Arsenal on Thought Life Week 11 – Getting Rid of Guilt

– Mark Edward –

This Article is part of the Series: Arsenal on Thought Life – Home Page

You can begin building your own Arsenal on Thought Life with any “week” of your choice in this series.

But first, be sure you have previously read and understand this:

Why You Need Arsenals to Make It / How to Build One

If so, then here’s this week’s Thought Life weapon.

It’s about Getting Rid of Guilt!

Thought Life Week 11: Getting Rid of Guilt

Proverbs 16:6, (also First John 1:9, Psalm 103:12)

Prov 16:6 NLT:

Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin. By fearing (reverencing / worshipping) the Lord, we avoid evil.

The Message (MSG):

Guilt is banished through love and truth. The fear (reverencing / worshipping) of God deflects evil.

MyTake:

It’s so simple it’s almost scary.

Yet, I speak with young men all the time who can’t seem to forgive themselves.

They can’t seem to let go of guilt from their mistakes, errors, failures, and sins.

So, let’s clear something up right now:

We’ve all made mistakes.

We’ve all made errors.

We’ve all failed at something.

We’ve all sinned.

Even Romans 3:23 confirms that we’ve all blown it. Except for the Big J Himself.

Through our sinless Jesus and the giving of himself as a sacrifice for us, we can be instantly forgiven of sin.

His unfailing love and faithfulness made atonement (reconciled us to Himself) as shown in the NLT version above. Yet the MSG version is the most profound when it says:

“Guilt is banished through LOVE and TRUTH.”

Banished? So, how does that really look?

1) GUILT BANISHED THROUGH LOVE

First – the love of God, of course.

It doesn’t change. He said He loves us with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3)!

But how about the love of friends, brothers, and mentors, who, like you, have missed it, yet they stand with you and continue to love you no matter what.

There’s something about experiencing true unconditional love removes guilt from us.

Love from God.

Love from humans.

Tangible love banishes guilt.

2) GUILT BANISHED THROUGH TRUTH

The truth of God’s Word.

Finding Truth.

Speaking Truth out loud.

Knowing Truth deep down in your heart.

Truth also banishes guilt.

That’s why we need to keep building and using our Word Arsenals.

So, what IS the truth?

“As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” – Psalm 103: 12

Another Truth:

But if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. – First John 1:9 NIV

And another:

“If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and [continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness [everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action].” – First John 1:9 AMPL

Guys, He is not a man that He should lie.

If you have repented, then admit it, quit it, and forget it.

BANISHED! BOOM! GUILT REMOVED!

That gentlemen, is why we call it “The Good News.”

Truth banishes and wipes out guilt in your life.

Love and Truth.

Making it Real

So… your guilt is gone because of Love and Truth.

How about the future?

How do we keep sin, disobedience, hate, lust, and other guilt causing sins out of our life in the first place?

Go back to our main Word, Prov 16:6:

Reverencing and worshipping God deflects evil!

Stop wallowing in guilt.

1) Receive the Love of your Father and your brothers, close friends, and mentors.

2) Speak truth from God’s Word instead of dwelling on lies about yourself.

3) Worship Him to deflect further evil from ruling in your life.

It’s that simple.

Did I say it already?

BANISHED! BOOM! GUILT REMOVED!

Mark

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Here’s a Brief Reminder on How to Build and Use This Arsenal over time.

Choose just one passage per week (select your weapon)
Add it to your arsenal ** (value your weapon)
Meditate on the passage – get it into your heart (know your weapon)
Speak it out loud daily (get familiar & comfortable using your weapon)
Return – HERE – next week until you’ve fully developed your own Arsenal on Thought Life.

** When adding to your Arsenal, be consistent with your storage system.

Build it on your phone, laptop, or tablet.

Utilize Evernote, OneNote, your Journal, or even 3×5 cards. Use what works for you.

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