“When God is big enough and loves me enough to say He forgives me, I should actually believe Him.”

A thought by Bob Goff, (2012-05-01) from his book, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World (p. 124). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

1 John 1:9 (NIV), says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 

Have you really messed up in your life and you finally got to the point that you confessed what you did to God but you are having a real problem believing that He has forgiven you?  That can be a problem for some.

Bob also says, “When I don’t trust God’s forgiveness, it’s kind of like saying I really don’t believe He’s that good.”  So I guess it’s not your problem of messing up, we all do that but it is a trust problem.  It is not a self-trust problem.  You are having a real problem with forgiving yourself.  But do you really trust God?  He said that if you do what you are supposed to do, “If we confess”, and then He would do the rest, “forgive us our sins” because “He is faithful and just.”  In other words we should do what Bob says, “I must actually believe Him.”  He is big enough to do it.

Stop and visualize in your mind that you have been totally forgiven of the mess you have made of your life.  It really feels good doesn’t it?  It is yours to have.

So why not actually believe Him?