I have been struggling with repentance lately. I think I’m growing to understand that the reason I struggle with it is because I just want to repent so that I don’t have to feel guilty. So it becomes a burden and an impossibility to repent. I’m not really believing that Jesus forgives. That would just be too incredible! But it is true, and I am learning to rejoice in that. Please pray that I will continue to learn that!
Repentance
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I will. Thank you for sharing this.
The grace of God is more amazing when our understanding deepens of our need for it.
WB
Pretty much the older I get, the more I realize I am more evil than I ever thought before–that is, if the Spirit were not at work in me I could easily become a monster.
…what I mean is that I am quite often shocked, appalled, disgusted,and grieved, by the pernicious seeds of every kind of evil that exists within me. Instead of living in despair and distress and overwhelming impossibilities, however, I have been learning that I can come to the throne of grace and cry to God, “Oh Lord, I know that I am a wretched sinner, but I don’t want to be this way! Here I am, your servant; mold me and shape me into your image.”
I have to learn to accept that I am a sinner, but also to cling to Christ and his grace and forgiveness all the more. As the apostle John says, “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:8-9)
I am praying, dear sister! I, too, struggle in this way!
Jesus is good, He is so good! Hooray!
Zippity doo dah, zippity yay, my oh my what a wonderful day!