After reading the article on Mavis Hee recovering from her recent clinical depression (when she stalked two unknown hotel guests and yelled out "Call me God!"), I now realise that there are still many people out there who had it much worse than me... unable to stabilize their emotions at times and get depressed upon any mention of their past deeds. It doesnt help either that some people get too emotionally attached to people they like, and end up destroying themselves (a very good example of this is Darth Vader getting too obsessed with learning the power to save his wife til he even renounced his humanity). Truth be told, it take me abt one to two weeks to get over my guilt, but as of late I had learnt to control my emotions better.
The problem with some Christians these days is although they know that Jesus had paid the penalty, they somehow can't let go of the guilt (like what I had been thru last week). It's as if Christ's suffering were not enough, and they must contribute some of their anguish by continually lamenting their failures. In fact, they even go to the extent of keeping copies of everything they've done... how foolish!!
The Apostle Paul (not Paul Twohill lah!!) wanted nothing of this. He accepted as an accomplished fact the removal of all guilt before God because Christ's death had marked PAID IN FULL over his account. The memory of earlier days remained vivid, but it didn't weigh him down a single bit.
Everything that happens to us is retained in that remarkable filing system called "memory". A wise forgetfulness based in Christ's atoning sacrifice can keep all feelings of guilt from cluttering up our life. The more we look forward to each new day, the less likely the events of the past will trigger our inner depression. Guilt is a burden God never intended His children to bear.
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