what do you do after you did a HUGE sin?

[wyguy]

I sin, some seem more horrible than others, but all make me feel awful. My immediate action is to pray hard that God will forgive me, and it usually includes the word "again". Eventually the guilt subsides and I feel that I have been forgiven. But why do I do these things over and over? One of the worst things I do is use the Lord's name in vain. I've almost quit doing it, then I'll drop something or hit my elbow and out it comes. I instantly wish I could stuff the words back into my mouth, but I can't and they hang out their like a red cloth. I apologize immediately, and frequently, but I worry that He will just get fed up with my apologies. I realize I'm human and therefore imperfect, but I want so much to do the right thing all the time. Guess I'll have to keep practising and praying.

Oh, and Welcome back, Wyguy. You were missed.

Look, there's one thing you need to understand, ALL of your sins, past, present and future, were forgiven at the cross, so it's not an issue whether God will forgive you. He already has. It's a done deal. (1 John 1:7, Colossians 1:22, 2:13)

And stop worrying about whether God will get "fed up" with you. He made a promise to you, that He will never leave you or forsake you. (Hebrews 13:5-6)

And He who has promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23)

The devil wants to keep you in this cycle of guilt so you won't be an effective warrior for Christ. (1 Thessalonians 2:18)

Now, put it behind you, and don't dwell on the past (Isaiah 43:18)

[LeonaS]

I sin, some seem more horrible than others, but all make me feel awful. My immediate action is to pray hard that God will forgive me, and it usually includes the word "again". Eventually the guilt subsides and I feel that I have been forgiven. But why do I do these things over and over? One of the worst things I do is use the Lord's name in vain. I've almost quit doing it, then I'll drop something or hit my elbow and out it comes. I instantly wish I could stuff the words back into my mouth, but I can't and they hang out their like a red cloth. I apologize immediately, and frequently, but I worry that He will just get fed up with my apologies. I realize I'm human and therefore imperfect, but I want so much to do the right thing all the time. Guess I'll have to keep practising and praying.

Oh, and Welcome back, Wyguy. You were missed.

Look, there's one thing you need to understand, ALL of your sins, past, present and future, were forgiven at the cross, so it's not an issue whether God will forgive you. He already has. It's a done deal. (1 John 1:7, Colossians 1:22, 2:13)

And stop worrying about whether God will get "fed up" with you. He made a promise to you, that He will never leave you or forsake you. (Hebrews 13:5-6)

And He who has promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23)

The devil wants to keep you in this cycle of guilt so you won't be an effective warrior for Christ. (1 Thessalonians 2:18)

Now, put it behind you, and don't dwell on the past (Isaiah 43:18)

Shouldn't there be a "Go and sin no more" in there?

Thank you for those words. As you may or may not know, I've only been saved for a relatively short time. I have zillions of questions, and the more I study, the more I need explanations. Your answer will be printed out and read by me often. Again, thanks.

[oldzimm]

What do I do after I do a huge sin? Huge in whose eyes?

In the eyes of the world, sin is "graded". In the eyes of God it is not. Sin is sin, big or small.

So what do I do after any sin? Repent, ask God for forgiveness, make right with anyone I might have trespassed against (in my mind or in any other way). Pray and move on.

But the main thing I try and do is move on and not repeat the same sin. This is difficult, we all know that.

So I pray continually for certain weaknesses in my life, in my walk, to removed.

I have to hand some of them over to God for Him to work, because I cannot do it on my own.

Don't beat yourself up about this, just pray, and don't let the enemy use your remorse as a weapon - because he will.

Blessings

Good advice Fez.

[wyguy]

I sin, some seem more horrible than others, but all make me feel awful. My immediate action is to pray hard that God will forgive me, and it usually includes the word "again". Eventually the guilt subsides and I feel that I have been forgiven. But why do I do these things over and over? One of the worst things I do is use the Lord's name in vain. I've almost quit doing it, then I'll drop something or hit my elbow and out it comes. I instantly wish I could stuff the words back into my mouth, but I can't and they hang out their like a red cloth. I apologize immediately, and frequently, but I worry that He will just get fed up with my apologies. I realize I'm human and therefore imperfect, but I want so much to do the right thing all the time. Guess I'll have to keep practising and praying.

Oh, and Welcome back, Wyguy. You were missed.

Look, there's one thing you need to understand, ALL of your sins, past, present and future, were forgiven at the cross, so it's not an issue whether God will forgive you. He already has. It's a done deal. (1 John 1:7, Colossians 1:22, 2:13)

And stop worrying about whether God will get "fed up" with you. He made a promise to you, that He will never leave you or forsake you. (Hebrews 13:5-6)

And He who has promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23)

The devil wants to keep you in this cycle of guilt so you won't be an effective warrior for Christ. (1 Thessalonians 2:18)

Now, put it behind you, and don't dwell on the past (Isaiah 43:18)

Shouldn't there be a "Go and sin no more" in there?

Thank you for those words. As you may or may not know, I've only been saved for a relatively short time. I have zillions of questions, and the more I study, the more I need explanations. Your answer will be printed out and read by me often. Again, thanks.

Well, yeah, "go and sin no more"

But the $100,000 dollar question is: Will you sin again?

And the $1.95 answer is: Of course you will.

It's a daily war. Some days are better than others. Some battles we win, some we lose, but the most important thing is not to fall to the wayside, or jump up on the fence, but to stay in the fight.

I've only been saved for a relatively short time. I have zillions of questions

Ahhhhhh, I remember when I was a baby Christian. I would wake up, look in the bathroom mirror, and question whether or not God existed by how bad my mug looked that morning...

Keep the questions comin'....how else are you gonna find out if we're a bunch of flamin' idiots?

[LeonaS]

Well, ok, um, yeah, erm Thanks.

[Rick-Parker]

Wyguy is just a card. Most everything he says has humor in it. Just keep that in mind, LeonaS.