100% Forgiven
I would not claim I have a great memory…
and I am horrible with names.
I confuse and/or forget names often, embarrassingly often.
But what I do remember
clearly are my past mistakes/blunders/boo-boos and/or 'SINS'. These memories are clear and hard for me sometimes to let go.
This 'Jeff Larson blooper reel', when played, can spur on all sorts of regrets, often accompanied by those uncomfortable feelings of shame and failure... BUT.. this is NOT what God intends..
For as far as the East is from the West, so are our sins removed. Ps 103:12
from us once I ask forgiveness. This is good news for regret laden fellow like me.
I need to repent (ask for forgiveness), to be truly sorry, and not say sorry with clenched teeth. Once that is done, forgiveness is full and complete.
The Bible teaches us that we are forgiven and that God remembers our sins no more.
He will again have compassion on us... You will cast our sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19
This, of course, does not imply God is forgetful, but simply that our sins are forgiven, and they should no longer be a weight on our hearts or minds.
Again.. If we confess our sins, God forgives us and remembers them no more.
As far as the east is from the west Ps 103:12
at the bottom of the ocean. Mi 7:19
The point is they are GONE, so let your mind find peace in this great truth.
My prayer today is that God bless you with the assurance of His love. He forgives and forgets our every transgression, and he answers our prayers like the perfect Heavenly Father, and He can restore us in ways that are beyond our dreams.
Blessings
Jeff
Important note:
Not all regrets are due to past sins. Our honest mistakes, limited abilities, wrong choices, and bloopers that were not sins can also haunt us.
Please read Isaiah 40:28-31, and Psalms 23 for messages of hope that is in our loving Heavenly Father.
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