Romans

^{Romans 7: 14-25}


"We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!"

I love this Bible passage. I struggle with exactly what Paul talks about here.... knowing exactly what is right and what is sin and being able to recognize the difference within me but still not knowing how to go about changing. I seem to struggle frequently with the same struggle that I know is not good for me. I hate this evil struggle and what it has done to me, and I recognize it is not me, but sin and that is causing me to struggle. But I also know that with the help of Jesus, I can overcome my sin and be a better me. Thanks be to God for everything I am given. I am blessed to be his creation.