A person can make himself weak by continually looking at his sinful nature
and things he sees as wrong in himself. Often the sin has been forgiven
long before; but the person hangs on to it and considers himself weak and
sinful. What he should do, then, is stand up and be strong, through faith
in God being certain of forgiveness...In principle, sin is forgiven; and
we
must carry that reality into the world.
--
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt
www.blumhardts.com