What happened to sin?

Interesting title huh? I mentioned in a previous post that I had gotten "Respectable Sins" by Jerry Bridges for Christmas (thanks mom and dad:). Though I have done some book reviews on my blog this is not a review, just wanted to share what I am learning. God is really using this book to reveal to me a great deal about myself. God is so gracious that when a person first becomes a believer, He does not convict them of every sin in their life. Imagine if He did! Yikes! He reveals sins to us when we are ready. The book I'm reading is about the sins that Christians don't really think about as being sins, we tolerate them. We look at the really "obvious" sins that other people commit and are proud of ourselves that we don't do those (adultery, murder, theft, etc). But the author points out that all sin is wrong in God's and that we need to pull the plank out of our own eyes. When most of us think about "respectable sins" we think of gossip. That certainly is included but there are many more. When I look at the list in the table of contents, I am convicted even before I read the chapters! Here's an example of some of the sins covered: Anxiety, Discontentment, Unthankfulness, Selfishness, Lack of Self-Control, Impatience and Irritability, Anger, etc. It's very well written and very practical. He gives ideas as to ways to pray for God's help in conquering the sins and verses to focus on. I am guilty of every sin that he writes about but one of the ones that I have been praying for help with is my irritability and lack of patience. I've post on a number of occassions about my struggle with patience since having kids and the HS has pointed out to me one of the things I do quite frequently when irritated or impatient with the kids (and sometimes my husband) is that I sigh. It's been kind of an unconscious act but the HS has been pointing it out to me more and more. I hate being woken up at night and one night recently when Ethan came in to get me in the middle of the night, I let out a big sigh of irritation that I had been woken up. From a psychological perspective I know the impact that a parent's frequent irritability and impatience can have on the developing psyche of a child, but even more importantly, it is a sin against God. "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." Eph 4:2. I am still working my way through the book but just wanted to share what I am learning. And to my small group friends--I'm trusting that you all will keep me accountable:)