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Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak. ~Matthew 26:41 (NIV)

"What sin is is basically, back in the day when people would aim for a target and miss, it meant that they sinned, and the bible says that we've done the same thing. But it just means that we've missed God's target, and just like when there's a consequence for breaking the law, there's a consequence for breaking God's law. Unfortunately that consequence is to be separated from God forever in a place called Hell. But Jesus steps in and says 'I know that you've messed up and I will take each and every bit of your punishment for you.' If you were basically in a car that was heading the wrong direction and someone was screaming at you as you were about to head over a cliff, what would you do? You would stop the car, you'd turn around and head the other direction. God is asking you to do the exact same thing, he's asking you to turn from the way you've been living, turn from yourself and turn to him. And what he offers us is real life, and that life comes through Christ." ~KJ-52

Sin isn't necessarily just missing the mark, but it's also about hitting the wrong one. That's what makes it an intentional act of defiance toward God, even if you aren't looking at it that way when you do the sin. Let's try to at least keep God in our struggles so that when we pull out the defenses we have acquired, we will be defending ourselves for God's sake, not for the sake of convenience or possible embarrassment by other humans. The only law that matter's is God's holy law, so let us imprint it upon our hearts.

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. ~Psalm 119:11 (NIV)