Confessing the same sins over and over? Father Josh Johnson explains ways to overcome habitual sin.
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Confessingthesamesinsoverandover?
InthisepisodeofTheCatholicTalkShow,RyanScheelandRyanDellacrossediscussovercominghabitualsinwithFatherJoshJohnsonofAscensionPresents.Heexplainshowwesometimesfocustoomuchonthesymptomsofsinratherthanitscause,leadingtocyclesofconfessionandrelapse.
What’sReallyCausingYourSin?Oftentimes,oursinsstemfrom“rootvices”hiddenbeneaththesurface.FatherJohnsonexplainsheonceconfessedthesinofdetraction,onlytorealizelaterinprayerthatitwasrootedinsloth.
“Slothisn’tjustlaziness.Itcanalsobeover-busynessthatkeepsusfromprioritizingGod,”hesays.
Recognizingthesedeeperissues,ratherthanjustconfessingourisolatedsins,canhelpusgrowinvirtueandbreakfreefromspiritualstagnation.
ThePowerofPrayerandFastingInprayer,welistentoGod’svoiceandallowHisGracetoworkinourhearts.FatherJohnsonremindsusthatJesustoldPeter,“Ifyoudonotstayawakeandpray,youwillfallintotemptation.”
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