As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12

 Have you ever spoken to someone who shared the same story twice, maybe even multiple times, over the course of weeks or years knowing that person? Each time they share it, the story is the same, and you just take it in like it was the first time hearing it. As I get older, I seem to do that a lot and my wife reminds me “we’ve already discussed this topic”. My response is the story is important to me, so it’s worth sharing more than once! 😊

 How often, in your time of confession to God, do you bring up past sins that you’ve already asked forgiveness? Those “big sins” that come with a lot of shame and guilt seem to hang over us and we can’t seem to ask for enough forgiveness.  

Psalm 103:12 tells us that once we’ve confessed sin, God forgives and forgets them. When we bring them back up, it’s like reminding God that we failed all over again and He’s probably thinking “do you have anything new to share?”. Yea, we’ve done some pretty bad stuff in life and those sins are awful, according to our standard; but we’ve got to let go of the past, so we can be free from guilt and shame, which puts a damper on our relationship with God and robs us of the joy God want’s us to experience.

 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

 It’s hard to debate the inspired word of God. 1 John 1:9 says He is faithful and just to forgive our sins when we confess them. It’s a one and done deal. As you go through life, ask for His forgiveness, repent, then continue with a joyful attitude because His Son paid your sin debt and doesn’t want you to wallow in your past. God’s forgotten your past, so should you!