I John 1:9 (KJV) Says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Hebrews 8:12 (KJV) Says, "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more." Psalm 103:11-14 (KJV) Says, "For as heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth His children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him. For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust."
The above verse of scripture taken from first John tells us that if we confess our sins to God, He will forgive us of them, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Note that it says ALL unrighteousness, not some of it, not just one or two sins, but ALL of them. The Bible tells us in the above verse taken from Hebrews that God is merciful toward us, forgiving our sins and that He will remember our sins no more. The above scripture from Psalm tells us that God has great mercy toward us, and that He has pity on us like a father has on his children. God is our Heavenly Father, and He loves us tremendously showing mercy and pity on us as his children. This scripture from Psalm also reminds us that God knows we are but dust, human beings, and as such we are not capable of being perfect. The Bible tells us in Romans 3:23 (KJV) "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
When we carry guilt, we are failing to put our trust in God and our faith in His word as being the absolute truth. If after we go to God in prayer and confess our sins asking forgiveness of them we continue to carry guilt knowing what His word tells us, then what are we saying to God? In order to grow in Christ and move forward in our lives serving Him, we must let go of any guilt we are carrying. Why should we carry guilt for any sin that we know we have been forgiven for? In what way is it productive to do so? It is not productive in any way whatsoever. Carrying guilt can result in physical, and emotional illness, cause us to live in misery, makes us irritable toward others, cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, over eating, and the list goes on and on. God does not want us to carry guilt, and live in misery. He loves us as his children, and desires for us to live happy, productive lives. When someone we love makes a mistake, do we want them to pay for it the rest of their lives? Of course we don't, we wouldn't want that for anyone we honestly love. Remembering that God loves us so much that He sent His only Son to die for us, do we really think it pleases Him for us to carry a load of guilt, and live in misery?
Don't hesitate to go to God in prayer, confess your sins to Him, and ask forgiveness. Don't think that you have committed a sin so great or embarrassing that there is no way you can talk to Him about it. There is nothing we have done that God doesn't already know about, and believe me in this world He has seen it all. He knows our hearts, and every sin we have ever committed. He is merciful, forgiving, understanding, and He loves you no matter what. His love for you is unconditional and it is everlasting because you are His child.
If you are carrying guilt, I urge you to go to God in prayer confess the sin that is behind that guilt, ask Him to forgive you, and move forward in your life leaving that guilt behind. Trust God, have faith in His word, and let it go. We don't carry guilt because God won't forgive us, we carry it because we fail to forgive ourselves.
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