Antidote For Guilt
Monday July 17, 2017
While we lived in our old way of life we were hemmed in by the demands of our addiction and the guilt that accompanied it. Now that we have come into recovery, why does guilt still seem to loom over us like a shadow? Where do these feelings come from and what can we do about them?
Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you. (Galatians 5:1 MSG)
Initially, some causes of guilt feelings are valid. We've done things that are wrong and have caused harm to others and to ourselves. We've gone beyond the boundaries of what is good and kind. Perhaps we've given into temptation or reacted in frustration.
We've chosen to walk independent of God's will and guidance. We've ignored the safe boundaries God set for healthy human living and instead done those things that are detestable to a Holy God. The truth is, we are guilty of sinful behaviour and we are all unable to forgive ourselves.
We've chosen to walk independent of God's will and guidance. We've ignored the safe boundaries God set for healthy human living and instead done those things that are detestable to a Holy God. The truth is, we are guilty of sinful behaviour and we are all unable to forgive ourselves.
All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God's paths to follow our own. For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. (Isaiah 53:6, Romans 3:23 NLT)
The good news is that we don't have to be trapped forever in that guilt. Jesus paid the price for us to be purified from all sin. If we admit we've done wrong and ask God to forgive us, God promises to do so. He washes us clean where we have been stained and restores our freedom. After we turn our will and our life over to the care of God, any remaining feelings of guilt are false messages from the evil one and we can reject them immediately.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9 NIV)
Prayer: Lord Jesus, Thank you that Your blood is an antidote for the guilt of sin. Help me to never again allow the shackles of sin to take away my freedom. I am forever Yours. AMEN
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