Blind-spot Sin

By Daniel Francis

The topic of sin is always a tough one for me. I understand that we are all human and we will sin. We try our best to follow all the practices of our faith while making our mistakes. God forgives us for our sins when we repent yet the cycle continues.

The human experience is an interesting one. Recently my sins have caught up with me in a major way. Through this experience, I have realised something about how I sin that might be a shared experience with others. I think it is important to be real about our experiences. It helps us grow and learn from our mistakes.

I have uncovered what I coin my ‘blind-spot sin’. A ‘blind-spot sin’ is that almost default sin that we do. We seem to fall into it a bit too easily maybe based on habit, conditioning, or a poor mindset.

Whatever the reason, we give this particular sin a higher degree of mental acrobatics as compared to others –when we indulge in this blind-spot sin, we rationalise it, almost compartmentalising it in a way where we either justify it or disassociate it from ourselves.

Mine is I tend to lie. I lie in moments that I don’t want to deal with, or I lie in a position of selfishness.

From that most recent experience, my lies unnecessarily hurt someone for whom I care deeply and it opened my eyes to how much I sold myself on the idea that what I did was not a big deal. But when the brightest light was shone onto my sin, it was clear as day.

Sin is sin and I was in the wrong. Your blind-spot sin can be dangerous. It may seem small to you, almost harmless, but when you snap out of it or pay close attention to what you are doing, you will realise that your actions are injurious, not only to those it directly affects but to your relationship with God and your spiritual development.

As this type of sin can be hidden within your habits or deeply rooted in your conditioned behaviour or mindset, it can be difficult to identify. You may identify it, and you might think to yourself that it is pretty harmless as well.

Sit in silence with God and imagine that He is there with you. Ask Him to help uncover your sins. It may not happen in that first moment but keep trying. God will uncover it eventually. Ensure that when He does, you listen.

Make it a priority to change this sinful behaviour. Do not continue to allow yourself to indulge in sin and be blindsided by this blind spot you have. I would not want anyone to experience the fallout of indulging in your blind-spot sin because you did not uncover it and treat it early enough.

In all honesty, when I look back at my past behaviour, God was always telling me to stop but I did not listen. We must be vigilant. We must listen. We must not allow ourselves to fall for the temptations laid out by the enemy.

Yes, we are human, and we will make mistakes but the level of defence we put up is something that is within our control. A defence built with God as the foundation will be strong. Put yourself in the best possible position to fight your so-called demons.

If you fail, repent, and ask God for forgiveness. Put in the necessary thought to identify why you failed, and why you sinned. Put in the proper work to do better next time.

Whoever you hurt, sincerely admit to your wrongs and ask for their forgiveness. Give yourself grace but also truly learn from the overall experience or be destined to repeat your mistake and fall for your blind-spot sins.

Daniel Francis is a millennial helping other millennials. He is a two-time author of the books The Millennial Mind and The Millennial Experience, and an entrepreneur. Over the past four years, he has served as a Personal Development Coach whose work targets Millennials and helps them tap into their full potential. He is also a self-publishing coach and has guided hundreds on self-publishing their book successfully.

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