“If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.”
– Psalm 130:3-4 (ESV)
We keep a record of our sins. God doesn’t.
Others remember our shortcomings. Not God.
Speaking as one who has allowed my past to paralyze, there is no progress when shame and guilt dominate the life of a believer.
Shame and guilt are emotions stemming from the heart of man. Godly sorrow produces repentance!
So go ahead. Walk in the freedom that comes from knowing that God knows all about your miserable failures and says “I want you” anyway! Live in the power that comes with that kind of freedom – the freedom of forgiveness.
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