Have You Blown It?

The silence that fell after my outburst was thick with accusation. I breathed hard as I looked at my children across the room.

Ugh, I did it again! How can I be so stupid? I’m such a terrible mom! I’m an awful Christian.

I had prayed for patience for years, but once again, had lost my temper with my four precious sons. The condemning thoughts and negative feelings came fast and furious. I confessed my sin of angry yelling to the boys and Father God. Fortunately, they forgave me. God forgave me because of what Jesus had done for me. Christ gave up his life as a sacrifice, so I didn’t have to be punished for my dreadful wickedness.

This was years ago. Although God set me free from yelling, I still must deal with anger. The next time I feel irritation rising, I will call out for God’s help to say “No” to unrighteous anger. He will aid me. His Holy Spirit longs to lend me his power. You too can gain victory over seemingly uncontrollable sins. The devil tries to convince us we’ll never change, but it’s a lie. We are helpless by ourselves, but God has the power to make us holy like Jesus.

God is so wonderful to offer his gift of salvation to all people. His grace teaches us to say no to the tempting sin we indulged in before. His grace teaches us to live pure lives right now. We are waiting for Jesus to appear. He gave his life to buy us back from the kingdom of darkness and to make us clean. He makes us eager to do what is holy.

Take God up on his promise to give us grace and mercy in our time of need. The results may surprise you.
Dear Father God, thank you for your gift of salvation and complete forgiveness. Help me lean on your power and not my own to receive your grace.

Today: Look up some verses about your freedom from sin at this link: https://www.openbible.info/topics/being_set_free_from_sin and write them on a card. Read them aloud to encourage yourself that victory is possible through Christ.