How could God FORGET a sin from my past?
“Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.” (D&C 58:42)
It seems like an exaggeration, right?
But… what if He really does forget my sin because I am no longer the person who sinned?
When I am truly and fully repenting with my whole heart and soul, I am actually changing.
I am becoming a new person.
There has been a shift in who I am and what I want.
And so my perfect Heavenly Father isn’t going to hold something over my head that I no longer am!
That is the true beauty of repentance.
When I sincerely and humbly decide that I am ready to become a more spiritually mature individual, then I can.
This is only because my Savior already paid the price of justice.
Through His suffering, I am free to change!
I can use His power to mold and mend who I am, so judging me based on my past seems completely irrelevant.
Sometimes, I have a harder time forgetting those sins myself.
But it is so freeing to realize that if I am repenting the best I can, there is no point in beating myself up over past mistakes because I am no longer that person.
I am someone who is more Christlike, someone with a softer heart, and someone who is changed forever!
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
