From Within Our Hearts

Thinking back to my life group last week I keep thinking about his statement, “We associate guilt with church.”  Wow how true that is but it’s all representative of our heart.  In the New Testament Jesus did not leverage guilt to get others to do what he wanted.  I’m sure he would have been great at that but Jesus consistently modeled kindness that led to repentance.  Below are a couple key points about guilt.

• Guilt says I owe you an apology.
• Guilt is like a weight or a burden.
• The weight that I pick up from my past I carry into my future.
• It’s almost impossible to please someone who is carrying guilt.
• Guilt eats at the heart and it grows in the darkness but is destroyed in the light.
• Confession breaks the power of guilt.
• Confession eliminates years of guilt.

You will never be able to forgive yourself until you ask for forgiveness from the one who you offended.  Take the first step towards spiritual maturity and health and forgive.  You’ll be glad you did it.