Scripture doesn’t advert forgiving ourselves.
When nosotros experience nosotros haven’t forgiven ourselves, we’re truly talking almost regret.
Regret tin give the sack endure positive:
1. It tin give the sack humble us, leading to repentance, restoration, too reconciliation (James 4:8-10).
2. Paul allow his regret motivate him to nifty ministry building (1 Timothy 1:12-16).
Regret tin give the sack also endure negative:
1. We tin give the sack wallow inwards self-pity, regretting our consequences without truly regretting our sins. Cain is an event of this type of regret (Genesis 4:1-13).
The answer: to expression upward our sins too convey our consequences similar King David (2 Samuel 12:1-23).
2. We tin give the sack regret our sins only turn down to motility forward.
Typically this comes from family every bit good much on our ain feelings too becoming hopeless too insecure.
The answer: Paul gives us the wisdom nosotros ask to motility forrard inwards Philippians 3:7-14. If you lot are struggling amongst regret, I encourage you lot to read this passage daily.
-------------
For to a greater extent than on Cain:
A Good Bad Example
For to a greater extent than on David:
Short List Repentance
Why non banking concern jibe out today's Bite Size Bible Study on this devotion. It contains extra information too amount text Bible passages for quick too slow study.
