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When I was younger, I felt considerable guilt. I would beat myself up to no end because of the guilt I felt. But several years ago, I discovered something that allows me a guiltless path in my life. That is… God is Perfect. He has a perfect understanding of us. Because of the perfect understanding, he has perfect love for us. And because of that perfect love, he forgives us perfectly. He forgives us even before we go to him for forgiveness. As a parent, it’s natural. And as the perfect parent, it is perfectly natural.
I had an experience that reinforced this point of view for me.
Something happened in my life that was unfortunate, but left one of my brothers very angry with me. He spoke badly of me, in front of the rest of the family. One of my other brothers chastised him for speaking badly, and he realized he should not have done it and came to me and apologized. For me, he didn’t even need to apologize, because I had already done so. You see, in that one particular situation, I had a perfect understanding of what had driven him to do what he did. And in that perfect understanding, I also had perfect love for him and why he felt the way he did. And in that perfect love, forgiveness was automatic! …… Now I’ve only had that situation once in my life – because I am really so imperfect. But that one situation was all it took to have a greater understanding of my Perfect Heavenly Father, and why he loves and forgives me so perfectly. I’ve never felt guilty again.
