How to overcome sin

If God sees that the intellect has entirely submitted to Him and puts its hope in Him alone, He strengthens it, saying: ‘Have no fear Jacob my son, my little Israel’ (Isa. 41:14), and: ‘Have no fear: for I have delivered you, I have called you by My name; you are Mine. If you pass through water, I shall be with you, and the rivers will not drown you. If you go through fire, you will not be burnt, and the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, who saves you’ (cf. Isa. 43:1-3).
When the intellect hears these words of reassurance, it says boldly to its enemies: ‘Who would fight with me? Let him stand against me. And who would accuse me? Let him draw near to me. Behold, the Lord is my helper; who will harm me? Behold, all of you are like an old moth-eaten garment’ (cf. Isa. 50:8-9).
If your heart comes to feel a natural hatred for sin, it has defeated the causes of sin and freed itself from them.
Keep hell’s torments in mind; but know that your Helper is at hand. Do nothing that will grieve Him, but say to Him with tears: ‘Be merciful and deliver me, 0 Lord, for without Thy help I cannot escape from the hands of my enemies.’ Be attentive to your heart, and He will guard you from all evil.
You should shut all the gates of your soul, that is, the senses, so that you are not lured astray. When the intellect sees that it is not dominated by anything, it prepares itself for immortality, gathering its senses together and forming them into one body.
If your intellect is freed from all hope in things visible, this is a sign that sin has died in you. If your intellect is freed, the breach between it and God is eliminated. This is how to overcome sin.
Based on Saint Isaiah the Solitary, Prophet Isaiah
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Zenonas Kyriakou
Please can you pray for me as I am the world’s worst sinner. I am trying so hard to overcome this. It is very hard. People around me become so cruel to me and make me angry because I work very hard in my job but I never get respected, this does not bother me. I need to calm down but I cannot. I love God so very much, he is in my heart and my soul and my mind all day and night. Please help me. At times I just want to drop everything and come to Vatopdi and finish my life there. At least at Ayion Oros I will be able to forget all this and have more time to pray and ask for forgiveness. God Bless You All. I Love You All.
I need to tell you something about myself. I use to go to Vatopedi once a year for two weeks at a time. Pater Giorgios from the little shop there Baptised me with Pater (i don’t remember his name, he is from France-he is a very lovely man). So if you speak to Pater Georgios or Geronta Effraim they both Know. I feel in my heart so grateful for this because I was Baptised in the holy waters of our Lady Theotokos. Please pray for me to Panayia to invite me to stay with you until I pass away. I am now 62 years old and very tired. Many thanks for listening to me. God Bless You All xxxx
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Praying for you! We all need patience, prayer and the simplicity of hope.