A Magnolia's Heart Beats

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Romans 7:19-20 "For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it."

Oh, ARRRGGH! Like Paul, I find that what I don't want to do is the very thing I find myself doing. Through reading God's Word, I have discovered that there is forgiveness, though. I don't have to stay down low with my eyes covered, thinking, "Lord, please don't look at me!" Paul knows we aren't perfect. I'm so glad he admitted his struggles and that he diagnosed the problem. It's all about the sin that remains in our fleshly bodies.

The promise of 1 John 1:9 is comforting, though.

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

When we say the wrong thing, do the wrong thing or even think the wrong thing, we can confess it to our precious Savior and He will purify us from all unrighteousness. We are washed "all clean". We can pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and try our hardest not to go down that path of sin again.

Are we blessed with a loving God or what? Dive into His Word. Find the promises of love and mercy He has for you. Ask Him if there is anything in your life you need His forgiveness on and He will reveal it to you and wash you white as snow.