GOD WANTS US TO OBEY HIM
"Our first problem is that our attitude toward sin is more self-centered than God-centered. We are more concerned about our own "victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve the heart of God. We cannot tolerate failure in our struggle with sin chiefly because we are success oriented, not because we know it is offensive to God.

God wants us to walk in obedience not victory. Obedience is oriented toward God; victory is oriented toward self. Until we face this attitude and deal with it, we will not consistently walk in holiness.

This is not to say that God doesn't want us to experience victory, but rather to emphasize that victory is a by-product of obedience."

Quote taken from the book "The Pursuit of Holiness" by Jerry Bridges.

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