If discomfort leads to repentance and positive change, fear is positive. Fear is a double edged sword, a source of anguish or a motivation to repent.

Sin creates estrangement from God, causing us to fail in everything we attempt. Sin always produces separation; it never heals, but causes death.

Even though sin offers fleeting pleasure, we must learn to intensely hate sin, regarding this product of Satan as a destroyer of everything God loves.