>From: Hand In Hand <[log in to unmask]>
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>Thankfully, His mercies are new every morning!!!
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>"For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 
>Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your 
>sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified 
>when you judge."  Psalm 51:3-4
>
>Some of my friends tell me I'm too hard on myself. They say I berate 
>myself too much. But I know the truth. I know when I'm vying for 
>attention or when I'm shading the truth or hiding the facts. I know 
>when I'm deliberately ignoring the Spirit's direction. I know the 
>times when I switch the subject to avoid my husband's scrutiny or 
>when I turn my back in anger to punish him or make him feel guilty.
>
>As the psalmist says, I know my transgressions. Sensitivity to one's 
>sin is not a curse but a blessing. It's maturity to know the evil 
>you are capable of, to realize the depths of your depravity. And to 
>a sensitive conscience, pain on account of sin ought not to be an 
>occasional thing but intense and permanent. Praise God if, like the 
>psalmist, you are able to say, "My sin is always before me."
>
>Mercy is defined as kindness in excess of what might be expected. 
>And for the multitude of your sins, God has a multitude of mercies. 
>Tender mercies they are, compassionate kindness far in excess of 
>what you deserve. Where sins abound, grace abounds. To know your 
>transgressions provides an opportunity to confess and receive 
>abundant mercy, compassionate grace.
>
>How sensitive are you to the sin in your life? Does your 
>Spirit-sharpened conscience warn you when you shade the truth? Do 
>red flags wave when you backbite with gossip? Know your 
>transgressions, for when you do, His tender mercies are there to forgive.
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>Father, make me aware of every sin, hidden and exposed. And thank 
>You for Your tender mercy that forgives.
>
>Blessings,
>Joni and Friends

                 John