I have been set free

This study has helped to draw me to a deeper understanding and finally acceptance of my nature as evil before I had Jesus in my heart. God knows my beginning from the end yet His love is so great for me that He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to be the perfect sacrifice for my sins. He has given me the free gift of His grace, mercy and forgiveness which I humbly and gratefully accept. He is faithful to His word in 1 John 1:9 that because I have confessed my sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive me of my sins and to cleanse me of all unrighteousness. That is all that is required of me; to confess and trust in the truth of His promise and accept His forgiveness. I can do nothing to cleanse my heart or my conscience on my own. If I try to hang on to the guilt for the sins of my past then according to vs. 10, I am calling God a liar and saying all the torture, pain, loneliness and abandonment that Jesus went through to take on ALL my sins was not enough. I no longer listen to the lies of Satan and hang on the pride of self and put myself higher than Jesus. I gratefully accept the forgiveness of my Jehova Rapha to heal my heart of the affects from the abominable lifestyle I had chosen in my youth; including the four abortions plus a fifth one I had persuaded my daughter to have at the age of 15. God’s never ending love in me gives me the strength to face the consequences of my past with assurance that He will never leave me or forsake me. I can understand now that God did this because His original design when He first made man was to have a relationship with him. There is no God stronger or mightier than He is and His will will be done for those who believe and trust in Him alone. I thank God that what Satan meant for evil God will turn for good and that I have been set free because of His great love.