"Guilt"

"Guilt"- it is such an overwhelming feeling. It can creep 

in and get ahold of your thoughts and pierce your

 heart like nothing else. During the day there is 

usually something I do that I will feel guilty about

at the end of the day. Whether it is yelling at 

the girls, spanking out of frustration, ignoring my

husbands needs, complaining about what I "don't have",

indulging in self pity, not saying "sorry" when I needed to..

the list can go on and on. 

The problem with guilt is when it is not healed with forgiveness.

So often I will let the feeling of guilt weigh me down day

after day instead of facing it and asking for forgiveness.

God is so willing to forgive if I just come to Him with 

an open heart that is willing to accept his forgiveness and 

move on. But, to "move on" is not so simple as it sounds

often times. To "move on" in God's eyes means to forget

about it just as he did when he forgave us. This is when

the enemy creeps in and keeps reminding us of our

mistakes. But, God wants to turn our mistakes into ash.

We just have to be willing to come before Him at the end of 

each day and ask for forgiveness. I teach my girls to do

this yet I often do not even do it. When I see their little

heads bow to ask for forgiveness, it humbles me. 

God is so willing to forgive if we just ask!