I was just having a conversation with a guy a few days ago who told me of his battle with pornography, later I was able to visit with a gal who was really struggling with putting guys before God and they were becoming an idol in her life. Then I visited with another guy who was really struggling to get consistent with his time in the Word of God.

   So to the guy with the pornography issue I recommended X3watch to him and suggested that he have the emails from X3watch be sent  to his mom. His response was that is crazy no way.                                                                                                                                                                                                          To the girl I suggested she not even consider dating anyone. Even if they were a "good guy" until she felt like she was rooted in putting God before guys. Again I was being a little nuts.
   To the guy who was struggling to find time I asked him to fast from Xbox for one month and fill that time he was spending everynight with bible study and prayer. A whole month he asked. What about like a week?

   I was reminded then of a quote I once read by Oswald Chambers that said, "Have I made this decision about sin - that it must be killed right out in me? It takes a long time to come to a moral decision about sin, but it is the great moment in my life when I do decide that just as Jesus Christ died for the sin of the world, so sin must die out in me, not be curbed or suppressed or counteracted, but crucified. No one can bring anyone else to this decision."

   Now, I am not saying that we will ever live a life on this earth that is completely void of sin.  Though I do believe that scripture says that sin is not to be my master (Romans 6).  I also believe that many of us do not live in such a way that we are truly trying to rid ourselves of sin, but that rather we are attemptign to curb it, suppress, it or counteract it. I know that is the truth in my life.  I will say there are sins that I want out of my life, but really I just want it to not be as bad. 

   By the way I also do not believe that I can overcome sin.  I believe that only by the power of the Holy Spirit that dwells in me, and the crucified sacrifice of Jesus Christ I can overcome sin.  So may I today trust in Him and the power of His resurrection to see sin begin to die in my life from now and until the day that I see Him face to face.   Hebrews 12:1-3