“Doesn’t God say that if you confess a sin one time, he’ll forgive you? Who are you to refuse the forgiveness of God, and who are you to condemn one whom God has forgiven? That’s arrogance. You may not feel arrogant, you may not mean to be arrogant, you may be rolling in humility with all of your confession. But I am telling you that if God has forgiven you, it is your duty to forgive yourself. It’s not an option. You must forgive those whom God forgives, including yourself.” – R. C. Sproul
Breaking Promises
A mom came home and found her freshly baked pie had a huge hole dug out from the center. A gooey spoon was on the table and pie crust crumbs led to her child’s room.
Mom called her child into the kitchen and said, “You promised me you would not touch that pie. And I promised I would punish you if you did.”
Her child replied, “well, since I broke my promise, it’s ok for you to break yours.”
Obedience, Not Sensations
“Caveat [let her beware!] – don’t count on any remarkable sensations, either at this or your first (or fifty first) Communion. God gives these or not as He pleases. Their presence does not prove that things are especially well, nor their absence that things are wrong. The intention, the obedience, is what matters.” – C. S. Lewis