"I had prayed to you for chastity and said 'Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.' For I was afraid that you would answer my prayer at once and cure met too soon of the disease of lust, which I wanted satisfied, not quelled."
- Confessions, Book 8 Chapter 7
This quote convicted me like nothing else has in a long time.
There are so many things in my life that cause me to sin, and I know I should stop and keep away from them... that I should give them to God.
I tell myself, promise myself that I'll be done doing this or that sinful thing.
But only after I keep doing it for a little more, or after this set date, or when I decide to do this.
Cause, like Paul,
I don't really understand myself,
for I want to do what is right, but I don't do it.
Instead, I do what I hate.
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