How Do We Stop Sinning

Confession, Communion, Confession, Communion, Confession, Communion, repeat frequently from now to eternity.

Confession and Holy Communion are the one two punch to defeating sin. My pop taught me this and led by example. I am blessed because of him.

BUT, JUST BE A GOOD PERSON

BULL! Thinking or saying just be a good person is more then bull, it’s demonic and what the evil one wants you to think and say and I encourage everyone to read the book The Screwtape Letters by C.S.Lewis to gain a better understanding of this.

First, we must recognize sin in our lives and name it, claim it and tame it. It’s not about being a good person it’s about not committing sin. If your conscience is not formed on Church teaching you will not be able to recognize sin. It takes effort and discipline and desire! Read Scripture daily and read the Catechism of The Catholic Church too.

If you are constantly talking about others while he or she is not in front of you in a manner that is attempting to bring him or her down or tear him or her down you are sinning so stop.

If you are smoking cigarettes or pot or using drugs or overusing alcohol you are harming your body and mind and are sinning so stop.

If you are viewing pornography or worse you are harming your mind at the very least and possibly your body and you are sinning so stop.

If you are having sex with anyone other than your spouse you are harming your soul and his or hers and possibly harming your body and mind and you are sinning so stop.

There are many other sins and you need to meet with a priest frequently going to the sacrament of confession for spiritual direction at a minimum once a month. Get started, now!

If you don’t go to mass, go. This is where your body, soul and mind get nourished. If you go to mass every Sunday and Holy Day start going every Monday as well or go another day of the week that’s best for you if it’s difficult for you to attend daily mass because of work. You can go Saturday morning. Get to Mass at least 10 minutes before it starts. It makes all the difference in your interior life to get to Mass at least 10 minutes before it starts.

To stop sinning you need to go to confession monthly and more if you commit mortal sin which is grave, you have knowledge of it beforehand and you do it anyway. You also need to go to Mass receiving Holy Communion within the Mass every Sunday and at least one other day of the week. It’s about forming good habits so do it, now!

It’s not magic nor superstition and it takes time to stop sinning so stick at what I write above for the rest of your life and know that even doing what I write above you will continue to commit venial sin because of concupiscence which is in our nature since the fall of man in the garden of Eden and why we need baptism and all the Sacraments . Just continue to do and practice what I write above never stop going to confession at least monthly and never stop going to mass receiving Holy Communion every Sunday and at least one other day during the week and hopefully you will grow into attending daily Mass.

Just do it! It’s the best path, the better part, the necessary part and I am thankful and grateful to God for giving me a father who led by example and led me in this path!

God bless you forever Pop!

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love You, Save souls, protect, save and bless the unborn, Ave Maria! My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love you and I beg pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love you!!!!