You may have done bad, but you could have done far worse! The evil you do is nothing like the evil you are capable of doing. So instead of beating yourself up for your failures, take your sins to the fountain filled with blood, and leave them there. Thank God for forgiving you. What you’ve done is covered. And what you didn’t do was restrained!
God’s flow of favor into your life calls for a flow of praise out of your lips. You can, and MUST, get beyond your negative emotions. Disregard your feelings, and intentionally enter the arena of praise. Focus on God’s abundant grace instead of your guilt.
Never forget…
- Chronic introspection leads to depression.
- Stop down-talking yourself.
- Stop rehearsing your failures.
- Sin confessed is sin forgiven.
- Jesus’ blood cleanses you from ALL sin.
- Enter His gates with thanksgiving.
- and enter His courts with praise… multiple times every day.
- Persistent praise leads to joy.
God has put your past behind Him, so you should put your past behind you.
As you do these things you will reprogram your thinking and develop a healthy outlook. Peace is the result of right thinking and right choices.
Refuse to live under a cloud of guilt and grief. Instead, place yourself in the flow of grace. GRACE really is amazing—REVEL IN IT!
