If you get into the habit of delaying your conversion, or of repenting of a particular sin, you may find that you've dug yourself into a hole that is too deep to get out of.
Thanks, Stuart, for this thorough treatment of an important topic. I've been thinking about it so much lately, as I watch my aunt's increasing senility—she is now consumed by anxiety, worrying about tiny things and fighting with her own sisters constantly.
This situation has made me reflect on the dangers of delaying repentance, since we never know when life might put us in a position where we're no longer cognitively capable of it. We might even find ourselves trapped in hurtful relationships due to changes in our body and mind. How important it is to reconcile with everyone, as Jesus calls us to in the Sermon on the Mount, and to enter tomorrow as lightly as possible.
Thanks, Stuart, for this thorough treatment of an important topic. I've been thinking about it so much lately, as I watch my aunt's increasing senility—she is now consumed by anxiety, worrying about tiny things and fighting with her own sisters constantly.
This situation has made me reflect on the dangers of delaying repentance, since we never know when life might put us in a position where we're no longer cognitively capable of it. We might even find ourselves trapped in hurtful relationships due to changes in our body and mind. How important it is to reconcile with everyone, as Jesus calls us to in the Sermon on the Mount, and to enter tomorrow as lightly as possible.
Wow, thanks so much for sharing that story, Federico. That is a strong illustration of the importance of this topic.
I will say a prayer for your aunt, I'm very sorry to hear that she is suffering in that way.