12 But who can discern their own errors?
Forgive my hidden faults.
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins;
may they not rule over me.
Then I will be blameless,
innocent of great transgression.
14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:12-14
How many of us think about our willful sins? Probably not often, and when you pray for forgiveness do you lump all those sins into one basket? I never really thought about "willful sins" until I was reading this scripture, and it definitely had an impact on me. We know that the Holy Spirit is with us, but there are many times we don't listen to the prompting and willfully commit sins. I almost think asking for forgiveness of sins needs to be separated from our errors we make and our willful walking away from our Father in Heaven. When we willfully sin, that is exactly what we are doing, walking or attempting to walk away from the path He has given us. One way we can work on stopping our willful sinning is by identifying those sins through our request for forgiveness. When we put a name to a sin, it is much easier to identify how we fall short and need our Father in Heaven. Keep in mind, there is nothing wrong with praying to God to forgive us our shortcomings, but it makes our relationship stronger when we can identify what we need to avoid to make our path closer to God and His teachings. Meditating on Him and His Word is a good place to start.
Have a great weekend.
Matt
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