How to Handle Spiritual Setbacks

After reading a book on will power, Fr. Mike discovered an
important lesson when it comes to how we handle spiritual setbacks.
He noticed how resisting sin is a lot like resisting a donut when
on a diet. If we resist for some time but then end up giving in and
eating the donut, that doesn’t mean all of our progress in the diet
is lost. In the same way, if we resist sin for some time but then
give in, the grace God offers us through confession can restore us.
In fact, it can restore to even higher than we were before. “Law
came in, to increase the trespass; but where sin increased, grace
abounded all the more” (Romans 5:20). So let’s not give up when we
fall into sin, but keep our eyes on heaven and God’s grace and live
accordingly.