Every moment of every day, we face forks in the road of life. For every one of those forks, one branch pleases God, and one branch does not. We should look back at the decisions we've made at each of those forks. Each of us, at one time or another, has picked the wrong branch, either through carelessness or through deliberate disobedience to God. As written in 1 John 1:8 (ESV),
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
God wants us to strive for spiritual perfection, but when we inevitably fall short of that goal, he wants us humbly to acknowledge those sins. As written in Joel 2:12-13 (ESV),
“Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
“return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
and rend your hearts and not your garments.”
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
and he relents over disaster.
Note the line "rend your hearts and not your garments.'' What God seeks, above all else, is a humble heart filled with genuine remorse. Keep the words of Joel on your mind today as you pray.
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