Forgive yourself

"There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit".     Romans 8:1   NKJV 

If you are a believer in Jesus, it doesn't matter what your heart says, it is what God says that counts. One day you will stand before Him with no condemnation. Just stop and think about this for a moment. Of late, you may have let God down very badly and you feel awful about it. No matter how much you keep asking God to forgive, you still feel condemned. Why is this?

You feel like this because you need to forgive yourself. Isn't it about time you stopped carrying this burden round with you? Your mind is the problem! It remembers and constantly reveals this to you. There is a need to refuse to allow the old memories to negotiate a deal within you. Bury them instead, today!

1 John 1:9  says 'If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.'  God forgives, but our mind doesn't know this; make sure it does by forgiving yourself. From there you need to forgive yourself as the need arises.

The devil is very crafty and will try and trick you into believing that you have blown it, there is nothing you can do now to make this better. Don't believe this. It is a lie from the pit. Remind yourself that, we will never be condemned by God for our sins, because Jesus has paid the price once and for all. When we confess our sins each day, we can be confident of the fact that He will forgive us. If Jesus forgives us, we need to forgive ourselves. Remind your mind of this fact.

Yes you will continue to sin - daily, but God is faithful to forgive you when you ask for His forgiveness. However, in addition to this, there will be the times when you feel that terrible feeling of guilt. This is the Holy Spirit urging you to bring this before God. As you do, forgiveness follows but, you must remember that when you receive God's forgiveness, He is declaring you Not Guilty. So therefore, you are in error if you refuse to forgive yourself.

Right now at this moment, some of you are feeling, 'This is me'. Therefore, ask God to help you forgive yourself too, if you don't, it will plague you constantly. If you do, it will do the came, but in your defence, you can declare, 'I'm Not Guilty, because I have no condemnation within me. Jesus took it all. I'm Not Guilty.'

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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