The Saddest Truth

I realize that temptation is easiest to resist when indulgence would damage or destroy something I value. A man may avoid cheating on his wife for fear of losing his wife, or a woman may avoid cheating on her taxes for fear of losing her freedom. What strikes me most about this concept is that when I do give in to my temptations, it must be because I do not consider myself to be losing or damaging anything of great value. And from years of experience, I understand that sin disconnects me from God every single time. This is the most horrible realization of all; at those times in which I willingly give into temptation, I do not value my relationship with God enough to withstand.