Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well is a timeless marvel of divine love and forgiveness.  But what would have become of His forgiveness if the woman had left without fully receiving and experiencing Christ’s healing love?  What if she never forgave herself as Christ did?  Would she have ever known the miraculous freedom of forgiveness? 

Jesus has forgiven us of all Sin.  He tells us to forgive others as Christ forgives us.  If Jesus forgives you and He asks you to freely extend His forgiveness to those who offend you, is there any reason why you cannot forgive yourself?  You must be able to forgive yourself if you are to truly enjoy the liberation that God’s forgiveness brings. 

Perhaps you have done something terrible.  God forgives all sins; therefore, no sin should imprison you.  All forgiveness, including forgiving self, is founded on the Cross.  To deny yourself forgiveness is to try to obstruct God’s holy plan for your life.  Don’t wallow any longer in self pity or guilt that unforgiveness can bring.  Receive all of God’s forgiveness, not just part of it.  God has a wonderful plan for your life and it does not include self-condemnation. 

Rejoice in the following verses and have a wonderful and Spirit filled day.

Philippians 3:13-14

13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (NIV)

Psalm 25:1-11

1 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

2 in you I trust, O my God.

       Do not let me be put to shame,

       nor let my enemies triumph over me.

3 No one whose hope is in you

       will ever be put to shame,

       but they will be put to shame

       who are treacherous without excuse.

4 Show me your ways, O LORD,

       teach me your paths;

5 guide me in your truth and teach me,

       for you are God my Savior,

       and my hope is in you all day long.

6 Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love,

       for they are from of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth

       and my rebellious ways;

       according to your love remember me,

       for you are good, O LORD.

8 Good and upright is the LORD;

       therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.

9 He guides the humble in what is right

       and teaches them his way.

10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful

       for those who keep the demands of his covenant.

11 For the sake of your name, O LORD,

       forgive my iniquity, though it is great. (NKJV)