Wherein ye greatly rejoice.

"Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations" (1 Peter 1:6 KJV). Have you ever fallen away from the path of the Lord and into a world of temptation and sin? Do you ever feel like sin has the best of you? Do you find yourself trying to give it up or get rid of it, only to find it at your door step wanting in? This is why it is so important to find time to cry out to our Savior. We must run to Him who is able to guard us in the midst of the trials. Having Jesus in our lives is the only way to overcome sin. He is the authority and has power and dominion over all. We should count it a joy when we are going through various trials in our lives. They are there to build up our faith in the Lord and to make us understand that we cannot get through sin and darkness on our own strength, but it takes the Light of Christ and the Holy Spirit to get us through. Sin is and has been defeated by the Cross, and we have been washed by the Blood of Christ. Yes, there will be failures and trials in all of our lives, but they are not meant to keep a child of God down and out. Where is our faith and hope in the One True God? If we are not done with a hidden sin, then we are hindering ourselves from receiving true victory. Run from the darkness and into the Light of Christ and find rest. God bless you. Amen