Forgive Yourself!

 




If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9, NIV
Forgive Yourself
We have all sinned, made mistakes, done things that we’re not proud of. We know that God has forgiven us, but too often we keep reliving our failures, replaying our mistakes, thinking about the times we haven’t measured up. All that’s doing is making you feel more guilty, more condemned. God is not judging you because you haven’t performed perfectly. Don’t go around thinking about everything you’ve done wrong and beating yourself up over it. You have to do something important, and that’s to forgive yourself. You have enough people in life against you. Don’t be against yourself. If God has forgiven you, why don’t you let it go?

Don’t be defined by your mistakes. Don’t let what you’ve been through taint the rest of your life. You can’t change what’s behind you, but you can do something about what’s in front of you. You have to take off the negative labels and thoughts—divorced, addicted, compromiser, failure, loser, doubter—and put on what God says about you—forgiven, cleansed, redeemed, restored, a new creation, a child of the Most High God.
A Prayer for Today
 “Father, thank You that when I sin and make mistakes that Your mercy covers me. Thank You that You forgive and forget my sins the moment that I ask You. I am saying goodbye to the guilt and the shame of the past and believing You have something awesome in my future. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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