So You've Made A Mistake.... What Next?

I have addressed the subject of mistakes earlier in my blog, but I wanted to come at it from a different angle this time...

Mistakes... We all make them. I have made many of them! When we make mistakes, we sometimes, or often, get into a "stuck" place. What I mean by this, is that we don't know what to do next, we feel guilty, we are upset we have made yet, another mistake. What usually happens, is that we seem to separate ourselves from God. We feel guilty, and know we have done something to disappoint Him, and so we kind of disconnect from God. Not turn away from him necessarily, just disconnect. Sometimes we just don't know what to do next... How to redeem ourselves. So we close ourselves off from God, maybe a little, maybe a lot.
From experience... It is really a lot simpler than we make it out to be. We never have to turn away from God. He loves us. Tune into Him, instead of tuning Him out. Realize your mistake, and ask forgiveness from God. Take responsibility for your mistake, and if there is a deeper root, to why this mistake was made, figure that out, and work to change it. Spend time with God, reading His word, praying for strength, peace, and help, to not repeat your mistakes. The more you tune in to God, and focus on Him, and the things that glorify Him, the more you will yearn to be like Him, and do things that will please Him.
Prayer is our communication with God. I pray ALL DAY! Keeping the lines of communication open between you and God, will help you in your decision making, hopefully avoiding future mistakes, or bad decisions. If you've made as many mistakes as I have in my life, you'll eventually start to catch yourself, before making a bad decision. And if you're tuned in to God, and have a close relationship with Him, you will get that "uneasy feeling", telling you, "That is not such a good idea!" Always listen to this feeling! When you ignore it, and make a mistake, you will feel really stupid, for lack of better words, knowing that God warned you, and you didn't listen! So always keep your ears open to hear God... He does speak to you!
Mistakes are all a part of life. It's how we learn, and how we grow, as a person, and in our relationship with Him. Just make sure you don't turn away from God, turn TO Him, and learn from each and every one of your mistakes. XOXO!