Sinful, yet Dependent on God

Believers get burned by the deceptive nature of sin. We prop ourselves up with worthless things. We reach for fool's gold & when we come to our senses we feel like fools. Sin blinds us to reality. But God's kindness leads us to repentance. As we confess sin and turn from it, God clears our vision, focuses us on what is true. In Christ we are freed from the power and penalty of sin. 1 day we’ll be free from its presence, but until then we are burdened, sometimes seemingly bent on sinning. Christ paid the penalty for our sin, but many of its effects & consequences are still present. Misery is not yet abolished for believers. We live, redeemed by Christ's blood, in a fallen world. While we are at times contributors to the common bad, we are blessed in Christ, saved by grace, through faith. Our position in Christ and our persevering is dependent on Jesus, the Author and Perfector of our faith.