Tripp rocks the cocoon again:

While sin is still a sad and ever-present reality in my life, it is simply no match for the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.

He then moves on to something I believe is a favorite thing of many Christ-followers to do: beat ourselves up over our sin. I am aware of my sin. I know when my thoughts, desires, motives, speech, and actions do not reflect Christ. I also feel extremely guilty. While there are times I run to God’s grace, there are also a greater amount of times I wallow in guilt and feelings of inadequacy. Times I beat myself up. Times I can’t help but wallow in “Oh, I’m such a sinner.”

What Tripp is encouraging me to do is to meditate on God’s perfection and the gift of Jesus. To think about how He wiped out the punishment for that sin at the cross. To think more about the grace of God than my sin. I need to acknowledge and confess my sin (I’m going to be in bad shape if I forget), but also to take that sin to the ONE who wiped it away at the cross. I need to meditate more on God’s goodness and grace rather than my sin and “worriness.” (I know it’s not a word so I made it up). 🙂

“Father, thank you for your grace. Thank you for your forgiveness. Thank you for telling me to look at You not at myself and my sin. Help me today to focus on Your grace and not my sin.”