Do We Need Forgivness?

Have you ever commited something in the past that you regret and until now is still haunting you? Have you done something wrong in your life that you could almost say "it's unforgivable"? I did.

 

There are so many mistakes I have done that really affected my view of forgiveness. So many errors I would like to change if only I could turn back time. I regret a lot of things in the past that I wish never happened. I used to think that God will never forgive me because I am so sinful, I'm just plain too dirty.

 

I can remember one moment I would imagine, what if my life was like a computer game. You commit a game-changing error- you won't be able to finish the mission because of that which leads to only one solution, RESET. Hit that button so you could do things all over again. How I wish things could be like that. You could modify a life-changing mistake by just hitting a button.

 

How important is forgiveness? I can clearly recall one friend of mine. He was always fuming and most of the time out-of-control. He was always the problem child and often would be called the "black sheep" of the family. Until now, he is still struggling finding his worth in this world. But I found out that the reason behind such is that he never felt true love. He was a product of a broken home and nobody guided him, nobody cared for him as he grew because people could only see his failure--his mistakes.  This made me realize that great true love can be experienced through forgiveness. Loving a person no matter who/what he is is one thing, but forgiving that person for committing something against you and your will is another. Imagine if this person experienced forgiveness, things would've been different.

 

But good thing the Lord knew we needed this. We need forgiveness. We have all sinned (Romans 3:23), we have all committed life-changing mistakes, we have all fall short from our family's expectation, we have all failed one point in our lives--we are all sinners and we need forgiveness.

 

In Psalms 130:3-5 says,

 

 ³ If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins,
       O Lord, who could stand?

 ⁴ But with you there is forgiveness;
       therefore you are feared.

 ⁵ I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
       and in his word I put my hope.

He is does not keep a record of our sins . He loves us that much! He said in 1 Corinthians 13:5 that love does not keep record of wrongs. He loves us so much that He is willing to cleanse us, to forgive us and forget whatever mistakes we have done for if He remembered--no one will stand. He is offering us the RESET button. I have to admit that I need it badly. I need to hit that button by saying, "Lord forgive me".

 

We could only experience forgiveness if we humble ourselves and ask for it. God is willing to forgive us only if we ask it deep in our hearts.

 

We need this RESET button badly, but are we willing to surrender to the Lord and ask?