A s the saying goes, "Forgive and Forget" That's what God does with our sin right? The bible says, "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more." Isa 43:25 The Lord is forgiving of our sins as we are to be forgiving of others. But does that mean that we should not remember it any longer? I can tell you that I have struggled with this. Tossed and turned many nights over it. Like everyone, I've had some difficult people in my life and difficult situations to forgive. And I can say that God has worked forgiveness in my heart toward those who have wronged me, but the pain I have not forgotten. My conclusion is, that the Lord wants me to remember. The memory of pain reminds me to forgive. For example when a parent instructs their child to stay away from a lit candle, but the child ignores the instruction and touches the flame anyway. The pain reminds the child not ...
Up front and honest confessions of this gal's sinful heart