Encoded Encouragement

We often struggle with guilt, not so much over our past sins as we do with our present sins. It may seem that we are more sinful now than we were before our baptism. This can lead us to doubt that the Holy Spirit is with us, or that we were actually called by God. Ironically, this experience is likely caused by the Holy Spirit itself working within us. This is the experience that the apostle Paul himself went through and recorded in Romans 7. As such, it can be a tremendous source of encouragement to those who may feel disheartened with a misunderstanding of what is actually happening to them.