The Nature Of Sin

Oswald Chambers wrote, "The nature of sin is not immorality and wrongdoing, but the nature of self-realization which leads us to say, "I am my own God." This nature may exhibit itself in proper morality or in improper immorality, but it always has a common basis--my claim to my right to myself." This is our problem we all claim to have a right to our-self. No one can tell us anything because we know what is best for us and God help the person who gets in our way! C.S. Lewis put it this way, "Pride is the ruthless, sleepless, unsmiling concentration on self"

Lord deliver me from myself, and help me to see how much I get in the way of making any spiritual progress.