Have you ever made a mistake that you wish you could take
back? It was not intentional, but something happened, and because of it another
person may have been hurt. You immediately are concerned about any
disillusionment which might come as a result. You hurt that you might have
caused pain to someone else and hurt their faith.
I
have discovered in my own imperfect Christian life that I sometimes make
unintentional mistakes. I have asked for forgiveness, and have asked the Lord to
protect anyone from my mistake. To some my mistake might not appear large, but
to me, it does. I know the life of someone I love might be affected.
The enemy can tear you apart over something like this. He
can throw a guilt trip on you that can keep you from moving on in your walk with
the Lord. Once you ask for forgiveness move on, and allow the Lord to show what
you need to do, and what you don't need to do. If you have truly turned this
over to Him, He will guide you perfectly in how to handle your imperfect
mistake.
I
have made unintentional mistakes where the intention of my heart was actually to
help or encourage someone else. I have stepped into situations when I have been
unaware of other dynamics taking place. In my ignorance, I have fallen short of
the “perfect” example that I believe God desires.
Now this is where I must really look at my heart. Am I
more concerned about how someone I might have unintentionally hurt feels about
me or am I more concerned about how my mistake hurts them? The focus must never
be on me. If I am concerned about the appearance of being “perfect” all the
time, the focus is on me. That is wrong! But if I realize that in my own
imperfection, He alone perfects me, then I am free to honestly admit my mistake.
I don't want another person to suffer or hurt in their Christian walk because of
it. I am willing to admit what I have done and in admittance ask for
forgiveness. Discovering freedom from the condemnation that the enemy brings to
bear, I have God's forgiveness for a mistake that was never meant to
happen.
Perhaps you have found yourself in such a situation. If
you discover you have made an unintentional mistake that breaks your heart for
someone you love, there is no condemnation in Jesus Christ. You are more than a
conqueror in Him. Beth Moore puts it like this in “Praying God's Word”. “He who
is unconvinced of God's love is unconvinced he is more than a conqueror.” In all
I face I am more than a conqueror through Him who loved me and gave His life for
me (Romans 8:37).
If we can repent and be forgiven for an intentional sin,
then we are also forgiven for our unintentional mistakes.
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