How do you know that God has allowed the sin you are struggling with to gain strength in you and power over you in order to chasten you for your other negligence and general lukewarmness in walking before Him - at least to awaken you to the consideration of your ways, so that you may make a thorough change in your course of walking with Him? The rage and dominance of a particular sin is often the result of a careless, negligent course in general, and that for two reasons.
