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Guilt can be an
all-consuming emotion, crippling the person affected, and indeed is
a leading cause of suicide. What we need to realize is that we are
merely humans - we make mistakes. Depending on your
psychological make-up at birth, and the experiences throughout your
life, determines how many mistakes you make, either by accident or
volitionally. The good news is that you can develop complete control
of willful mistakes, which will also help reduce the number of
accidental mistakes. As for the mistakes you have already made, and
the guilt associated with each one, you can make amends for those
hurtful actions. A good program that delves into the many aspects of
making amends is any '12 Step Program', which is a take-off of the
original 12 Step Program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Undoubtedly, the
most difficult thing to do for us, however, is to
be able to forgive ourselves. Depending on the mistake, many things can
come up, and remind you of your past. That is
no way to live, and it is certainly not the way God meant it to be.
So how do you get around the past? The answer is faith. You have
faith first of all, to believe that God forgives our sins when we
accept His free gift of
Salvation through Jesus Christ. Second of all, you have
faith that God is powerful enough to take all of your mistakes
and somehow create a beautiful mosaic of your life. The stronger
your faith, the easier it is to believe that there is a 'diamond in
the rough' waiting to be uncovered within each one of our lives.
And that it really doesn't matter how much we've messed up, God
wants to fix it, and can fix it. He knows we are in a difficult
world to live in, and His arms are always open to help us start
again. Are you ready for change? ...He is ready if you are....
Remember, strong faith makes it easy to say, "I believe I am
forgiven.", and, "I believe God is going to make my life good
again." Can you say that and mean it? If not, we can help you by
showing you how easy it is to develop your faith.
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