“Till sin be bitter; Christ will not be sweet.” Thomas Watson, the Puritan, said that. I agree. Make sin taste bitter and repentance taste sweet. I texted that to girlfriends who love rebellious teens with me. We don’t always know how to pray. But that one sentence I pray often. Because I know from experience…
“Be ashamed when you sin,don’t be ashamed when you repent –Sin is the wound, repentance is the medicine.Sin is followed by shame;repentance is followed by boldnessSatan has overturned this orderand given boldness to sin and shame to repentance.” St. John Chrystostom, AD 357-407 Raise your hand if you like to apologize and say sorry. Both…
Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you. Psalm 32:9 About Mules A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. They’re said to be more hardy than horses and more intelligent than donkeys….