Give It All To God
"I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail."
-- Lamentations 3:19-22
Sometimes it seems that the easiest part of messing up is asking for and receiving God's forgiveness. It's humbling to get down on my knees, admit my sins and ask for forgiveness. But I know that my Heavenly Father is kind and loving and He'll always forgive me and take me back.
I just wish I could forgive myself. Have you ever walked that path? It's like a broken recording in my mind, repeating my words or actions over and over again. But no amount of repetition will change the recording. My memories of my sins remain and I seem powerless to let them go.
I realize that Satan is the one pushing the buttons. He is great at finding our weaknesses and shoving them at us again and again. He wants us to remember all the times we've failed. He wants to remind us of our guilt because as long as we are focused on our sins, we can't move forward toward what God has called us to be.
The only way to get beyond my sin is to turn it over to God. Just give it Him and let it go. That's far more difficult than it sounds. See giving everything to God means giving all control over to Him. Yeah. He has it anyway but He has given us free will. We have to let go before He will pick up what we have left. Then, and only then, will He mold us into who we are in Him.
This passage of scripture reminds us that no matter where we've been or what we've done, we have hope in God. He loves us. He sent His Son to die for us. And not just us. Jesus came to this earth in human form, lived a perfect life and died a cruel death on the cross as He took my sins on Him. My sins. He died for me. Somehow that fact has made all the difference.
Thank you, Lord Jesus. Thank you.
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