I needed to apologize. Period.
You know that moment when your emotions get ahead of your wisdom because you should have…
- Prayed longer that morning,or
- Spent more time in the word, or
- Resisted the temptation to say what you were feeling.
Well, yeah. I had that moment. And as soon as I said what I said, I had that “I wish I hadn’t said that” moment. I felt conviction, immediately. See, even when we mess up, the Holy Spirit doesn’t condemn us, He convicts us.
When we say or do something that is out of alignment with God’s ways, the Holy Spirit pushes us to make it right. Convictions draws you to repentance. It’s like when a child slips and falls because of disobeying his parent. Even though he knows he brought it upon himself, he is still confident enough in his father’s love that he knows he can run to him for comfort and guidance on how to fix it.
Condemnation comes to block your view of God’s grace, mercy, and forgiveness.
Condemnation is a different animal. Condemnation comes from the enemy. Condemnation comes to block your view of God’s grace, mercy, and forgiveness. Condemnation tries to convince you that the mistake you made is too big for God to ever get over it. Condemnation wants you to believe that God is done with you for good … and there is no going back.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Nothing.
So, I needed to apologize. And I did.
After that, I went to God and asked for forgiveness. He lovingly reminded me of His grace and mercy. He promised they would always be available in unlimited supplies. Always.
I don’t know what mistakes you’ve made but, God always has a fresh batch of grace, and a new bundle of mercy, ready, willing and accessible—just for you.
Keep the Faith, LifeSpeakers!
Wilma
