There is Beauty in Conviction

I don't even know how to explain this, but it is something I have been thinking about lately. 

Are we only sorry for our sin because people can see it?

I have recently encountered situations where I have had to ask myself this question. I have observed it in my own life many times this week. Why do we let some sins slip by and then others we choose to feel bad about? 

This week I unintentionally made fun of someone, and immediately felt ashamed because some of my professors and other leaders were around. I was worried what they would think of me. First of all, it isn't as big of a deal as I am making it sound, but I tend to be dramatic when it comes to sin in my own life. Either way it was still a sin and Jesus would not have done what I did. 

It is good to worry about what others think of you because what you do can hurt or help your influence as a Christian, but our sin should first hit us because of the price that Jesus Christ paid for that sin. 

Conviction does bring some pain, but the Holy Spirit bringing us conviction is what draws us to God in the first place or at least makes us realize we are nothing without Him.

I don't know what I really wanted to say with all that, but I hope you can find something. =))