20/03/2013
"The forgiveness of sins". If you look in the mirror and look yourself in the eyes
but you don't like the person you see,
then you need to forgive yourself and
learn how to love the person that God
has made in you! This is what we call a
stronghold, or an incorrect thinking pattern that needs to be torn down in
your mind. If you have repented of
your sins, and taken them before the
Lord, then you are forgiven... and now
you need to come to realize the power
of that. You need to stop associating your failures with your "new creation"
image, for God's Word says... 2 Corinthians 5:17, "Therefore if any
man be in Christ, he is a new creature:
old things are passed away; behold, all
things are become new." Can you honestly look in the mirror
and tell yourself, "I love you" and
mean it with your heart? I'm not
talking about a prideful way, but a
humble means of accepting who God
has formed in you. We need to love and accept the person that Christ has
made in us, and forgive ourselves as
Christ has forgiven us! The importance of forgiving
yourself When you look inside, you hate
yourself, you could kick yourself over
and over for your past failures and
choices. You've came to Jesus and
repented, but you haven't really
accepted the truth about what Jesus has done for you yet. You still feel
ashamed and guilty over your past
and you keep holding it against
yourself. The way you see yourself is not an accurate picture of what Christ has done for you. It is basically denying the work that Jesus accomplished for you on the cross! If your sins are forgiven, then you need
to see yourself as separated from your
sins... but no, the enemy will try
diligently to remind you of your past
and continue to beat you up over sins
that were supposed to be nailed to the cross. You are wrapped up in guilt and
condemnation my friend... and you
NEED to forgive yourself. You can go
through deliverance, but if you don't
forgive yourself for the mistakes
you've made, you won't experience the breakthrough that you need to be
totally set free.