Lamentations 3:19-24
"... my soul remembers [my wandering] And is bowed down within me. This I recall to mind, Therefore I have hope. The LORD's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease...."
Psalm 51:1, 10, 12
"Be gracious to me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Thy compassion blot out my transgressions.... Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.... sustain me with/ a willing spirit."
Kay Arthur, As Silver Refined
"With God, whatever has happened in the past need not destroy [me].... the reality that [my past] cannot be changed need not demoralize... [me]" (61).
"... even the negative consequences we face from our pasts are part of the "all things" God uses to work together for our good" (62).
"What positive changes have [my failures] brought about in [my] ... character and in [my] relationships with God and with others?" (64)
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