“Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines” (Song of Solomon 2:15)

The little foxes that spoil the vines are little sins, which weigh down the conscience. A great sin can’t destroy a Christian, but little sins can make him so miserable, he loses his sense of “righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17). If little sins are left unrepented, your conscience can eventually be seared as with a hot iron (1 Timothy 4:2), and you lose your sensitivity to sin. In this state, you can grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30). If you lose the help of your conscience and the indwelling Holy Spirit, you can be led by your Old Man, and do things you once thought unthinkable.

Some Christians seldom enjoy their Savior's presence. What? You’re the spouse of Christ, and you’re content to dwell apart from Him? Surely, you’ve fallen into a sad state, for the chaste spouse of Christ mourns like a dove for her mate, when he’s left her.

This warning was written to saints: “Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God?” (James 4:5).

If you feel guilty, you must ask the indwelling Holy Spirit to reveal to you why you feel guilty, and pray, and as God leads, repent. This should be done as soon as you become aware of your guilt. Sometimes, it takes the reading of Scripture to reveal the hidden motives of the heart (Hebrews 4:12).