Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.(James 4:7-10)
remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins. (James5:20)
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. (1 Peter 5:10)
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. (Hebrews 12:11)
For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. (Romans 3:28)
You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. (James 2:24)
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh. (Philippians 3:3)
we are supposed to make mistakes and screw things up. we are not perfect....far from perfect. that's why Jesus had to die on the cross. and He has paid for ALL your sins including the ones you will make in future. He already knows what kind of mistakes you will make. He has paid it all. when we screw up we are not supposed to remain miserable. if we did what is the point of the cross and everything Jesus went through?? we should actually rejoice that Jesus has paid for it already and it is done. We should rejoice that despite of our stupidity and weaknesses God can still use us. as matter fact, He will use those mistakes to bring Himself Glory too! so Jesus says, "look up. lift your eyes upon the Cross. no time for crying. it was NEVER about you in the first place anyway. It is ALL about me!" It is NOT our story any more but Christ's story through our life. Don't worry. people may say things and look at you differently but God never will. God is breaking you and molding you. I praise God for that. (although i know it is painful for you...) We MUST be broken in order to be used by God. God is reminding you that it is NOT you AT ALL but it is ALL about HIM. God is reminding you that there is nothing good in you but Christ is everything you need. people who know how miserable they are without God are actually blessed for they know the true meaning of God's GRACE. i am thankful that i do. i know if i ever do anything good it is only because of Christ in me. not me at all. that is the only we we will learn how to give ALL the glory to God in what we do....knowing how powerless and miserable we are without Him.
our condition has NOTHING to do with what God will do through you. so we need to stop focusing on ourselves. we are dead to ourselves. God is powerful and gracious enough to make up for mistakes. and He will. Paul used to persecute Christians. but guess what? God still chose him and used him in amazing ways. now He is know as one of the most godly men. remember Peter? Jesus knew that Peter would deny him but Jesus still gave him the key of the church. Can you imagine how Peter felt after realizing that he had just denied Jesus three times?! wow....but God used this mistake. Peter did not remain miserable. God still used him and the truth is He had already chosen Peter. we are chosen ones. so the truth is that we can't even screw up. but we CAN screw up with how we react to the mistakes we make. we have a choice to make. to remain miserable or learn from it and start walking again with Christ. we shouldn't even be surprised when we screw up because our flesh is wicked. God wants to teach us to COMPLETELY rely on Him. God allows us to make mistakes not to make us miserable but to teach us something. i like what i have on my myspace...."learn from yesterday. live for today. hope for tomorrow."
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)
I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself.
(1 Corinthians 4:3)
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. (Romans 7:18)
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness... I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. (2 Corinthians 11:30 & 12:5)
it is never how "spiritual" or "close to perfect" we are....it is where our eyes are fixed upon. if we are miserable it is ok as long as we are looking up the cross...but again, if our eyes are fixed on the cross we wouldn't be miserable... | 
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