It’s what we trust in but don’t yet see that keeps us
going.—2 Corinthians 5:7

Distress that drives us to God does that. It turns us
around. It gets us back in the way of salvation. We
never regret that kind of pain. But those who let distress
drive them away from God are full of regrets, end
up on a deathbed of regrets.—2 Corinthians 7:10

Don’t grieve God. Don’t break his heart. His Holy
Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate
part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don’t
take such a gift for granted.—Ephesians 4:30

Clean the slate, God, so we can start the day fresh!
Keep me from stupid sins, from thinking I can take
over your work. Then I can start this day sun-washed,
scrubbed clean of the grime of sin.—Psalm 19:13

Guilt is banished through love and truth.—Proverbs 16:6

It’s not right to go easy on the guilty, or come down
hard on the innocent.—Proverbs 18:5

The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even
when no one’s after them. Honest people are relaxed
and confident, bold as lions.—Proverbs 28:1

You can’t whitewash your sins and get by with it; you
find mercy by admitting and leaving them.
—Proverbs 28:13

“If you enter your place of worship and, about to make
an offering, you suddenly remember a grudge a friend
has against you, abandon your offering, leave immediately,
go to this friend and make things right. Then
and only then, come back and work things out with
God.”—Matthew 5:23:24

“Everyone who makes a practice of doing evil, addicted
to denial and illusion, hates God-light and won’t come
near it, fearing a painful exposure.”—John 3:20

“If you were really blind, you would be blameless,
but since you claim to see everything so well, you’re
accountable for every fault and failure.”—John 9:41

Every time you criticize someone, you condemn yourself.
It takes one to know one. Judgmental criticism of
others is a well-known way of escaping detection in
your own crimes and misdemeanors. But God isn’t so
easily diverted. He sees right through all such smoke
screens and holds you to what you’ve done.
You didn’t think, did you, that just by pointing your
finger at others you would distract God from seeing all
your misdoings and from coming down on you hard?
Or did you think that because he’s such a nice God,
he’d let you off the hook? Better think this one through
from the beginning. God is kind, but he’s not soft. In
kindness he takes us firmly by the hand and leads us
into a radical life change.—Romans 2:1-4

Make this your common practice: Confess your sins
to each other and pray for each other so that you can
live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person
living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned
with.—James 5:16

If we claim that we’re free of sin, we’re only fooling
ourselves. A claim like that is errant nonsense. On the
other hand, if we admit our sins—make a clean breast
of them—he won’t let us down; he’ll be true to himself.
He’ll forgive our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing.
—1 John 1:8-9