My Declaration of Faith:
Some days, it’s easy to feel like I’m falling short, as I’ll never be good enough or do enough to really please God. But then I remember the truth: the law wasn’t given to make me holy; it was given to show me just how much I need a Savior.
“But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.”
Psalm 86:15
I am sure if you can count all the bad decisions you have ever made in your life, you will say there are too many of them. Many of those bad choices that you have made in the past may cause you to live with regrets, emotional scars, and disappointments. You may even blame yourself for making those bad decisions, entering into that destructive relationship, or accepting that bad investment offer.
“Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me,
when as yet there were none of them.”
Psalm 139:16
Since the beginning of creation, the motive of the devil is to make you think less of yourself than what the Word of God says about you. In the Garden of Eden, the serpent came to Eve and said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”
“The son started his speech: ‘Father, I’ve sinned against God, I’ve sinned before you; I don’t deserve to be called your son ever again.’”
Luke 15:21 (Message)
In the story of the prodigal son, when the reckless son returns to his father, he has all the sorrowful words of repentance ready to be presented before the father. The negative thoughts of guilt, regret, unworthiness, and shame must also play out constantly in his already tormented mind.
