May 22 2016 Your Guilt And God's Love
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YOUR GUILT AND GOD’S LOVE
Psalm 32:3-5 – When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me, my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer.
1 John 4:18 – Perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
What To Do About It:
1. Trust God to forgive you.
Romans 3:23-24 – All of us have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, yet now God declares us not guilty. If we trust in Jesus Christ, Who in kindness freely takes away our sins.
2. Learn to forgive yourself.
Proverbs 4:25 – Look straight ahead with honest confidence, don’t hang your head in shame.
3. Rely on God’s grace.
Psalm 119:96 – Nothing is perfect except (God’s) Word.
Psalm 103:13-14 – As a Father is kind to his children, so the Lord is kind to those who honor Him. He knows what we are made of, He remembers that we are but dust.
Romans 8:31 – There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus.
4. Stop the negative self talk.
Proverbs 4:23 – Be careful how you think. Your life is shaped by your thoughts.
Job 9:20 – (Job) Everything I say seems to condemn me.
Philippians.4:8 – Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right, think about all you can thank God for and be glad about.
5. Remember you can’t please everybody.
Proverbs 29:25 – It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you.
6. Commit yourself to doing God’s Will.
Matthew 11:29-30 – (Jesus) Come to Me, all you who are tired from carrying your heavy loads, and I will give you res. The yoke I will give you is easy, and the load I will put on you is light.
