Thank you that when I do blow it and sin you don't hold it against me. I realize that when I ask your forgiveness and humble myself before you, then I receive the healing of your forgiveness and can go on with my life. That is why the process of making peace with you and others is important. I am always forgiven for my sin because of Your promise even if I don't pray or ask for forgiveness. But unless I make peace with you and others via confession, I myself will not FEEL forgiven, nor BEHAVE like I am forgiven. The process was masterfully created for me as a PRACTICAL means of going on and not as a THEOLOGICAL means for me to be back in your good graces.
I have misunderstood this most of my life. Thank you for reveling this to me during the reading of your word this morning.
Persistence and humility in praying and asking You for things is a winning combination and better it is your prescribed means of requesting something from You O Lord. Help me to ask for things in your prescribed way and not in the way I think I should be doing. As such I repeat my prayer this morning for success at my work and ask for a spirit of humility to overcome the pride as my prayer is answered. Your name O Lord will be glorified to those around me as long as I don't interfere with the process or attempt to take credit for the process. My job is to relax, enjoy the ride and let the Holy Spirit give me the wisdom to move me closer and closer to the character you want me to be.
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