with my boyfriend was you know I was listening to like the slow jams, those R&B songs and you're watching these lovey dovey movies and so on you know what happens is before you know it here we go again and I'm disappointing well for me anyway I feel like Here I am disappointing God one more time so if you know that being alone with the person that you are really attracted to at the time like I would say I was lusting over, if you know you're putting yourself in that situation and you're listening to you know these love songs or you're watching these romantic movies it's going to be really easy to fall victim to temptation so I would say make sure that you have something in place to put those things aside if they do come up. absolutely bottom line guys, stop sitting in hot water and expecting not to sweat. okay thank you so our next tip is to remember that you're human and what does that mean?
you're not perfect. the only person who is perfect is Jesus and so once you decide to take that sin to God in prayer and he continues to work on you he will through the process of sanctification which is a set aside for holy use, He will transform you and that sin that has been holding you down or been keeping you feeling bound over time that will be lifted but remember that God is going to have to be working on you so you have to keep your mind focused on God like look towards him, he's the author and the finisher of your faith, he can work things out in a marvelous way because maybe you'll get victory over that sin but doesn't mean that later on something else is not going to come up.
In Romans 7 Paul says that the very thing which he doesn't want to do is the thing that he continues to do right so we are as humans we are carnal right and so we continue to make mistakes but if we have God on our side and we can trust God he's going to work things out in our favor so remember that you're human and God's grace is sufficient for you so he can work it out if you just take it to him in prayer. so we want to make sure that you understand that God is able to do exceedingly abundantly more than you can ask, think or imagine.
So as we said in some of our other videos when we first met we already made some mistakes in the past so we weren't virgins or anything like that when we met but we had made a decision before we got together that we would decide to wait until marriage. we thought, of course we're worth the wait and so at that point I had been celibate for a while but before that I was struggling with sexual sin. So I don't know if you've had this issue like you know you're like God I promise I'm not going to do it again and then the next day, it happens, yeah. so that was me.
How to Stop Sinning ? Why Do I Keep Sinning
I was like God I promise you this time I'm definitely not going to do it again and clearly God's the only one who can make promises that stand the test of time because a day later a week later I was doing the very thing that I said I wasn't going to do and what I realized is that if I'd had some things in place then those would have helped me you know overcome those sins and so that's what we are going talk about. the things that we put in place that help us to overcome those sins.
so tip number one is identifying and acknowledging that there is an issue. now guys, that order in which I said it is extremely important because the first thing you have to do is again identify that there is an issue because if you don't know something's there, you can't do anything about it and let's be honest if someone tells us something and says hey you have a problem or hey there's something going on the first thing you going do if you don't personally believe that there's an issue is you're going to you're going push back.
so the first thing that has to happen is you have to have a realization within yourself that there is something that needs to change and from there the action or the desire to take action stems, so that's the first thing you have to get to a point where you're ready to admit that there is something that needs to be changed and then acknowledging it is when you accept it as I stated earlier. as you accept the fact that there is something that needs to be changed and then you take the necessary action so they're kind of one the same but they're also a little different based on how you come to it all right awesome and so that was the first part now let's talk about those strategies that are going to help you.
so tip number two is to take it to God in prayer one of the things that I know I definitely did wrong was once I made that mistake and fell into sin instead of going to God I was just like man I am so ashamed and because I felt ashamed instead of going to God and confessing that sin and asking for forgiveness I was kind of like well you know he's my boyfriend and I've already made a mistake so we might as well just keep going which was definitely not the right way to go about it. no it definitely wasn't and now I know and even then I just felt so ashamed and I feel like that sometimes what happens is you you're so ashamed and you feel so guilty that you don't want to go to God and the thing is God already saw,
He already knows everything so you hiding out because you feel embarrassed or ashamed um you know and I get where you're coming from because that was me but I think when you take it to God in prayer and you ask for forgiveness he will, and we've talked about that before in the Bible it says that you know he is just that he will forgive us of all our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness so I think it's really important that you go and take to God in prayer instead of just keep sinning Yeah, no definitely and I feel like that's the time you really need to go to God.
we feel like when we mess up we are too messed up to go to God. But like you already said God already knows what we're going to do before we do it and if anything he's the only one that can fix it. So when you keep it from God you're actually keeping it from the one who is able to take it from you, take your burden from you and give you the grace that you need in order to not only move past that situation but to move forward in a way that is pleasing to him so if you sin or if you do something that you know is not right in the eyes of God the first thing you should do is run to him so that he can take that thing from you because a lot of the times the reason we keep sinning is because we're trying to bear the burden on our own and unfortunately sin is too heavy of a burden for any of us to bear on our own.
so we have to go to the one who is stronger than all of us, who has all power in his hands and can use those very same hands to lift that heavy burden off of us so that we can move forward in His righteousness. so you know go down your knees, ask God: God I need your help with this and repent. Repent means that you turn away so you're going to go in the opposite direction of what you were doing. so ask God to help you and transform you so that way you can you know get over that thing that has held you bound for so long whatever that may be. so our third tip is to recognize your triggers and do your best to avoid them. now whenever I felt like temptation was going to overthrow me I would recite this little affirmation that really helped me to refocus my mind on God and it goes like this:
Lord thank you for the victory over my past and my struggles they have no place in my present nor my future and I claim victory over each and every one of them in the mighty name of Jesus in Jesus mighty name I thank you and pray. amen and I can definitely tell you that that was something he did for sure because when I met him he was reciting that and I was like what's that about and you know it's so true what Kyle says if you know something is going to be a trigger for you make sure that you don't put yourself in a situation where you're going to compromise the very thing that you're trying to work on.
so for instance you know I said my issue at the time with my boyfriend was you know I was listening to like the slow jams, those R&B songs and you're watching these lovey dovey movies and so on you know what happens is before you know it here we go again and I'm disappointing well for me anyway I feel like Here I am disappointing God one more time so if you know that being alone with the person that you are really attracted to at the time like I would say I was lusting over, if you know you're putting yourself in that situation and you're listening to you know these love songs or you're watching these romantic movies it's going to be really easy to fall victim to temptation so I would say make sure that you have something in place to put those things aside if they do come up. absolutely bottom line guys, stop sitting in hot water and expecting not to sweat. okay thank you so our next tip is to remember that you're human and what does that mean?
you're not perfect. the only person who is perfect is Jesus and so once you decide to take that sin to God in prayer and he continues to work on you he will through the process of sanctification which is a set aside for holy use, He will transform you and that sin that has been holding you down or been keeping you feeling bound over time that will be lifted but remember that God is going to have to be working on you so you have to keep your mind focused on God like look towards him, he's the author and the finisher of your faith, he can work things out in a marvelous way because maybe you'll get victory over that sin but doesn't mean that later on something else is not going to come up.
In Romans 7 Paul says that the very thing which he doesn't want to do is the thing that he continues to do right so we are as humans we are carnal right and so we continue to make mistakes but if we have God on our side and we can trust God he's going to work things out in our favor so remember that you're human and God's grace is sufficient for you so he can work it out if you just take it to him in prayer. so we want to make sure that you understand that God is able to do exceedingly abundantly more than you can ask, think or imagine.
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