It is hard to wrap our finite brains
around God’s infinite forgiveness, but give it a try. He sent His son to pay
for your/my sins. All of our sins. Past. Present. Future. EVERY SINGLE ONE.
Being forgiven is who I am. Because I
accepted this gift I am forgiven. There is no condemnation. None. If I never do
or say another wrong thing (unlikely) or if I commit the most horrendous act
imaginable: I AM FORGIVEN. Already. Done deal.
When I have trouble forgiving myself
I must remember that if God has forgotten my sin then so should I.
For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." Jeremiah 31:34
Yet dwelling on my past mistakes has become habit. And I
must remember that
