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kevin22
(Kevin Murphy) 46M
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7/31/2009 10:42 am
Setting Yourself Free

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

Is your daily life free from the mistakes and sins of the past? Do you have difficulty letting go of your feelings about people who have hurt you? If so, consider completing a project we gave a woman a number of years ago.Mary was bitter. She was angry at her parents for the neglect she felt as a and at her husband for his inconsistencies. To help Mary put aside her bitterness, we told her to begin by writing a detailed explanation of how her parents had wronged her and how that had made her feel. She also listed disappointment after disappointment in her relationship with her husband.
When she finished her list of grievances, she read it aloud. Seeing her anger on paper and hearing it in her own words gripped her, and she began to cry.
Through her tears, Mary bowed her head and prayed, "Forgive me, God. What I've written here is sin. You've commanded me to honor my parents; I haven't. Instead, I've harbored anger against them for 25 years.
"Forgive me, too," she went on, "for my unloving spirit and critical attitude toward my husband."
When she finished, a great relief swept over her. Mary then took a large red pen and printed across each of the three pages in bold letters the words of 1 John 1:9 (above).
She smiled as she crumpled up those sheets of paper. Then she walked outside, dug a shallow hole and dropped the sheets into it. She lit a match and set the pages on fire. Mary then covered the ashes with dirt until the hole was filled and piled seven rocks on top.
Today, when the old bitterness attempts to burst through the soil of her life and she is tempted to look back, she looks at her rock pile. It reminds her that her sins are forgiven and buried.

Prayer:

Privately, confess any sin to God and thank Him for cleansing you and forgiving all your iniquities.

Discuss: What things from your past need to be buried and remembered no more?



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