how do you forgive yourself, after you have sinned soooo many times?

Question

how do you know you are forgiven???

Answer 1

Forgiving oneself is not easy. Unfortunately very few people learn self love and self forgiveness. Personally I think this is one of the reasons that depression is at epidemic levels in the United States. I’m going to throw out some suggestions and if you like them, give them a shot. If they sound bogus to you, that is okay too.

1. There is no such thing as Original Sin. What I mean by this is that a billion other people have made the very same mistakes you have. Everybody makes mistakes. It is part of the human condition so go easy on yourself. Allow yourself to mess up it is okay.

2. Allow yourself to learn from your mistakes. As long as you beat yourself up over your mistakes the chances are good that you’ll keep making the same mistakes over and over. However if you can sit back and see how the mistake hurt you and then say to yourself, “Boy, that wasn’t the brightest thing I could have done. I really need to find some better choices.” Then sit down and think/pray about what would be better choices, then you are on the way to healing.

3. Take it easy. Try to focus on one destructive behavior at a time. Pick a problem and start to deal with it. Say it’s lying. Wake up in the morning and ask God to help you see every opportunity you have for lying today. When you find yourself seeing the opportunity decide whether you want to lie or not. If you decide to tell the truth, give yourself a pat on the back and say, “Good Job!” If you mess up say, “Gosh darn it I can do better then that and try again. Move on!!! Don’t dwell on the mistake; get excited when you do the right thing. You get better inch by inch not yard by yard. At the end of the day thank yourself and god for the successes.

4. You know those voices in your head that are always telling you what a rotten person you are and all the mistakes you are making? Work on getting them to SHUT UP!!!!!! Figure out what you would say to someone who would say those things to your face. Someone who is really nasty, someone you just can’t stand, Dare I say it, someone you hate! What would you say to that person to put them in their place? Then every time you hear that voice saying those things to you, LET THEM HAVE IT!!!! OUT LOUD (if you can get away with it. You don’t want people thinking your loony though.) Develop a habit of not listening to the accuser.

Okay there is a start.

Hope it helps.

Pabs

Answer 2

When you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and repented for your sins you were forgiven.

Something else very special happened that you may not now be aware of. You became a new person. Sinless.

All that was is no more. If you could see yourself through the eyes of Jesus, you would see a pure, shinning bright person, clothe in a full white linen gown.

You at the time of accepting were change instantly into what you will become when God calls you home. You recognize sin now and find it to be an abomination.

Those memories of the life you had will always be with you, but use that knowledge to magnify the Lord. Jesus did not mean for forgiven sins to be a weight around your neck but a lesson for your future.

Remember what Jesus said to the woman caught in adultery. After He showed all who accused her their sins as He wrote it down in the sand. They departed. He told her,"Who accuses you"? She says no one Lord. "Neither I accuse you, go and sin no more".

Do you think she forgave herself? Yes, after looking into Jesus Christ's eyes and said no one Lord.

Go and sin no more.><>

Answer 3

In a spiritual walk, you are either up, or, getting up. Satan wants us to believe we cant be right with God or forgiven if we commit sins or the same sin over and over. 1John 1:9, has no acceptions at all. If we believe the lie of satan then we wont ask for Gods' forgivness because we will feel inadiquat to ask Him to. Believing the lie keeps us from scripture, prayer, church, and good influences in our life. Do not stress yourself over this. Do not trust feelings of this nature when you know God will forgive. No matter how many times it takes, when you fall, just get up and continue. Thats all God expects from us. Not to stop sinning but how we handle ourselves. Remember, you either need to be up or getting up. One last thing. God isnt concerned with what your sin is called, He just sees sin.

Answer 4

Good question. We can not forgive ourselves, but when we do wrong, we need to try hard not to let it happen again Only God can forgive me. I have sinned and now I will ask God to Forgive me. I have sinned many times and try not to let it happen over and over again. It is our inner strength and Spirit that guides us. The wisdom inside and the Spirit is the voice of God. Go by your instincts and if you are a good person, you will make the right decisions and that is a true sign that God is with you. If you ask God to forgive you, He will . Just ask and Ye shall recieve. Take care and may God bless you, Always. After you have asked God to forgive you, then with peaceful acceptance, move on and try not to do it again. AND don't forget to say, THANK YOU, LORD !

Answer 5

You first have to ask yourself, do I believe the bible is God's word? Do I trust everything He has said as true?

If you do believe this, remember that God promises if we sin, and confess, He forgives us. If you believe the bible, you have to believe you are forgiven if you ask. Feelings don't mean you are or are not forgiven. His word trumps our "feelings" about something, always!

And you can ask God to strengthen you in your weakness to resist sin. The bible also tells us that we are never tempted but that God will give us a way out!

Answer 6

God says that as far as the east is from the west, your sins are gone from his memory.

Forgiving yourself is another matter entirely.

The best way I can explain it is how can you not forgive yourself?

By not forgiving yourself, you are saying to God that he is not powerful enough to take away your sin and to forgive you.

You would be telling God that your sin is more powerful than he is.

We know this is not true, so to follow God and accept his power to forgive, we must forgive ourselves or deny God the power to forgive us.

Answer 7

Danni -

The bible tells us that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. There are no degrees of sinning. Either we are sinners or we are not and we all know we are. Jesus paid the price for your sins. He loves you so much that He gave Himself for you. Accept His gift. He gives it to you freely. Simply get on your knees and tell the Lord God that you are sorry. Ask for His help in being strong against your sin.

Answer 8

Once I've been saved, I'm forever forgiven, however, it's not me who forgives me, it's God..
And, if you read your bible, you will have the answers you need.

Answer 9

That is the big question, what I do is keep reminding myself that God has forgiven me, try not to do it, make a conscientious effort not to do it, and remember that God loves you, now love yourself, you are a child of God, and we are all human and prone to make mistakes.

Answer 10

If Jesus can forgive you; and he died for you; you can forgive yourself. That does not mean you have to forget it; remembering it may help you help someone else with a similar difficulty.