The First Step In Overcoming Mistakes Is To Admit To Them

 It is often difficult to admit to ourselves the exact nature of the wrongs we have committed.  We may believe that our actions were in response to the hurt others inflicted on us or the result of wanting to be accepted by our peers.  However, whatever caused us to harm ourselves and others and brought us to the place where our lives are unmanageable, these are the very things that God wants to bring into the light so that we may be forgiven and restored to new life.

 Through Jesus, God has made a way for us to be forgiven for all our sins.  God wants us to be healed and set free from all the hurts we have endured, and from those we have caused others.  Are we willing to receive from God all He wants to give us? 

 We are often challenged to understand our own hearts but if we ask God to show us the root cause of our behaviour, He will expose those things that keep us in bondage to our old ways.  

He does what is right for those who have been hurt.  He gives food to the hungry.  The Lord frees people locked up in prison.  The Lord makes the blind see again.  The Lord helps those who are in trouble.  The Lord loves those who do right.  (Psalm 145:7-8 ERV)

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I confess that I struggle to admit even to myself the harm I have caused others.  Please help me see beyond my actions and give me understanding of what caused me to rebel against Your ways.  Amen

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