How do you get rid of a cherished sin?

[Pockey]

Ellen White wrote that even just one cherished sin would lead to one's downfall. How does one get rid of a cherished sin when it is impossible to get rid of it by one's self?

[Gregory Matthews]

Trust.

Trust in the Lord.

Take it to God. Acknowledge that you are powerless. Trust in God removing it. Ask God to keep you from continuing to sin, or for sinning in the first place.

Yes, that may not happen immediately. You did not develop a cherished sin immediately.

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

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[Gregory Matthews]

Sid used the term.

Probably it is one that one enjoys, and on some level wants to continue doing, and on other levels does not want to continue.

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

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Gregory Matthews said:

Probably it is one that one enjoys, and on some level wants to continue doing, and on other levels does not want to continue.

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ah.. addictions then perhaps? ... Except I didn't think addictions were sins...or maybe they are.. or.. <img src="/adventist/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

[Dr. Shane]

I have learned to pray for God to change me heart in regard to it. Before I can ask God to give me victory over a sin, I must become willing to gain the victory myself. So it often starts with becoming willing to be willing.

One example we may consider for the sake of discussion is watching inappropriate television programs. In our mind we know what is appropriate and what is inappropriate. Yet we may still enjoy watching programs with too much violence, sex, vulgarity, etc. The first step for many is simply to pray for the willingness to become willing to give up the cherished sin.

[Robert]

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Sid said:Ellen White wrote that even just one cherished sin would lead to one's downfall. How does one get rid of a cherished sin when it is impossible to get rid of it by one's self?

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First of all a cherished sin is one the believer,

1] Knows to be sin and

2] Refuses to repent of it.

A besetting sin is one that the believer repeats, but for one reason or the other, can't seem to shake it. But it's not cherished.

For example I know that I am selfish. Yes, less selfish because of Christ, yet still selfish. This is definitely a besetting sin. Do I acknowledge this before God? Yes....Am I still selfish? Yes....Am I trying to be less selfish? No...I simply rest "in Christ" for my ticket to heaven and let Him take care of any pruning, but never for salvation because I already have that by faith alone.

[Pockey]

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I agree with the above definitions. I guess to me, a cherished sin is a sin that one knows is wrong, but continues to commit because that sin is enjoyable. It could be anything, such as smoking, or perhaps a sin of omission such as laziness.

I like Shane's point about praying to first be willing to be willing.

[LifeHiscost]

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rudywoofs said:

What's a *cherished sin*?

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Cherish: to hold dear, to keep or cultivate with care and affection, to entertain or harbor in the mind deeply and resolutely. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

Sometimes when we realize the suffering Jesus has gone through because of sins perpetrated, and lives destroyed as a result of our failures, it becomes easier to lose our sense of cherishment.

[:"red"] " If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. " [/] 1 John 1:9 NASB

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[olger]

Very good answers dear ones.

olger