Forgiveness

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 

John 1:9

I live my life based on this scripture.   With the tons of mistakes I make, I am thankful that I can go to my Father and ask for forgiveness.  

There are certain things that have a terrible grip on my heart.  I have issues with a lot of wrongs that have been done to me.  I am still processing them before the Lord.  Trust me, I mostly process the ugliness that is inside of ME and not others.  I don't have the time to look at others when my own eye has a tree trunk hanging out of it.

I hate when I sin against the Lord.  No matter how that sin is: verbal or in my thoughts and actions.  I cant stand sinning against the Lord.  It makes me feel like a dirty, rotten shoe.  HOWEVER, there is confession with a repentant heart.  But that is the problem; sometimes I feel justified in my sin.  But the closer I get to Jesus, the more I see that there is NO excuse for it.  

I just pray as I go through more fires of refinement that I would stop repeating the same old mistakes. I am very grateful to God that I am not where I used to be.  But as impatient as we are sometimes, I sure would like the fast way to where I need to be!!!

Please keep me in your prayers.  

Love ya,

Anna