I’ve done wrong. I acknowledge it. I’ve been an imperfect lover, been harsh and chastising…I’ve been self-righteous where I had no right to be. Some might say I was justified to have sore feelings, but that kind of thinking does nothing for anyone. Don’t make excuses for poor behavior because you don’t know ALL. And even if the other person was in the wrong, forgive them, because who knows how wrong YOU were as well?

I was angry at someone whom I loved imperfectly, and the result was no better than if I hated him. That anger led to me lashing out, speaking sharply and just…not worthy of Christ’s hearing. I’m sorry.

Question: does the “finished work of Christ” mean I am already forgiven?

If so, the next step is to repent and move differently.

As I mentioned earlier, who knows how wrong I was to begin with? Perhaps I didn’t have a reason to be upset in the first place. I ask forgiveness for my anger as well as my response to it. Without going into too much detail, I was in the wrong for giving so much power and placing expectation on him in the first place. And if he let me down, I forgive him, because that just shows that my attention wasn’t on God the way it should have been.

I wondered how I could feel peace without receiving the forgiveness of man, and the only answer I could come up with has turned out to be the best answer…give it to God. I could never fully communicate my regret in an understandable way to anyone but the Holy Spirit. Man probably wouldn’t want to hear my explanations or excuses. Even if I had a man’s forgiveness, the one whom I really hurt was God. Jesus didn’t suffer so that I could be a petty baby or act and speak in self-righteous anger.

I think that peace from forgiveness comes not just from admitting you were wrong and saying I’m sorry.

Question: How does my mistake relate to 2 Corinthians 7’s GODLY SORROW?