Hi everyone...
Today I am struggling with my faith. I do not feel worthy of God's love. I feel that if I am not perfect that God will be upset with me. I always wonder if I'm sinning when I'm not aware of it. What if I'm doing something that I think is okay but God doesn't think it is? There is no way for me to know.
For years I have been a thief. I have never stolen from family or friends or people because that is where I draw the line. But I have stolen from department stores. A majority of the things I owned were stolen...until 5 days ago when I took everything in my house that was stolen and put the items in big trash bags and put them in my garage.
I now have an empty closet, an empty jewelry box, an empty make up case, missing decor in my home, etc. I am building from the ground up and it is difficult for me not to go in my garage and dig everything back out. I am suffering. I have not stolen anything in 3 weeks. It's an addiction. It's a disease but I have been able to harness it recently with God by my side.
Will God forgive me? What should I do? Should I burn these items and make a sacrifice to God by doing so? I can't return the items because I refuse. I have a family to take care of. I need to cleanse myself of this somehow. Does God still love me? I am lost.
Today I am struggling with my faith. I do not feel worthy of God's love. I feel that if I am not perfect that God will be upset with me. I always wonder if I'm sinning when I'm not aware of it. What if I'm doing something that I think is okay but God doesn't think it is? There is no way for me to know.
For years I have been a thief. I have never stolen from family or friends or people because that is where I draw the line. But I have stolen from department stores. A majority of the things I owned were stolen...until 5 days ago when I took everything in my house that was stolen and put the items in big trash bags and put them in my garage.
I now have an empty closet, an empty jewelry box, an empty make up case, missing decor in my home, etc. I am building from the ground up and it is difficult for me not to go in my garage and dig everything back out. I am suffering. I have not stolen anything in 3 weeks. It's an addiction. It's a disease but I have been able to harness it recently with God by my side.
Will God forgive me? What should I do? Should I burn these items and make a sacrifice to God by doing so? I can't return the items because I refuse. I have a family to take care of. I need to cleanse myself of this somehow. Does God still love me? I am lost.
