"I know who I am inside.. I'm perfectly broken"

There's always one of those times that you do something so bad, you just can't see it being undone, you just can't see any forgiveness happening at all. You become so annoyed at yourself, how could you have done such a thing, what were you thinking, "what's wrong with me". You feel extremely guilty, you feel your heart drop, you may even feel like it's the end of you. It's happened, it can't be undone now, you did it, and everyone's hurt now because of it. They'll always remember what you did, it will never be forgotten, never be forgiven.

Well you've convinced yourself wrong.

It's not the end.

Pick yourself up.

Why do you think Jesus Christ died on the cross that day?

Giving up all the glory He freely deserved to be tortured by His creation.

He got up from His throne in the highest place of Heaven, & descended to Hell.

He experienced immense pain until His flesh could take no more.

People saw Him as a failure, as blasphemous, as a criminal.

On a piece of wood He took his last breathe..

It solely was for every bad thing you've ever done.

It was so you could be forgiven, so you didn't have to waver in your sin.

It was all for you.

And now, here you are, trying to convince yourself that He did all that for nothing.

That you're able to commit a sin so great the God of the universe can't even forgive..

You know the feeling of guilt, you know how it hurts to think about the sin you just committed.

It makes you feel so far away from God, so yucky & 'urgh’.

Sometimes, you may even feel like you don't deserve to live anymore..

You know you can be forgiven, but you feel so tainted you just can't ask for it.

It ruins the rest of your life for a certain amount of time.

During this phase, you're unable to enjoy life as it was before.

What if I told you that behind all this darkness, there's a light.

There's real pleasure, happiness, joy.

It's right there, you can grab it this instant.

You didn't know right?

Sin immobilizes us.

It traps us in our guilt.

It deceives us. Convinces us that there's no hope.

It tells a lie that seems so true.

All you have to do is look past this sin.

See that the Creator already has His arms opened wide for you, waiting for your return.

Don't believe the lie of your sin being so great He'll never forgive you. He's already done so.

Accept the forgiveness, feel the hope & freedom.

Run into His arms, feel the warm embrace.

Know that He still loves you, that what happened is the past now.

Sincerely say sorry.

You'll instantly feel so much lighter, so free.

You're eyes will be opened to how colourful your life is once again.

That's so much better than the feeling of guilt right?

No matter how great a sin you've committed or how bad your past may be, you've been forgiven.

Now it's up to you to accept it, or to continue to fight your guilt by yourself.

You know, every time you sin, it can either pull you down, or bring you up.

When you sin, you have a choice.

To either be convinced that you're no better than what you've done, or to see that you've been made so much more because of what He's done.

Lingering around your guilt will only trap you inside a hole. It'll brew your guilt into more sin. It'll discolour your life; ruin the purpose you were made for.
Whereas picking yourself up will make you stronger, help you build on your flaws. It will actually make you feel refreshed, ready to live your life in the most purposeful way you can.

It's up to you.

Godbless~

 

I highly recommend you to watch this (and all the other days as well)

What I've Overcome - Fireflight

The Struggle - Tenth Avenue North

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