Call It What It Is
“For I
do not understand what I am doing; for I am not practicing what I
want to do, but I do the very thing I hate.” Romans 7:15, NASB
As a rule, Americans today
no longer call “sin” sin. Even in the Christian churches, we have developed another name for it, such as “a mistake,” “I failed,” “it is because of my parents,” or whatever other excuse we use to cover up sin.
We even go back to the old
standby, which Adam used. “She made me do it.” That really doesn’t work if you
want to stay married for long. (I have learned that these past 47 years.)
In May of 2025, I repented,
publicly on Facebook (the new “women at the well” gathering place) of my sin of
gluttony. Sure, I could have blamed my 220 pounds I carried, on a male frame of
5’9 ½”, on heritage, depressive “comfort food” eating, or just plain laziness.
Besides, “that guy” is heavier than I am, so no big deal”, as I compared myself
to others.
People even tried to provide
an excuse for me, or comfort me, saying to try this or that diet; that it is
not you, “it is the food we eat”. (Maybe, but still not the root cause.)
But the Lord looks at the
heart. He knows our hearts. And He loves us too much to leave us in our sin,
which brings us down, tears us apart, keeps us from walking in His plans and
purposes for each of our lives. We will not be able to complete the mission He
has for us, and desire to reveal to us daily, if we allow sin to hold us back,
keep us unfit (physically and spiritually), and keep making excuses for that
which we may actually hate, but can’t stop.
As Paul himself said, in Romans
17:17-20, “But I need something more! For if I know the law
but still can’t keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my
best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I don’t have what it
takes. I can will it, but I can’t do it. I decide to do good,
but I don’t really do it; I choose not to do bad, but then I
do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don’t result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me, and it gets the better of me every time." The Message
I repented, and I am glad
I did. By His forgiveness and grace, I am now under 200 pounds since my return
from Israel in May 2025. I will keep going. I am on a mission for God, and I
need to be fit to accomplish it.
I hope you are, too. Complete
the call He has on your life by being in good health, both spiritually and
physically.
Ahava and Shalom,
Steve Martin
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Message #7 in my new
series (2025): "Call It What It Is" July 10, 2025, 7:24 pm
My weight was 220 pounds before May 2025, before my repentance and my trip to Jerusalem, Israel. July 7, 2025, Charlotte, NC
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