Playing Hide and Seek with God

Playing Hide and Seek with God – “Something has gone very wrong. Instead of longing to once again be with God, they are afraid to be seen by him. Sin had entered the world, and the guilt and fear of sin caused them to hide. People have been hiding from God ever since.” 

To Mothers Stuck in Regret

To Mothers Stuck in Regret – “Regret doesn’t have the final word in your life — the resurrected Christ does.”

You Are No Longer Condemned

You Are No Longer Condemned – “When we speak such biblical truths to ourselves, self-condemning thoughts will flee.”

How to Find Relief from Guilt

How to Find Relief from Guilt – “God’s forgiveness doesn’t finally depend on you. The pardon he offers has nothing to do with what you have or haven’t done but everything to do with what he has done.”

How Guilt and Shame Can Bring Us Closer to God

How Guilt and Shame Can Bring Us Closer to God – “This theme of deflecting, blaming, and hiding has remained with us since Eden.”

 

If God Is for Us: Standing Accused with Romans 8

If God Is for Us: Standing Accused with Romans 8 – “It remains for us to take this to heart. Everyone stands accused at some point. If the accusation is true, let us repent and receive the gift of justification. If it is false, let us trust our all-seeing Advocate.”

Mom Guilt and the God Who Sees

Mom Guilt and the God Who Sees – “Mom guilt. Moms today are well acquainted with the term. We use it as a kind of shorthand to express an all-too-common feeling we face in the everyday events of mothering.”

Refuge for the Guilty Soul

Refuge for the Guilty Soul – “When we consider the greatness of our sin — including the times we have harbored murderous anger toward a brother or sister — we must flee to Jesus, the refuge for the guilty souls of sinners.”

Jesus, Ready to Forgive: How God Summons the Guilty

Jesus, Ready to Forgive: How God Summons the Guilty – “This is the glorious mission of Christ: to save sinners from the wrath of God, provide forgiveness and righteousness for them, and bring them as a holy people to God, forever.”

A Refuge for the Guilty Soul

A Refuge for the Guilty Soul – The author ties the “cities of refuge” set aside in the promised land to Jesus who is the perfect “refuge for our souls.”

Am I Too Hard on Myself?

Am I Too Hard on Myself? – “Christ has made you his own. That changes everything about how you run your race.”

The Bitter Fruit of Fearing Man: How to Recognize a Subtle Sin

The Bitter Fruit of Fearing Man: How to Recognize a Subtle Sin – “The fear of man desperately looks left and right and left again, but without ever looking up.”

What If You Struggle to Forgive Yourself for a Past Sin?

What If You Struggle to Forgive Yourself for a Past Sin? –  “Jesus said Satan is a liar, and when he lies he speaks his native language. Lying is what he’s best at.”

Do My Sins Ruin God’s Plan for My Life?

Do My Sins Ruin God’s Plan for My Life? – “Do my sins sabotage God’s best plan for my life? Do I lose God’s best plan for me by living in sin?”

How Should I Handle My Regrets?

How Should I Handle My Regrets? – “Press on in faith toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ.”

The True and Better Judas Iscariot

The True and Better Judas Iscariot – There is a difference between remorse and repentance.

You Are Not Your Child’s Sin

You Are Not Your Child’s Sin – The author writes, “Even though I knew Jesus took my sin, I still bore the burden of my children’s sin.”

We Are Supposed to Feel Bad About Stuff

We Are Supposed to Feel Bad About Stuff – “Our world is seriously confused about shame.”

Why Regrets Are a Waste of Time

Why Regrets Are a Waste of Time – “It’s that time of year where we may feel regret because we didn’t do what we had planned to do, because we tried but didn’t even come close, because well, we failed. Big time.”

The Cross Is Enough for Your Most Shameful Sin

The Cross Is Enough for Your Most Shameful Sin – “You have not out-sinned God’s ability to forgive you, and shame is never a place our Father wants you to live.”