What does sin look like?

I realize that yesterday I threw out some ideas that may take a little while to process inwardly and I want to help by clarifying what sin looks like as a Christian. When someone says “sin” our minds tend to gravitate towards the obvious ones like murder or rape, things you would go to jail for but as children of God, i.e. people who have had God’s light shine on their lives, sin could be something as little as if you hear God’s Holy Spirit nudge you to speak a word of encouragement to someone and you don’t for fear you may get it wrong. The closer you get to God the more your life is exposed to His light, the more His light shines on your life the more little things begin to show up that require repentance. By this process we become more like Jesus, God is molding us to be His instruments but we can never become complacent about these things, to do so would mean we stop growing spiritually. At the same time we cannot allow ourselves to become discouraged because of sin. Paul said in chapter 8:1-2 “So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to Him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.” Know this, we will inevitably fail because we are human but God’s fully aware of who we are and what we are capable of He only asks that we love Him above all else and obey but obedience does not require perfection. For we serve a God who knows our thoughts and knows if our hearts are for Him. 8:5 “Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.” As we move closer to the people God intended for us to be we better understand the love of the Father, so much so that we now call Him “Abba, Father.” Verse 17 “And since we are His children, we are His heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share His glory, we must also share His suffering.” In this life we will know the good, the bad, the highs, and the lows but through it all we shall remain in Him who died for our debt and who was resurrected for our freedom. Though we cannot fulfill the law because we are human God has made a way that we might not be separated from Him, it is through His grace that we stand redeemed and as His redeemed we are His trophies of grace. God’s light shines through us so that the world may know that no longer must they follow the road to destruction and death but God has made a way into eternal life! (Romans chapter 8 NLT)