Our struggle with sin is a difficult one. All believers in Christ want to be free from all sin in their life. We want to be holy. We want to be righteous (God's kind of person who does life God's kind of way). However, we struggle against temptation and sometimes "fall" into sin. This failure often leads to depression, guilt and despair. In fact, many Christians live with a constant sense of these emotions because they want so desperately to please God and often fail to do so. There is hope if you are one of these people!
God convicts us of sin for the purpose of getting us out of the sin and back to obedience. Once we have confessed our sin and repented (turned from it) there is no longer any reason to even think about our past failures. If you are feeling emotional baggage for past sin you have confessed and turned away from, you need to be assured, these feelings are not of God! God never loads us up with guilt, shame and despair for sin we have confessed and given to Him.
Once you have confessed and turned to God, you are free from the burden of sin just as you are free from its consequence. Do not let the devil have a playground with your mind anymore. "There is NOW no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set us free from the law of sin and death."
James
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