Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1-2
I refuse to sit and let myself feel guilty for mistakes I have made that have already been forgiven. Even though I have messed up, God has forgiven me and has forgotten my mistakes. Since Jesus has died on the cross, I am set free from the law of sin and death through the Spirit. Sin and death has been destroyed!
"Oh, death, where is your sting,
Oh, hell, where is your victory..."
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:56-57
We have victory over sin through Jesus Christ!
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 10:22
God can free us from a guilty conscience. Sometimes guilt is the thing that holds us back from living the life that we are called to live. It may be because we don't feel worthy, or it may be because we don't think God will forgive us or love us the same after what we have done. Guilt is a lie from satan that holds many people back from an intimate relationship with our heavenly Prince!
If we have asked for forgiveness we need to have faith that God has indeed forgiven us. God doesn't keep any record of wrongs. He just loves us no matter what. Even if we feel like we've done the worst of the worst. If we still feel guilty after asking for forgiveness, we don't have faith that God has forgiven us. It doesn't matter if we feel forgiven or not, we are! Faith is not a feeling. We have to believe that we are forgiven before that guilty feeling will go away. Don't let guilt overpower you!
"...as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."
Psalm 103:12
