What is sin...

We had our second Book Club gathering today. Great discussion on the book "Praying Backwards"
We talked about how to pray for the full glory of God. How when we pray in Jesus name we pray that His character is exhibited in us and to others. Talked about forgiveness and the fullness of God's forgiveness in Christ on the cross. We shared that an unforgiving attitude is a sin that impedes our prayers.
The girls wanted me to post Susan Wesley's definition of sin. This is what she told John Wesley when he asked her to define sin...
"Son, whatever weakens your reasoning, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes away your relish for spiritual things; in short, if anything increases the authority and power of the flesh over the spirit, then that to you becomes sin, however good it is in itself."

What a wonderful definition to give our own children. We are told, that definition became the guiding beacon for John. Oh...that we as mother's would so imprint this , not only in our own minds, but in the minds and hearts of our children. That sin is anything that would rob God His due place in our hearts...regardless of how good it may appear.

Hope you have a blessed Easter. May all our hearts be filled with the majesty of our risen Lord!