The Slippery Slope

Getting back to where we know God wants us and the mistakes we make along the way ultimately costs us everything. Why veer so far off the path and let things get to that point? A few weeks ago Brad quoted Donnie Foster as saying "Sin will take you farther than you ever wanted to go, keep you longer than you wanted to stay and cost you more than you ever wanted to pay." I love that quote because it paints a perfect picture for what effect sin can have on our lives. The cocaine addict didn’t want to end up in a rehab clinic for six months, the rapist didn’t want to be stuck in a prison cell for 25 years and the murderer didn’t want to lose his life to the needle. But sin has no boundaries. Our human mind and soul does not possess the ability to control sin in our lives. Donnie’s quote puts that fact in clear view. Sin does not allow our minds the competence to decide how far we’ll go physically in a relationship, how many drinks we’ll take or the number of hits we’ll stop at. You CANNOT set boundaries on someone as powerful as the devil.

So what does someone do that has already started down that slippery slope? All it takes is letting pride fall by the wayside. Letting God take complete control is the only escape. This idea goes against everything we stand for in life but is the very light in which salvation exists. God has already delivered us from sin and as long as we relinquish all authority to Him, sin will not become a dominant force in our lives.