If we say that we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth. But if we confess our sins to Him, He can be depended on to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong. And it is perfectly proper for God to do this for us because Christ died to wash away our sins.
- 1 John 1:8-9 (TLB)
This is interesting: to be free from sin we must recognize its grip on our lives.
And as we look to Christ, His righteousness truly cleanses us.
No matter how long one has walked with Christ, we are in constant need of forgiveness.
Everyone has a past of which they may not be particularly proud, sin is present in all our lives.
In my past, I have been strong through some things that would break others, there were things that broke me that others sailed through with grace and their dignity intact.
But my past does not define me - I know that I sinned and that I still sin, but that sin does not describe the person I am.
I can admit my mistakes and own my sin, I am human and while I know that I have disappointed people, I also know that there is forgiveness.
If we can admit our mistakes and ask for forgiveness, then we should be able to forgive those who have hurt us.
Sometimes when people hurt us, they hurt themselves just as much and when we forgive them, we set ourselves and them free from the burden of sin.
I will never claim to be without sin because the truth is much better, the truth will set us free, free in the One who died for us so that we can be forgiven.
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