Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgive, whose sins are covered. Psalm 3:21 NIV Bible
I've done some pretty stupid, thoughtless, unforgiveable things in my life, but I'm forgiven! I've lied, stolen, and almost cheated. I've done so many things I regret, they are difficult to remember. I did want to address the highlighted line, though! I told my mother that a girl named Sally, down the street had given me the money that I was taking to the store to buy candy, rather than admit I had taken my sister's money out of her globe bank. My mother was a very smart woman. She told me that she talked to Sally and she said she hadn't given me any money. How could I argue with that? I ended up admitting to my crime. The thing is, there was no one down the street named Sally. My mother knew all along that I had made that excuse up. I wasn't very good at telling lies. I stole some candy from the store twice when I was in elementary school. I didn't get caught, but it pained my heart so much knowing that God was aware of what I had done, that I could no longer do it.
When I was in high school, a friend knew how worried I was that I wouldn't do well on my Spanish test, and offered to help me on it. I don't mean that she was going to help me study for it. She sat in front of me and she planned that she would help me pass the test. The things is, my conscience wouldn't allow me to do it. In the middle of the test, the teacher called both of us into the other room. The teacher must have overheard the friend in front of me telling me the correct answers. He scolded us and I was worried I would get suspended, but nothing more ever happened. I figured he must have looked at my test and realized that I put my less than adequate answers, rather than choose to put the correct answers my friend gave me.
Yes, I've done many dishonest things in my life, but I'm thankful the Lord God made something interfere each time. They kept me from feeling good about these actions, whether it was my mother, my conscience, or a teacher. Fortunately, the Lord God made me feel good again inside, when I asked for His forgiveness for each of these. That's why I titled this, I'm not perfect, just forgiven!
