“As far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.”
– Psalm 103:12
Please, please, please understand that this is true!!! When God forgives your sins and mistakes, they are completely forgiven and completely gone forever! God doesn’t hold your failures over you, nor will He throw them in your face. Once forgiven, He will never think or speak of your failures again. If it feels otherwise, please understand that that isn’t God doing that to you, it’s the devil!
God’s glorious forgiveness isn’t some difficult or unobtainable reward. It is the result of Christ’s work on the cross. Through His sacrificial death and physical resurrection, Jesus Christ dealt with your sins forever. There is nothing you can or should try to add to His work on the cross. All you must do is believe in Him.
Scripture is clear, that if Christ-followers confess our sins to God, He will always, always, always forgive us, cleanse us, and love us. If you’ve asked God’s forgiveness, then your sins are gone forever in His eyes. Unfortunately, forgiving yourself can be the hardest part sometimes. Please believe that Christ’s blood has washed you clean from that sin. Forgive yourself. God has forgiven you. Forgive yourself. Walk into this day hand-in-hand with your Father in Heaven, forgiven and free.