{"id":5057,"date":"2021-12-26T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=5057"},"modified":"2021-12-12T09:41:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T14:41:15","slug":"how-gods-forgiveness-of-sins-will-make-you-less-overwhelmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/12\/26\/how-gods-forgiveness-of-sins-will-make-you-less-overwhelmed\/","title":{"rendered":"How God’s Forgiveness of Sins Will Make You Less Overwhelmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading:<\/strong> Isaiah 53-55 GW<\/a>; Psalms 65 GW<\/a>; Revelation 18 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sins overwhelm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope he had time to make peace with his Maker.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prosecutor\u2019s words struck me while listening to \u201cBroken Chains<\/a>,\u201d part four of the \u201cTruth Be Told<\/a>\u201d series by Kim Henderson about abuse in the church.  Referring to David Earl King\u2019s death, he was a pastor convicted of child abuse.  In his final hours, no one knows if he found peace with God over what he did on earth.  Thinking about making peace with our Maker means coming to terms with the things we\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my fifties, making peace with my past allows me to strip myself of the things that hold me down.  I\u2019m not enjoying the present moment when I condemn myself for historical mistakes.  Now only happens once.  What I\u2019m discovering, I\u2019m overwhelmed with my sin.  Constantly battling my human nature, past, present, and future exhausts me.  Only when I make peace with God can I gain His.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forgiveness frees.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are only as sick as your darkest secret.\u201d my therapist said at the end of one of our sessions.  The things we can\u2019t or won\u2019t talk about in life make us sick.  Confessing our sins to God begins the healing process.  As we accept that God loves us, we can start to forgive ourselves no matter our sins.  In my experience, I\u2019m the one I can\u2019t forgive.  My expectations of myself are higher than any I place on someone else.  When I\u2019m struggling, God helps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s grace never ends nor depletes.\u00a0 Jesus died to give us life, hanging on the cross for us.\u00a0 Someone had to bear our sins; Jesus did the job.\u00a0 If we don\u2019t accept His gift, our sin will overwhelm us.\u00a0 Saying \u201cYes\u201d to Christ frees you from your past, allowing you to live in the moment, enjoying the now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make peace with your Maker.  Speak your secrets to Him.  Feel less overwhelmed today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, thank You for saving us.  Forgive us for not believing or accepting the gift you offer.  Help us become healthier as we bear our sins to You.  Cleanse us from our pasts, purify us through Christ\u2019s blood, heal us completely.  Teach us to enjoy the moment, knowing You have us in the palm of Your hand.  IJNIP.  Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you accepted God\u2019s grace in your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 minute read. Daily Reading: Isaiah 53-55 GW; Psalms 65 GW; Revelation 18 GW Sins overwhelm. \u201cI hope he had time to make peace with his Maker.\u201d  The prosecutor\u2019s words struck me while listening to \u201cBroken Chains,\u201d part four of the \u201cTruth Be Told\u201d series by Kim Henderson about abuse in the church.  Referring to… Continue reading How God’s Forgiveness of Sins Will Make You Less Overwhelmed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5057"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5063,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5057\/revisions\/5063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}