Feeling Guilty Too Much, Part 4 (TMF:1992)

Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Peace to Live By: Feeling Guilty Too Much, Part 4 (TMF:1992) - Daniel Litton
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       The only way regret can disappear is when we face whatever thought, or really series of thoughts, are tied to it. We do that by Giving Up Control like I talked about in week two of our study here. God didn’t create us to feel continually guilty. Guilt is foreign. Because of the belief that one is totally depraved, there is often this feeling of helplessness in overcoming one’s issues. What about the new creation? What about all things becoming new? Ah, we’ve deliberately forgot about that so we can hold on the guilt! It is so pointless. Have you ever noticed that some of the most trustworthy people are often full of guilt. It is spilling over the edges. So, this shows us then that there is no correlation between one’s external behaviors and how guilty they feel. Some of the best behaved people are full of guilt, and some of the worst behaved have no guilt at all. This is why strictness with children doesn’t work. It is a false belief that guilt produces good behavior.