Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 2 Corinthians 7:10
Too often our repentance is shallow. We’re sad over the consequences of our actions and upset that we’ve failed to live up to our own standards of good behavior. But genuine repentance goes deeper than that; it involves a sense of grief over having wronged God by sinning against Him.
Our desire should be to please our heavenly Father, not grieve Him. So genuine repentance leads us to forsake the sin and practise obedience. When we humble ourselves and truly repent, the Holy Spirit pours His power and strength into our life. He enables us to turn from that sin in order to walk in obedience to our Lord.
You are not lacking. You are not less than. You are a whole human being with unmeasurable worth, who deserves love, respect and other good things. You are enough today, tomorrow and always. Always have been, always will be. And I really need you to hold that truth to your heart and keep it there as an ever burning flame. 🌸
And the most important thing to remember is that you have time. Time to discover new people and new projects and new places; time to heal from your past and your wounds. You might feel like you’re getting nothing done and nothing is happening, but you have time to discover your soul. It will happen for you <3
“Though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge … but have not love, I am nothing” (1 Corinthians 13:2)
There is something Jesus said that I want you to think about: “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
As we see a war-torn world–a world that is sick, pained and confused –we believe that this is the hour for us to show forth the love and grace of God! The greatest demonstration of the fact that we are Christians is that we love one another.
The Bible says that when we put our faith in Christ, God pours His love into our hearts. Only this divine love that God gives will make us love others in the way God wants us to.
What a powerful thing love must be! How much stock God puts in love!
If you knowingly sin and just hope it will go away, you will remain at a distance from God. Your conscience is troubled. You feel distant from your heavenly Father.
All of us who have walked with God for any amount of time have experienced something like this. It’s no fun. It’s like saying something mean to a friend or family member and then trying to ignore it. What do you need to do? You need to take responsibility for what you said or did, and that begins the process of reconciliation. You need to say, “I’m sorry.”
The same is true with God. The person who walks with God has a regular practice of confessing his or her sin to God.
When we feel alone and unseen—whether in a quiet kitchen, on the bus going home from work, or even in a crowded supermarket—we can know that the Shepherd’s gaze is always on us. We can say, “You are with me.”
