We Fall Down and Get Back Up

I Peter 2:11-12 ~ "Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us."

CONVICTION!

Yesterday, there was Dance Day at the Tea Garden in Uptown, which ended with a soul swing party (which usually means a little more risque dancing). Later in the evening, some Northwestern kids came in for a bro/sis hall event...which means that it was predominantly freshmen. And while they were there, I made the not wise choice of partaking in some of the more risque dancing that was happening.
Now, I don't feel the cut of conviction deep down, but that doesn't mean that I don't know what I did was wrong. It was fun to dance that way, but that's where a lot of sin can take over. I think a good chunk of our sin is that which starts in the gray area and leads us further down the wide path (Matt. 7:13). The other part is that obedience to God does not frequently rest upon how we feel. It felt fun, I don't feel incredibly cut to the heart about it, but that does not stop the fact that I disobeyed and made a mistake. And not only to the NWC freshmen, but to the dancers I'm around on a regular basis. I did not abstain from my sinful desires (which includes the fact that I was selfish to overlook the chance that I could have made another stumble), I did not lead by living such a good life, I did wrong. I'm sorry.
Praise the Lord that He is full of second chances. He has already forgiven me. I am undeserving, but thankful.