No such thing as "PET" sins...

So I've spoken of our pet sins before. I believe so many of us have them, if you do not, congratulations. My pet sin may look just like yours, but more likely it has it's very own appearance. The thing about pet sins is at first you are covered by that conviction and guilt. However, as time goes by, we grow more comfortable with them. We know what they are and the damage that they are capable of. However like any dangerous relationship, we tell ourselves we have control over it. But, that being said we don't want everyone to know about it. We say it's not as bad as all that and we hide it away in a closet. Every so often we take it out and feed it and pet it and become comfortable with it all over again. All the while, we look the other way while it eats and devours our souls and families, and all that God is trying to build for us. My pet sin is so comfortable I have carried it most of my life. I harbour a spirit of offense, pride, and jealousy. From time to time, I think I've conquered it. I confess it and move away from the closet I place it back into. But. I don't do away with it entirely. So that being said, tonight in a courageous bible study led by my dear brother Will Dunniven, it hit me. I get on here and I tell you the words my father has given me and then I go and pout in the closet with my pet sin. So in an effort to not just confess and keep this sin around, but to repent place it in the light and begin to remove it from my life for good I'm telling all of you. I do feel embarrassed to be saying these things and opening up my ugly closet for you all to see. But you know what, it will be worth it, if it helps me kill and do away with something that is keeping me from a truer relationship with my Father.

Ephesians 5:8-13 For you were once in darkness, but now you are light in the lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of light consist in all goodness,righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobediant do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.

God bless and keep you, Ms. Jill