You’re making progress, even if it doesn’t feel like it.
Every time you resist—whether for five minutes or five hours—you’re gaining ground. God is transforming you, even when you don’t see it. C.S. Lewis described this process as a “good infection.” It starts small, but it spreads and grows until it takes over your thoughts, emotions, and actions. One day, you’ll wake up and realize that the struggle that once seemed impossible has lost its grip on you.
That’s exactly what happened to me. There are things I struggled with for YEARS that I don’t even think about anymore. Not because I’m super spiritual or strong, but because God broke those chains, step by step, inch by inch.
Now, don’t get me wrong—I still have to be careful. If I put myself in the wrong situation, I could fall again. But the difference is, I know too much now. I’ve seen what’s on the other side of obedience, and there’s no way I’m going back. Over my dead body will I let the enemy steal what God has given me.
