Sin

I talk about sin a lot, but not specific or personal.  So, what is sin to me? When I do something that I want to do, knowing that I'm contributing to something that will negatively affect somebody else.  e.g.  Buying crack, for example, supports crack dealers (who could not sell crack for a living if nobody bought it) who sell crack to kids and destroy lives.  FYI, just an example (I do not use crack). When I treat others in a way that I would not want to be treated (being rude, hateful, aggressive, arrogant, sly, etc...), which is close to When I treat others in a way I would not treat Jesus.  This is SO hard not to do. When I put something (anything) before God.  For instance, money (working Sunday morning rather than going to worship), politics (even though I firmly believe that small c ideas will save us all (temporal), politics have no place in worship or the Church), food can be an idol, even sleep (when I just want to close my eyes and skip Daily Office, sleeping in Sunday morning).   Doing things I don't want to do (things done in the heat of the moment or acts of passion).  e.g. yelling at somebody, name calling, gossip, etc... Gossip (needs it's own line item, hate it and catch myself doing it).  Denying Christ (I struggle with this one:  do I risk my job by proselytizing or do I preach the Gospel; do I help somebody if defending Christ means they refuse my help; if I defend Christ in an argument, will that push people away from Him or to Him.  I owe it to Christ to always stand up for Him; if I go to a morning Ash Wednesday service, do I remove the Cross from my forehead after Church and deny Christ or do I leave it on and boast about how holy I am; do I defend Christ in the face of ridicule, or do I save face and not be belittled; do I defend Christ, or let people I love be subjected to ridicule and persecution; do I defend Christ at risk of subverting the Gospel, or take the Gospel forth? Unknown sins, unknown offenses.  Not doing what I aught to do.  e.g. defending the weak...every time, doing justice, tithing. Not tithing.  Making excuses about why I can't. Of all the sins I commit, the ones I hate the most are the ones I constantly fall into. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android