Sometimes, we realize that we have been struggling with a certain sin in our life. This sin
has been committed over and over again.
Eventually, we resolve to confess it and overcome it. After confessing it we feel overjoyed, but
then we see that the next day we are at the same point as before.
Although we repented, the demon does not stop
tempting us. The more pious we are, the more he comes and attacks with even
greater force again and again. The demon is at war against our soul. The devil
invites his fellows to fight against our souls. Consequently one day we
fall into the same sin again. We give up and prefer not to resist the devil's
temptations.
The reading of the gospel encourages us to conquer sin. The tighter we cling to sin, the greater strength we need. Overcoming sin can be quite painful and difficult. Overcoming sin requires deep spiritual purification and complete submission of our mind and will to God. Without spiritual purification and submission of the will to God, the temptations of the devil will be impossible to overcome.
By Fr. Fransiskus M. Diaz, SVD.
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