Help me confess

[Pepbug]

Hi there

I hope people can shed some light and share their views with me on this. I suffer ocd so need simple answers!

Basically.. I remember doing something a long time ago when I was a child. I remember the action (vaguely.. although my adult mind now could've twisted it and made something into nothing), however I don't remember the intentions and what i was really thinking at the time and so on, and even if my memories are at all accurate..as it was so long ago now.

However it's still somethig I feel bad about and wish to confess.

How do I best confess this? Can I simply ask God for forgiveness if it were a sin? Or by saying "if" will he not believe I'm repenting and accepting my wrongs? My ocd is playing up and it could well be i didnt do anything bad, but I'd rather confess to be sure. I want to make it clear to him I don't remeber much it's such a dizzy memory but just incase. . I would LIKE to confess and talk to God to better our reltionship. Will he understand why I've said forgive me "if".. or will he expect me to have known? I'm so confused. Can you still be forgiven if you say..forgive me if this was a sin... sometimes I really believe you can't remember. I'm just a bit scared as I have a small memory of something. I really don't know..it could be nothing. Will he still l forgive? Do the words if really matter? Will he understand. What should I say?

 

[Anguspure]

Rest easy brother. His blood, His grace covers everything. Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you.

The confession of sin to one another is helpful because it helps prevent pride and conceit, and it builds relationship and community. But neither should anybody be shamed. If you don't have anyone that loves you enough that you can trust them to confess your problem to them, remember that although one who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother (Proverbs).

Remember he died for you, He values you more than He values Himself. He isn't about to drop you for some crap that you havn't yet dealt with.

One other thing though, you should take control of these thoughts that are troubling you. The one who accuses you is your enemy and does not come from anybody who loves you. The fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness and Self Control. Anything that is worrying you that takes you away from these things is not from God and should be discarded and ignored out of hand.

I hope and pray peace and rest to you.

 

[Emmy]

Dear Pepbug. God is Love, and if you want to tell God about yourself, your mistakes included, God will listen always.
If we truly repent and ask for Forgiveness, God our Heavenly Father will always forgive us. Jesus told us in
Matthew 22: 35-40: " The first and great Commandment is: Love God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with
all thy mind. The second is like it: love thy neighbour as thyself." In verse 40 we are told: on these two Commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. God wants our love, freely given and no conditions made.
The Bible tells us: " Repent and be Born Again," change from selfish and unloving to loving and caring, be kind and always use friendly words. We might stumble and forget at times, but then we ask God to forgive us and carry on loving and caring. In Matthew 7: 7-10: we are told: " Ask and you shall receive," we ask for Love and thank God,
the we share all love and joy with our neighbour: all we know and all we meet, friends and not friends. God sees our loving efforts and God will approve and Bless us. Keep doing this, and God will pour His Love on you, God will accept your confession and

 

[Goatee]

Jesus came to save sinners. Jesus is FULL of MERCY.

He wants you to draw near to him and talk to him, pray with him, to him and confess your sins in the knowledge that with sincere repentance comes absolution.

 

[Emmy]

Dear Pepbug. God is Love and God Loves all of us. What does God want from us? In Matthew 22: 35-40: Jesus tells us: " The first and great Commandment is Love God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. The second is like it: love thy neighbour as thyself." ( treat all we know and all we meet, friend and not friend, treat them as we would love to be treated) We confess all we do and all we think, we confess that to our Heavenly Father, and we know that God can see our hearts, no need to pretend.
The Bible tells us to " Repent and be Born Again," we give up all wrong and unloving behaviour, and start loving and caring, be kind and always use friendly words and do loving deeds. God will see our loving efforts, and God will approve and Bless us. Love is very catching, and a Christian`s weapon is always loving and caring.
In Matthew 7: 7-10: we are told " ask and receive," we ask for Love and Joy, and thank God and share all love and joy with our neighbour. We keep asking and receiving, then thank God and share all love and joy with all around us.
We might stumble and forget at times, but then we ask God to forgive us and share all love and joy with our neighbour. The Holy Spirit will help and guide us, and Jesus our Saviour will lead us all the way: JESUS IS THE WAY.
God wants us to confess and change into the sons and daughters which God wants. I say this with love, Pepbug.
Greetings from Emmy, your sister in Christ.