Whether we declare this regarding our eating habits, our addictions, or our negative attitudes, we need to first look at what is called Original Sin & realize that the world is pervaded by the purposes of the devil who has captured the human race through temptation. We are born with a sinful & corrupt nature going back to Adam & Eve. The bare fact is the universality of sin…and that we come into existence in a state of sinfulness. And sadly, in & of ourselves, we can’t change the vicious cycle the devil has us trapped in. But the answer to our guilt & shame of being unable to change is the word “overcome”. The Scripture that first comes to mind is I John 4:4, “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the One Who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” How can this be so? John 16:33 tells us that through His crucifixion and resurrection Jesus has overcome the world and that everyone who has been born of God can overcome the world victoriously. (I John 5;4) So just like the man in Mark 9:24 who asked Jesus to help him overcome his unbelief, we can take our fragile bit of faith… and allow God’s compassion & grace to change what we can’t.
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