Free From Self Loathing Because of Sin
Forgiveness of SIN ultimately made me love Jesus more.
Say what?!!! How in the world can sin be a tool God uses to help us love Him more?
For years, my sin was what kept a wedge between me and Jesus. I carried guilt and condemnation for my sins....my anger....my raging....my addictions....and I felt like a failure. I thought that God was angry and very displeased with me.
Enough time would go by and I’d try to “do better,” the thoughts of the sin would fade, & I’d feel ok until I sinned again and then the guilt and shame would increase. After awhile of this pattern, the guilt and self loathing became so great that I was in a pit of absolute despair. Rock bottom. Not even wanting to live.
The devil tempts us to DO the sin and then after we do it, he heaps on guilt and shame and tries to get us to believe we are enemies of God. His goal is to try and make us feel worthless.
It wasn’t until I learned the tactics of the devil and then learned that I AM a sinner no matter what I do. On a good day I’m not good enough and on a bad day I’m not good enough.
HOWEVER!! JESUS CAME AND PAID THE PRICE FOR MY SIN ANNNNNND WHEN I ACCEPT HIS FORGIVENESS (rather than guilt and condemnation) HE SETS ME FREE AND ACTUALLY GIVES ME GRACE (which means 💥EMPOWERMENT💥) TO OVERCOME THE SIN AND LIVE THE LIFE HE DESIGNED ME TO LIVE!
I no longer grovel and feel the weight of imperfection and feel like I need to stay away from God until His anger with me subsides. I don’t feel scared or uncomfortable when I go to church.
Instead, I feel incredibly GRATEFUL for all He has done to take this horrendous burden off of my back. He showed me LOVE and ACCEPTANCE and then little by little He taught me how to live FREE from the entanglement of sin.
Those who have sinned much, love much. I know this to be true because I have many years of sin stacked up against me. Jesus embraced me in the middle of my mess. God led me to people who could help me see the TRUTH about my sin and about the forgiveness God offers.
I WAS AND *AM* FOREVER SET FREE!!!
But listen: Freedom from my sin wasn’t the goal.... FORGIVENESS for it was. After we embrace and accept God’s forgiveness, that’s when the PROCESS of freedom starts. It usually doesn’t happen overnight, but takes time to learn a new way of living.
Have you:
1- recognized your sin?
2-confessed and verbally admitted the fact that you are a sinner?
3-accepted God’s forgiveness for your sins?
4-started the process of learning a new way of living? GOD’S way of living?
May condemnation cease and true life in Christ begin for those who call upon the Lord.
