 The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin, but He doesn't condemn us. What's the difference? Condemnation says you are a mistake. Conviction says you made a mistake. Condemnation pushes you away from God in shame. Conviction pushes you towards God in repentance. Condemnation says you'll never get this right. Just quit. Conviction says your work in progress, keep going. Condemnation says the Holy Spirit has left you. Conviction says the Holy Spirit remains. So live in a way that doesn't grieve Him. Condemnation makes you feel hopeless. Conviction gives you hope that God will complete the work He started in you. Condemnation makes it easier to continue in sin, since you see no way out anyway. Conviction inspires righteousness, since you see who you are called to be in Christ. You can't condemn who God has called. It's not over, you're not stuck, get up, keep going. The Holy Spirit hasn't given up on you.