Have you ever asked God to forgive you for something, yet you continue to bring that same sin back to Him? Sometimes the hardest person to forgive is ourselves.
We remember our failures. We think about what we should have done differently. Our heart condemns us, and we allow guilt from the past to steal the joy God wants us to have today.
But God’s Word gives us wonderful assurance: “God is greater than our heart.”
When we confess our sin and truly turn to the Lord, He forgives. We do not have to keep carrying what Jesus has already taken away.
The Bible tells us, “As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.” — Psalm 103:12
And Micah 7:19 tells us that God will “cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.”
What a wonderful picture of God’s mercy! Our forgiven sins do not need to be pulled back up and examined over and over again. God knows everything about us—the good, the bad, the failures, and the regrets—and He still loves us.
If your heart is reminding you today of something God has already forgiven, remember this: God is greater than your heart.
Accept His forgiveness. Leave the past with Him. Thank Him for His mercy, and move forward in the joy and freedom that Jesus Christ gives.
Thank You, Lord, for forgiveness that is greater than our failures.
Center for Evangelists 
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