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From Lisa-Dawn Johnston

Love this. For 5 decades I chose to “stay away” from God, because I knew I couldn’t be perfect… no matter how hard I tried. The clobber scriptures were part of the problem , and so were the punitive scriptures that threatened punishment and suffering for not “being a Christian”. Now, through teachings and readings, and discussions, I feel more trust in Jesus, more confident in the love of God… more faith in the Holy Spirit, to always be with me, love and forgive me. So when I “eff up” I do eventually turn to prayer and say, “You know what I did… and I’m sorry. Pls forgive me, and help me to do better. Amen.”
It helps. Before finding my way back to God, I would have ruminated for DAYS… over things I did imperfectly. How stressful is that?! Thank God, for his steadfast love… from which everything else flows.