Guilt or Remorse?
We all make mistakes! We all sin! We all fall short of the glory of God! Most definitely!
We can all rectify! We can all ask for forgiveness and forgive! We can all have salvation through the blood of Jesus!
Everyone has feelings of guilt and remorse when we have caused some wrong; when we have omitted to do something or done it for the wrong reasons! We feel uncomfortable with ourselves. We may even wish for the power to turn back time and fix everything. All too easily we forget that our actions can have future consequences and repercussions.
There's also the question of the severity and degree of our wrongful actions. Some offences are extremely serious and grave!!! Much, much more may be required or impossible to tackle.
Still, there are some situations in which we can put our guilt into good use! I admit that there may be times when no words or actions can heal the damage done. There are other times in which a little love and tenderness can bring some sense into a situation.
Guilt warns us that something wrong has been done. It should also prompt us to correct ourselves and the situation. True, some situations, can be very difficult to recover from, but maybe not impossible! At least, in some situations, we can learn more about ourselves and study what caused the behaviour. If we wish to become more "Christ-like" we need to know what Christ what would have done and then compare it with our own actions. What I'm trying to say is, that we may need to go deeper into the action and examine the real cause! We may not like what we see, but we may be in a better position to become more whole. Guilt should also challenge us to modify all that is really wrong! Guilt should not get to stage of becoming pathogenic or weaken our resolution for amending our ways.
Yarm: Today's post may be a little deep, but guilt is worse, and much more confusing! It can apply to minor situations. This is a delicate subject for the rights of the innocent are also important!
We can all rectify! We can all ask for forgiveness and forgive! We can all have salvation through the blood of Jesus!
Everyone has feelings of guilt and remorse when we have caused some wrong; when we have omitted to do something or done it for the wrong reasons! We feel uncomfortable with ourselves. We may even wish for the power to turn back time and fix everything. All too easily we forget that our actions can have future consequences and repercussions.
There's also the question of the severity and degree of our wrongful actions. Some offences are extremely serious and grave!!! Much, much more may be required or impossible to tackle.
Still, there are some situations in which we can put our guilt into good use! I admit that there may be times when no words or actions can heal the damage done. There are other times in which a little love and tenderness can bring some sense into a situation.
Guilt warns us that something wrong has been done. It should also prompt us to correct ourselves and the situation. True, some situations, can be very difficult to recover from, but maybe not impossible! At least, in some situations, we can learn more about ourselves and study what caused the behaviour. If we wish to become more "Christ-like" we need to know what Christ what would have done and then compare it with our own actions. What I'm trying to say is, that we may need to go deeper into the action and examine the real cause! We may not like what we see, but we may be in a better position to become more whole. Guilt should also challenge us to modify all that is really wrong! Guilt should not get to stage of becoming pathogenic or weaken our resolution for amending our ways.
Yarm: Today's post may be a little deep, but guilt is worse, and much more confusing! It can apply to minor situations. This is a delicate subject for the rights of the innocent are also important!
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