Well it is late or early - whichever way will work at this time of the night. It is time to get some rest. I have a doctor's appointment in the morning for a physical. Thank God it has been over 15 years, 4 major surgeries, several minor surgical procedures and much praise and thanks to God since I was first diagnosed with cancer. No one knows for sure how long they will be on this earth. Every breath is a gift from God. The experiences of pain, suffering, anxiety, fear and doubt that have been in my life have been stepping stones for God to use so that I may minister to others.
Pastors, Ministers, Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Marriage Therapists, Mental Health Providers, Chaplains and Psychiatrists and any others may counsel but God is the healer, resolver, deliverer, mender, comforter, provider, stabilizer, . This is one of the first things I tell a person when they come to me for counseling, is that we (the counselee and myself the counselor) are trusting God in the needs they have. There is only one Savior and Lord.
Often persons "beat themselves up" over and over again when God has forgiven them and they stand justified in His sight through faith in Christ and His shed blood. "Self-guilt" and "self-condemation" are destructive. That type of guilt is a tool of the enemy and a lack of understanding of being forgiven completely of sin in our lives.
There is another type of guilt or "healthy guilt" or conviction. Often persons are depressed, sad, downcast, etc. because there is conviction of sin and it is not confessed and repented of. No amount of tranquilizers will bring the needed healing and stabilizing that is needed to find peace; only confessing, repenting and serving God to the best of our ability will resolve that type of depression. Read more here. . . .
A Study of Guilt
Have a blessed restful night in the Lord. . . .
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