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Gods not mad mentioned as to Paul sinning and others. Something about Paul that shows he was on to his new path in life was that we never find him even going back to Stephen's family and apologizing.
Paul had helped Christians be accused and get murdered, but he never tells how he went around apologizing to their families later.
David went on later to see himself as clean. He had murdered an innocent man and taken his wife because of her beauty. Nothing says that he loved her, he was lusting after her.
God forgave David, and then David goes on speaking as if that wasn't even a part of his life.
God has cleaned you up, dusted you off, and wants you to walk now in the right direction as to your life. He has great things yet to reveal to you if you get back on the right path so you can meet up with them.
If a child disobeys, does the parent say...I'm done with you? Or is - there discipline, forgiveness, love, direction, hope still shown to that child?
You are His child. God wants you to come to Him and know that He has paid the price for sins, and there is mercy now. You are still loved, just
in need of endurance to continue on and do better as you come across other steps to take in your future. Trust God to be your Friend during this time, and lean on Him as you walk with Him.
It's definitely not a good thing that you did, and to be perfectly honest you may have made it a bit more difficult for yourself because there are some Christian men who will be turned away by the fact you haven't been able to wait.
So you think you are less in the eyes of God and fellow Christians than a woman that murdered someone but didn't have pre-marital sex?
@straightcurvylines , Are you being treated for OCD?
I committed sexual acts with someone out of wedlock just a few weeks ago. And to make matters worse, I found out that he was also married at the time. In just one second all of my usefulness was lost.
At one time I had a dream of saving my first kiss for my wedding day, now I never want a man to even lay eyes on me for fear of him seeing how dirty and disgusting I am. I'll never be able to be loved because of this, and I completely ruined my life.
God will never use me nor bless me. I should not even pretend to be a Christian anymore, and at times I just want to renounce my faith because I failed to please God.
Because you have such strong views about sex outside of marriage, may I ask why did you do it in the first place? Seems mysterious to me. Why did you decide to hurt yourself so much?
Also, are you more worried about God's forgiveness or about your future husband's forgiveness? Or about your own forgiveness to yourself?
God's forgiveness is all I wanted, but He gave up on me. He abandoned me like everyone else.
Your feeling dirty is normal. What you did is serious and dirty.I still feel dirty. How do I know that He approved of my confession?
The answer depends on you. The way to feel good again is in front of you, you must walk it.So I will never be whole again?
Are you born-again?But I'm not like David, Paul, and others. I don't have talents or gifts to use.
My value was in remaining pure until marriage. And no matter how much I try, I will never be as valuable as other women who remained pure. If I have children, they will take on this shame.
I made a promise to God and I broke it.
Just curios as to why you are condemning yourself and finding all ways and reasons to deny God's forgiveness. The Holy Spirit in every born-again Christian convicts them of righteousness not guilt.Yes. I think I am
Just curious as to why you are condemning yourself and finding all ways and reasons to deny God's forgiveness. The Holy Spirit in every born-again Christian convicts them of righteousness, not guilt.
Why is it hard to believe what people have told you here and the Word of God?
I committed sexual acts with someone out of wedlock just a few weeks ago. And to make matters worse, I found out that he was also married at the time. In just one second all of my usefulness was lost.
At one time I had a dream of saving my first kiss for my wedding day, now I never want a man to even lay eyes on me for fear of him seeing how dirty and disgusting I am. I'll never be able to be loved because of this, and I completely ruined my life.
God will never use me nor bless me. I should not even pretend to be a Christian anymore, and at times I just want to renounce my faith because I failed to please God.
It does not mean that at all. It means all of 2 things:I asked for forgiveness, but I feel worse. There is a constant reminder that I messed up. It must mean that God hasn't forgiven me.
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