My daughter is a girly girl. She loves to put jewelry on and
put clips, bows and headbands in her hair…even all at the same time! She will put her hair ties around her wrist (all
twenty of them at the same time) and some days Band Aids become a new
accessory.
One night she left one of her hair
ties around her wrist while she slept. When
she woke up the next morning it was obviously too tight and it left a huge
purplish mark around her entire wrist. I
felt so bad that I did not catch it before she went into bed. It was tender to
the touch.
This mark was visible for about a month
and then started to slowly fade away. It’s taken quite a while for it to completely
go away. In fact, it’s been three months
and on one part of her wrist you can still see a slight mark left from the
choice she made to wear it all night. Now
she didn’t know that was going to leave a mark, she just liked it around her
wrist.
When I
think about this small event it reminds me of scars left from choices I have
made or situations that occurred in my life.
At times when we make choices it might seem innocent, only to find out
later it leaves a lasting impression or sometimes a “scar” that will not easily
fade. That’s the interesting thing
sometimes about the effects of decisions we make. At times they easily fade and other times it
takes a long time and a small scar is left as a reminder.
God is so
forgiving and merciful! He wipes away
all our sin and bad choices when we ask for His forgiveness. Unfortunately
there may be some scarring, but the amazing thing is that He can restore and
deliver us from any guilt and give us freedom when we call on Him.
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Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit
within me.
11 Do
not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore
to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to
sustain me.13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so
that sinners will turn back to you.14 Deliver me from the
guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will
sing of your righteousness.
15 Open
my lips; Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.
1 John 1:9
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
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1 John 1:9
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
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Some decisions can definitely leave a mark... Thank you for sharing this reminder at the Thrive @ Home blog hop!
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