God's grace and goodness is falling down all around us, but we can only receive it when we repent of our sins, and accept by faith the forgiveness of our sins that is offered to us through the blood of Jesus. by AnnettI am o.k. and that I can forgive myself. I have asked God for forgiveness daily and long ago. However I still have not forgiven myself
there is the key, If God said it He meant it He is not one that would lie. He said if your confess your sins, and repent, He is faithful to forgive you, and cast your sins into the sea of forgetfulness, they are erased from your page, and forgotten for eternity.
I my self, have had a hard time forgiving me, but I think about how God sacrificed his Son Jesus, to save me from my sins, and not accepting that would be a slap in His face, like that isn't enough some how, I need to be punished, so I punish my self. That is not God's way, that is the way of the World, that is how satin keeps us under his rule, negative, and down on ourselves, God reaches down, and picks us up, and we say "no thank you I am not worth it", I look at my daughter, and think how would that make me feel. God is Love He has feelings, he has done so much, and wants to do more, yet I say, "no I don't deserve your love, I am not good enough". That would break my heart, with the help of this program, I finally found compassion for me. Journaling is a wonderful key and this is a good place to journal there are so many here who have been in that valley, and we know you don't have to walk it alone, we are here (God's staff) to walk it with you. lean on us, for now, and look forward to the time when His Grace is sufficient for you. You know Peter didn't think he was worth it after the **** crowed 3 times, but when Jesus arose he told Mary to go and tell His decuples, AND PETER! we are not the first one to believe God could never forgive us, many have gone down that road before us.
You are OK and you are on your way, you will see!