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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">Overcoming Failure</span></span></b><br>");
  document.writeln("<span class=\"actsilinks\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.print()\">Print this page</a></span>");document.writeln("<br><div id='actsartcl1'>");document.writeln("<div>Overcoming Failure</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.</div><div>And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I</div><div>myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in</div><div>me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot</div><div>carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do\'€&#8221;this I</div><div>keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is</div><div>sin living in me that does it. 1</div><div><br></div><div>Victory is God&amp;#39;s will for the believer&amp;#39;s life. However, sometimes we repeatedly fall into</div><div>the same sin. If we want to do the right thing, why don&amp;#39;t we succeed?</div><div><br></div><div>One reason is incomplete repentance. We may experience sorrow and shame for sin</div><div>without being repentant. Repentance is not a matter of weeping or feeling guilty, rather it</div><div>is a change of mindset about sin, so that we no longer cling to our perspective, but</div><div>agree with what God says. In doing so, the heart turns in the opposite direction rather</div><div>than persistence in sin (Proverbs 28:13).</div><div><br></div><div>The second reason for failure is an inadequate view of our identity in Christ. As children</div><div>of God, we have God living in us. When we understand this truth, we will recognize that</div><div>sin does not fit with who we are and we will stop justifying our faults. Our genuine</div><div>repentance is based on a sincere, biblical understanding of our identity.</div><div><br></div><div>When we put these two truths together, we create a powerful tool against temptation.</div><div>Our Father wants us to be victorious, and we triumph when we remember that Christ is</div><div>the source of life in us.</div><div><br></div><div>Suggested Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank You that in You we have victory over</div><div>failure. Help me recognize any sin hidden in my heart. I ask you to please search my life</div><div>and help me remember my identity in You and live as your child. In Jesus&amp;#39; name, Amen.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>1. Romans 7:15-20 (NIV).</div><div><br></div><div>Today&amp;#39;s Encounter was written by: Rosina N.</div>");
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