Does one sin or area of sin come to your mind when I say "stop letting your sin define you?"

As a believer, I understand what it is like to live under the weight and shame of your sin. It gets tiring and it starts to dictate how you live and approach life. There's this feeling of being "not good enough" or of dirtiness and shame. You feel like when people look at you, they see your sin.

This is the work of our enemy. He tries to convince you that your identity is defined by sin. Big or small, the weight of our sin can weigh us down tremendously. But I have good news for you, you are not alone, you are loved, and you are FORGIVEN.

There is not a single person who walks into church on Sunday that does not have a sin buried away somewhere in the shadowy corners of their heart. We all struggle. James 3:2 says "For we all stumble in many ways [...]" and Romans 3:10 states "As it is written, “Not even one person is righteous."

There you have it. Proof that not a single person is without sin.

I have more good news. Although we are burdened with sin, we are forgiven and sin does not define us, the holiness of the One who saves us does. We do not have to labor under the weight of our sins. We are free; free of the ways of our past. In Christ, there is no condemnation and you are set free from sin.

We are forgiven. It is written in Hebrews 13:17, "I will forgive your wickedness, and never again remember your sins."

With Him there is forgiveness, mercy, and grace. So stop letting THAT sin define you. Your GOD defines you. He gives us value, worth, and wholeness. Seek Him. A wholehearted Christian is someone who struggles against sin and then gains the victory through Christ who gives him strength. Christians do struggle with sin...and then get the victory through faith.

"Your identity is not in the magnitude of your sin, but in your magnificent Savior."