Messed up life?

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness

Just ended my discipleship with Sis Charissa, and we have come to an end on our first 40 minutes bible study "What the Bible says about Sex?" I love what Kay Arthur wrote at the end of the book, and i will quote directly from the book, praying it will speak to anyone reading this..

Taken from: "What the Bible says about Sex?"

By Kay Arthur and Bj Lawson, page 80 & 81,

(C) 2008 by Precept Ministries International

"We have seen clearly that sex is God's invention. It is He who created human beings male and female, He who told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and to multiply, and also He who said sex was designed for our pleasure. However, too many have bought into Satan's lies about sex and then discovered to their great regret that God set limits on sex to protect us from the destructive consequences of its misuse.

Have you made a mess of your life because of your sexual choices? Do you feel unworthy of the Father's love? Dirty? Worthless?

Having seen for yourself what God says, do you realize that no matter what you have done, you can be assured of complete and absolute forgiveness? Even if you have been involved in sexually immoral behaviour, including sex outside of marriage, oral sex, heavy petting or fondling, incest, adultery, homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, or pornography - YOU can be forgiven. "How?" you ask.

1. First, agree with God that you have sinned - broken His holy Law, rebelled against His holy will. Name your sins for what they are. The word confess in 1 John 1:9 means "to say the same thing." To confess sin, then, is to agree with God that what you have done is wrong.

2. Take responsibility for your sins. You can't blame anyone else. Acknowledge your sins and take full responsibility.

3. Thank God for the blood of Jesus Christ, which cleanses you from all sin, and in faith accept His forgiveness. Remember, forgiveness is always based on grace, never something earned. "Where sin is abounded, grace did much more abound" (Romans 5:20, KJV)

4. Take God at His Word. "Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1). No matter what your feelings, cling in faith to what God says. Don't let satan, the accuser of the brethren, rob you of faith's victory.

5. Thank God for the gift of His Holy Spirit and tell Him that you want to walk by the Spirit so that you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh (Galatians 5:16). Prayers like this show genuine repentance.

Scripture challenges us to both believe what God says and to change our behaviour accordingly. In reality your belief system always determines your behaviour. You have seen what God says about sex; will you now choose to believe it, walk in it, and teach it?..."