Remember Your Sins

Sin. 
Something that everyone except Jesus has committed. In fact from a very early age! I notice it often in my 20 month old. She throws fits and says no! With much anger. She gets upset when her toys get messed up! With much anger. She kicks me when I change her diaper. With much anger. 

This morning it occurred to me that there is probably three types of people when it comes to sin:
1: The person who sins, feels extremely guilty, and turns away from God. They stay away from God until their guilt is gone and then they draw back to God. Guilt is such a funny thing. I think I feel "guilty" often because I am living a faith in which what I do is what makes me feel accepted by God so when I don't "meet his standards," I feel guilty. That's not the gospel. We are not accepted by the things we do, only by Jesus.
2. The person who thinks "I didn't sin today." I can honestly say I have thought that numerous times. Or I have also gone to pray to Jesus and had nothing to repent of. I think growing up in church I focused and heard all the things that were sin that I shouldn't do. Don't get drunk, don't cheat, lie, steal, cuss, be unkind, or disobedient to your parents. I often thought I don't do any of those. Or I "worked" really hard not to. I didn't realize the actual ugliness I had in my heart. I covet, a lot actually. Right now its a battle to not covet those that have their own home. I am trying to trust my Jesus daily with that. It's hard. I am a lazy mom. Not a servant, or sacrificial. Short tempered. I AM sinful! 
3. As Joe Thorn writes in "Note To Self," a person who "remembers their sins, learns humility, loves Jesus, and makes much of the gospel." That's who I want to be. A person who knows I sin, remembers them, repents, learns that Jesus is all that I have and all that will suffice. When I am able to rest in Jesus and that HE is my justification I can make much of the gospel! 

The gospel is just good.                  

"I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and you forgave the iniquity of my sin." Psalm 32:5