Forgiving Ourselves

Posted on July 15, 2018 by mitchteemley

Forgiving Ourselves

One of the few things more damaging than not forgiving ourselves is believing that there is nothing to be forgiven for.

    “To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though     we have rebelled against him.”

~Daniel 9:9

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15 Responses to Forgiving Ourselves

  1. Inspirations By Katheryn says:
    July 15, 2018 at 3:42 pm

    I think the greatest sin that Christians forget to acknowledge is not doing the good things they could have done that day but didn’t. Another closely related is the sin of attitude – impatience, jealousy, rudeness. And how about going over the speed limit? We may not cheat, steal and murder, but…

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  2. Gary Fultz says:
    July 15, 2018 at 7:19 pm

    I keep thinking these two could get along but forgiveness refuses to stay in the same room with pride.

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  3. worrylessjourney says:
    July 15, 2018 at 10:03 pm

    Love this powerful statement by Lewis.

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  4. nancyehead says:
    July 16, 2018 at 1:20 am

    Love this post! Great message, Mitch. You hit both ends of the pendulum! God bless!

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  5. carhicks says:
    July 16, 2018 at 2:49 am

    I love that C.S, Lewis quote.

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  6. seekingdivineperspective says:
    July 16, 2018 at 7:33 pm

    When “the accuser” reminds me of a past sin, instead of letting it ruin my day, now I just say, “And God forgave me of THAT, too! Isn’t He WONDERFUL?!” and launch into a praise fest.
    The accuser doesn’t bother me as much as he used to. 😉

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  7. gpavants says:
    July 17, 2018 at 4:25 am

    Mitch,

    The closer we get to the Lord the more we see our sin.

    In Christ,

    Gary

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    • mitchteemley says:
      July 17, 2018 at 2:26 pm

      So true, Gary. I was blithely unaware of my sin before becoming a Jesus follower; I’d tied everything up with a neat little bow of self-justification.

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  8. lynnabbottstudios says:
    July 17, 2018 at 9:43 am

    Yes!! And yes, again!! Nothing more. You nailed it! ☺️

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  9. revruss1220 says:
    July 17, 2018 at 4:06 pm

    Thank you for this great post. Can’t ever get enough C.S. Lewis!

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  10. TEP336 says:
    July 30, 2018 at 12:22 am

    I rather like C.S. Lewis. As always, he manages to nail it.

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  11. ages74 says:
    October 30, 2018 at 12:28 am

    My mom recently told me “totally unBiblical. Nowhere does the Bible say to forgive oneself. That would make you your own god” but I have a different view that ‘forgiving yourself’ can fall under the category of ‘forgiving others’.
    -Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32-
    Especially good message for those who’ve been misused and abused by others, self-hatred is a very real thing, we need to show kindness to our own selves. Forgiveness brings healing!

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