Stop kicking yourself!

We can hop in a plane on a quest to reach the beginning of the west, but we'll never get there. Likewise with the east. We'll just keep going around and around and around. That's why this verse in Psalms is so important: 'He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west' (Psalm 103:12 NLT). We know God forgets our sin when we ask for forgiveness but, more likely than not, we store the memory of it and its awful disappointments. But the truth is: making mistakes is part of life. When God forgives us, not only does he forget, but he removes 'our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.'

So, just as we have no reason to remind God of the things we've done or to keep asking for forgiveness when we've already been given it, we have no right to keep bringing up our failures and mistakes to ourselves. Let's stop kicking ourselves.

In 1 John 1:8 NIV, we're told we 'deceive ourselves' if we act like we won't make mistakes in this life. So, knowing how to get past those mistakes is vital. To deal with them healthily, focusing on moving forward with God (not hiding from him) is key.



So what now? Stop kicking yourself! Your sins and failures have been put to death. You've been raised to new life. Ask God to help you grasp what this means.





— SCRIPTURE —

'As far from us as the east is from the west.' Psalm 103:12 NLT
— SOULFOOD —

Gal 4-6, Matt 13:36-46, Ps 108, Pro 13:24-25