[Faith-talk] FW: [BlindMen4Christ] A Brighter Tomorrow

[WESLEY BURDEN]

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From: blindmen4christ-bounces at morales-family.lljfm.net
[mailto:blindmen4christ-bounces at morales-family.lljfm.net] On Behalf Of Stu
(by way of Curtis Delzer <curtis at calweb.com>)
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 1:03 PM
To: Blind men for Christ
Subject: [BlindMen4Christ] A Brighter Tomorrow


Freedom from Guilt



"He who conceals his sins does not  prosper, but

whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy."



I read a story about a husband who came home drunk

late one night and snuck up the stairs as quietly as

possible to avoid waking  his wife. He looked in the

bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises

he'd received in a fight earlier that night. He then

proceeded to climb into  bed, smiling at the thought

that he'd pulled a "swiftie" over on his wife.



When morning came, he opened his eyes and there stood

his wife. "You were drunk last night, weren't you?"



"No, honey."



"Well, if you weren't, then who put all the band-aids

on the bathroom mirror?"



If truth be known, most of us want to hide our sins

and the wrongs that we have done for fear of being

found out and shamed.  However, try as we might, we

can never hide the accompanying guilt. We may bury  it

in the unconscious mind but there it is never

forgotten--and what we fail to  talk out (confess)

creatively we will inevitably act out destructively in

one  way or another. Unresolved guilt can cause serious

physical, emotional and/or  spiritual distress and

major relational conflicts.

When King David committed adultery with Bathsheba and

had her husband, Uriah, killed in an attempt to hide

his sin, his guilt  tormented him.



In the Psalms he wrote, "Day and night your [God's]

hand  of discipline was heavy on me. My strength

evaporated like water in the summer  heat. Finally, I

confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to

hide my  guilt. I said to myself, 'I will confess my

rebellion to the Lord.' And you forgave me! All my

guilt  is gone."



We have all sinned and we all need God's forgiveness

and healing from guilt and its damaging consequences.

The good news is that, as  God's Word says, "If we

confess our sins, he is  faithful and just and will

forgive us our sins and purify us from all

unrighteousness."



Suggested prayer: "Dear God, how can I ever thank you

enough for giving your Son, Jesus, to pay the penalty

for all my sins which I  now confess to you. Please

forgive me and give me the wisdom I need to run from

temptation and the help I need to overcome all of my

sins. Thank you for  hearing and answering my prayer.

Gratefully in Jesus' name, amen."


Stu
<mailto:K5stu at sbcglobal.net>K5stu at sbcglobal.net
Reading your Bible today will help prepare you for A Brighter Tomorrow!
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