I know God’s forgiveness covers all my sins, even when I continue to mess up. I am hard on myself and focus on my failures. God has changed my eating habits, but my feelings tell me different. I feel like a failure because I occasionally overindulge. The shame and guilt I feel tells me to give up because I will never be good enough.
Psalm 103:12 is, “As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”
Holy Bible, Christian Standard Bible, 2017
God no longer holds my past failures against me. He not only forgives my sin but removes the guilt. I have to forgive myself for both my past overeating and my occasional slips. Jesus helps me to break away from shame and walk in freedom. Forgiving myself is ongoing because I am human, not perfect, and will continue to mess up. The Lord forgives me and helps me to forgive myself.