This is wisdom I received in the Spirit, when I was being counseled for my obsessions. These are not sins, these are instead distractions, which draw me away from remaining with the Lord; moment to moment. Essentially, self gratification or self condemnation leads to obsession, and is blinding to Spiritual truth.
Look at Solomon, and all his greatness in the world. He seems to battle against himself, striving for wisdom, because he wanted to have depth in his gratitude for his position under God. Under Law, this gratitude is how people kept themselves focussed on God.
Because we were not raised under Law, we do not have the basic understanding of what the Law accounts for in the physical realm.
So consider this: When a man loses himself to his desires, he finds that what he desires, keeps his attention. He is like a trophy winner, one who has earned what he has, and he obsesses over it. Similarly, when a man loses himself because he has not fulfilled his desires, he is rewardless, as one who has not had his expectations met, and he obsesses over it.
But, the truth is, that the moment of victory or loss, came and went, and now he is kept by that sense of accomplishment or lack thereof. He is void of reason. So he is dumbed by this, and becomes foolish. So under Law, when(the wise) one has accomplished something or failed at something, they give thanks for the knowledge, and they carry on.
We require the understanding that what matters is not the victory or defeat, but the thankfulness. So when we fall into desire, we can say to ourselves, 'This desire being fulfilled should not keep me from (giving thanks), and moving forward.
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Because we are not under Law, but instead are free from the consequences of Law, we still have to be careful not to revel in fulfilled or unfulfilled expectations. We cannot allow ourselves to revel in our sad or happy states because of our worldly setting. So we focus our attention on the selfless unseen qualities of Love.
We give thanks for the grace we are under, and the capacity to draw from and act upon the Holy states of being. Is it wrong to be happy? No, but if that happiness has replaced humility, then you have lost the capacity to be selfless. Is it wrong to be sad? No, but if that sadness has replaced your hope, then your faith is at risk. So, be careful with obsessing over your victories or failures. Give thanks and carry on!
Blessings
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