Last time, we covered feeling unworthy of love. Today, I’d like to cover the feeling of
unworthiness of forgiveness.
Maybe you can’t see your own worth because of the mistakes
you’ve made in your life. But let me
tell you something – You are not perfect.
Once you accept this, you’ll see that it’s easier to move past your
mistakes.
Notice I said easier. It won’t be easy. This I know, but eventually, the pain will
end, and you’ll move past it.
No one is perfect.
Let’s look at this phrase a little closer.
We are only human.
There is no way we can be perfect.
Sure, we ought to strive for
perfection, but we’re going to screw up.
It’s just us being human!
No matter how hard we try not to sin or mess up, chances are
we’re going to at least once or a couple of times our life.
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God
That verse proves that God knows we’re all sinners. We mess up at times.
Psalm 78: 38, 39But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, And did not destroy them. Yes, many a time He turned His anger away, And did not stir up all His wrath; For He remembered that they were but flesh, A breath that passes away and does not come again.
See, God knows that we’re only human. He is compassionate, and forgiveness is ours
if we only ask for it. But that hardest
part about seeking forgiveness or feeling unworthy of forgiveness is the
unwillingness to forgive ourselves.
Sometimes, we feel like we have screwed up our lives so much
that we aren’t deserving of a good, happy life.
But that’s not true. God has
forgiven us when we repent of our sins.
Why can’t we forgive ourselves?
Psalm 103:12As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
That’s a good question.
One I struggled with for years. I
couldn’t see past the mistakes I’d made.
But, they happened. I had to
learn to accept that.
Sheila Walsh in “Let Go” says
“To say that we don’t deserve to be forgiven is to make our
sin more powerful than the blood of Christ. If God forgives us, then we must
forgive ourselves…. Every sin was covered by the lifeblood of the Lamb.”
She also says, “…forgiveness means being comfortable with
ourselves, the good and the bad. We
don’t have to be perfect.”
And she also says, “It’s vital, though, that we separate
what we did from who we are.”
It’s hard to see our mistakes as a separate entity. But that’s just what it is. We made a mistake, but we don’t have to let
it define us. It’s separate from
us. We have to forgive ourselves to get
peace of mind and healing from unforgiveness.
Say this every day, “I’m not perfect. I don’t have to be perfect. If I mess up, I will ask for forgiveness,
forgive myself, and live life.”
Learn to let go and forgive.
You are forgiven. You are free from this unforgiveness
trap. Just accept it.
