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Notes from my quiet time

Have you ever messed up really bad? I mean like really REALLY bad? The kind of mess up where you have no idea how you'll get out of it or make it through it because it's just THAT bad. And to make matters worse, you have no idea if God even hears your prayers for forgiveness after you've just turned your back and disobeyed Him or better yet whether or not you've all but cancelled the promises He made to you, but the enemy is loud and clear constantly reminding you day after day just how BAD you messed up!!! I'm glad you're here. God has a message for you!

"For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace."Ephesians 1:4-7.

Did you catch that? He chose you from the beginning. You cannot earn His love by your good works. You did not earn His love on the day you finally gave up your old life and chose Him as your Savior. And you did NOT lose it on the day you messed up. He chose to love you from the beginning! He chose to cover your life with Grace from the beginning! He chose to forgive you from the beginning! He chose to die for you despite the sin you commit (yes, that sin too!) He chose to prepare a future destiny for you filled with an abundance of every good thing. He chose to call you His own and to cover your life with the riches of His grace. He redeemed you from the penalty of sin.There is no mistake so bad that He cannot redeem you, forgive you and cover you by His Grace.

"Isaiah 53:5 for he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:5

And unlike the enemy who torments you with reminders of your sin, as far as the east is from the west, He has removed our transgressions from before us. Psalm 103:12

So my sister you can be free from the guilt of your mistakes. You can be free from the shame, condemnation, and depression that naturally follows. These are works of the enemy! Conviction of the Holy Spirit leads to acknowledgment of your sins and changed behavior. We cannot continue in sin and live in Grace, but we can live in Grace and have our sins forgiven as we learn and grow in our relationship with God. 2 Corinthians 7:10 explains that Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorry (guilt, shame, etc) leads to death. This is why the enemy works so hard to remind you of your mistakes. You can literally die (spiritually) from the overwhelming weight of condemnation from your mistakes. But because God loves you so much, He goes to great lengths to remind you that His grace is sufficient to cover even the worst of your mistakes.

"I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sin no more." Isaiah 43:25."

"Jesus, lifting himself up and seeing no one but the woman, said unto her, Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned thee?And she said, No one, Lord. Then Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more. John 8:10, 11."

So, my sister, I speak freedom into your life today. No longer will you be condemned by the mistakes of your past. No longer will you hold your head down in shame. No longer will you be a prisoner of depression or guilt, but you are free in Jesus name, and you will LIVE free in the Grace of God that covers your life.

"Psalm 32:1 blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sin is covered." Live Blessed!