Sep 11
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How To Forgive Yourself
Some people think of forgiveness as hard work or difficult. Actually it is much easier than you may imagine. There is also a sweetness to forgiving that arrives once we have surrendered our life to God. The act of forgiveness releases the burdens of our heart to a greater power, freeing us to have a heart of joy and peace.
I read the other day that God does not forget our sins once we ask for forgiveness. That is contrary to what His word says.
For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.
Hebrews 8:12
For us, there is a difference between forgiving ourselves and forgetting the wrong we did. God is able to remove your sin from His mind; we do not have the same ability as our Heavenly Father. The sin we committed may linger in our mind and there may very well be consequences from our acts of disobedience. Yet God tells us we are forgiven and our sins are as far as east is from west.
as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12
Does it have anything to do with the severity of our actions? No, God does not put some kid of qualifier such as, this sin or that sin requires something extra because of the severity of the sin.
Can you live the life God intended for you if you do not forgive yourself? How many times will you beat yourself up or let your heart be burdened with the sin in your life. When God’s word tells us to confess a
Is forgiving ourselves really easy? Yes, it is if you realize the difficult work was borne by Jesus at the cross. It would not be accurate to say forgiveness came at a small price. I get to forgive, and forgive freely, because Jesus died on the cross. He suffered a horrible death and for 6 hours He was completely separated from His Heavenly Father so I could have forgiveness of my sins. What would that say about the value of His sacrifice if I refused to forgive myself.
