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Senior Living - Nov. 8
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and you forgave the guilt of my sin.
--Psalm 32:5
As a senior adult, it is easy to brood a great deal about your past and the things you did wrong in life. And it may even seem harder to rid yourself of the guilt over past sins. Rightly so, those suffering from disabling conditions or illnesses spend a lot of time recollecting the past in general.
As we age and face physical limitations, there is a natural desire to make peace with our past. You may think it is necessary for you to seek forgiveness or make amends for your misdeeds. But it’s hard to simply erase those things and memories from our minds. The power of past sins overrides our attempts to distract ourselves and move on.
In this situation, you must first confess your sin or sins to the Lord and ask for His forgiveness. If you have wronged someone in the past, consider trying to reconcile with him or her. If they are unavailable or have already passed on, then put the sin to rest in your heart and mind by giving it over to the Lord.
You may not realize it, but achieved forgiveness can often be just the thing to release the guilt you’ve been carrying for many years. If reconciliation is impossible, then you may seek to find comfort through confessing your sins to a close friend or another believer. There is great wisdom in our Christian heritage, and when guilt is aged and imbedded deep within someone, we may not experience relief in our daily private prayers. We can find freedom in sharing our remorse with another through whom the Holy Spirit can work to heal our past wounds.
PRAYER CHALLENGE: If you are dealing with the guilt of past sins, ask God for forgiveness.
