Aug. 17, 2025

God has the answer for your guilt and sins.

You need to fix problems as they arise.

1-What is guilt?

Guilt is a burdened feeling that you have.

Two Types of Guilt:

A-Genuine Guilt: result of something that actually happened because of you.

B-False Guilt: result of incidents that may not have been our fault.

The devil wants to use your failures to make you continue to fail. You are who God says you are.

3 Tests About Your Guilt:

-Is the focus of your guilt on people or is it on God?

Focus on our loving God who wants to forgive us rather than what others do or say.

-Is your guilt vague or specific?

A vague, foggy sense of guilt is probably Satan trying to bring in your past and not of God. Make sure you can pinpoint the problem to know it’s God calling out your guilt and sin.

-Is your guilt about rules or relationships?

Hurt is a sign of genuine guilt.

False guilt will blind us to the truth of God.

2-Our Ways of Dealing with Guilt:

-We offer response to guilt with shame.

-We hide as if God can’t see us.

-We cast blame and don’t take responsibility.

3-God’s Way of Dealing with Guilt: GRACE

Confess your sins and bring them to God. Trust God’s character. God is faithful and just and will forgive us for all unrighteousness.

GOD’S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT!!!

Scripture References:

1 John 1:9

James 2:10

Genesis 3

Psalm 32:5, 69:5

John 3:8