What To Do After You Fall into Sin

The temptation to sin doesn’t end after we give into it. In fact, as Fr. Mark-Mary describes, the temptation to sin is afterwards matched in intensity by the temptation to wallow in our sin, and stay in an unforgivable state; unforgivable not because God can’t forgive us, but because we think there’s no way he possibly can after what we’ve done—so we don’t ask for forgiveness. Or, as an alternative, the evil one will tempt us to commit the sin again while believing it doesn’t matter because we already did it anyway.

Fr. Mark-Mary encourages us to take a different path, and choose God’s mercy instead. He tells us to not be like Judas, who let his sin take over—leading to his death; but to be like Peter who begged for forgiveness and received it from the resurrected Jesus. The devil will have us believe our sin is too great to overcome, but there’s a reason why we call God’s mercy divine—because it surpasses human understanding.

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[Raphael_Bizmann]

Wow, this pops up after I gave into temptation. God truely is out there trying to save me. Thank you, brother.

[TruongNguyen-zssq]

To hardcore sinners...Don't despair ... come to Jesus, The Divine Mercy.His Blood and Water are waiting for special one to come to Him..

[singinlyssie]

Something that was portrayed so beautifully in The Passion movie...when Judas betrayed Christ, he isolated himself and turned in on himself. When Peter denied Christ, he went to Mary. Mary shows him love and shares her strength with him, helping to keep his heart open and preparing him for Christ’s forgiveness.

[Asahel]

This was so good for me. I fall into sin, and have struggled with sexual sin (lust, looking at things I should not look at) for the last ten years. My pattern has been to fall into this sin every 3-6 months over the past 3-4 years. I strive to live for the Lord, but find myself falling into the same besetting sin pattern -- usually when I am alone, isolated and sad. My marriage has been a source of pain for 20 years, and my wife and I have wandered far apart. We no longer live together, but there has been no emotional connection for many, many years. This does not justify my sin. It only gives context to why I fall and to what my trigger points are. I last sinned four months ago, repented, turned to God. But the past four weeks I have been drowning in guilt and shame -- and like this video says, I see my sin as "too big." Nothing, no sin is greater than the precious Blood of Jesus and His atoning Death. No sin is greater than God's grace. My fight for my life right now is to grasp the truths that where sin abounds, grace abounds much more. His mercy is greater than my sin, my sin habit, my sin nature, and my deceitful heart. This message gave me hope. Thank you, Fr. Mark. My hope and prayer is that this Holy Week, my eyes will be taken off my mountain of sin and failure and will instead gaze upon the Savior Who suffered and died for me that Friday. When I doubt God loves me because of my falling into the same sin again, I need to see His love shown to me upon the Cross. This video has given me renewed hope that God has not abandoned me, that I am still His son, even if battered and smelling like the pig pen. The consequences of sin are very real and hard. I want to live for and live near Jesus.

[debbygrace]

Recall Jesus said: Behold, I make all things new. Let us trust in Him for He is good!

[Cuatepec]

Perfect timing, words needed to hear at the thank you

[GerardoGarcia]

Yes, even Judas could have been redeemed had he repented and sought reconciliation. Remember: the only unforgivable sin is believing the lie that your sin is unforgivable. Thank you, Father!

[ashleebeck]

I really needed this ive been struggling with a certain sin and I always feel like i disappointed God. I dont give into despair or anything but I just feel like I let him down thank you. I know that I have to keep fighting and focus on His goodness not my shortcomings. God Bless everyone❤

[kimwooldridge]

What a beautiful depiction of TRUTH! So many of us remain in the state of sin because we judge ourselves by our finite ability, not taking into consideration the depth and purity of God's Love & Mercy. Thank you Father for the reminder of this gift of Mercy!!!

[gastonreboredo]

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, a sinner

[georgenaps]

Thank you Father, I had fallen into great despair to the point where I even questioned why I am even wasting my time going to mass or if praying really works. Is time to rebuild, confession time

[aaronp]

crazy timing. Just got back from confession tho ! 🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻

[ItsEllis]

Yes the Lord is good. God’s Love is greater than all sin. God is helping me through this right now. Pray the Rosary. Come to The Altar is a good song to listen to.

[peripheralarbor]

3:24 "There is only one God, and He is not the work of human hands." Powerful. Crush the idols to dust my brother!

[justinbennett]

I thank God for Divine Mercy. Praise be Jesus! Thank you for the message!!

[EisernerBaer]

>one downvote
Salty Devil. You have no power here.

[rufflesal]

I feel this despair actually. I just dont know what to do sometimes. I've been back to confession many times. Our parish priest says that God's mercy is bigger than all our sins and this gives me some hope. It feels like a long hard road.

[curtdawg]

My favorite video on YouTube right now.

[mariadeleon]

Yes perfect timing is right, I need to go to confession but am embarrassed to confess a sin that’s weighs heavy on my heart. You just confirmed for me that I need to go and confess. Thank you I will be at confession on Sunday.

[marieantoinettescake]

Thank You for your message on this topic. More people need to hear this. It keeps our moral compass in check. God Bless You Fr. Mark-Mary ❤️👼🙏