My niece was born this week, greeted with great joy and anticipation. Only a few days old, she is a tiny person. How quickly will her human nature lead her into sin?
My nephew is 2 1/2, and I marvel at how he already knows right from wrong. His little face gives away when he lies or does something he knows he isn’t supposed to.
How quickly we move from innocence to knowledge of right and wrong! I was marveling at how the challenges my niece and nephew face are the same but different than the ones I face. My nephew has likely not struggled with impure thoughts, but he does have an active imagination. My niece hasn’t yet learned to talk let alone tell a lie, but she can “fake” a cry to get attention.
Reflecting on my past, I realize how the struggle to remain pure is an ongoing process, and attainable only through the grace of God. As I age, the choices I have to make change. As a single woman, the choice to remain pure becomes easier at times (practice may make perfect), but more difficult with each passing year and the potential “loss” of husband & children I wanted to have. Yet, I am sure He has a plan for my life, and my job is to be content in that knowledge.
How wonderful it is that His Grace is new every morning, and though our sins are as scarlet, He will make them white as snow.
