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Beth Moore, Stepping Up: A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent

"... God is not the one keeping the record. You are." I am. I keep playing the record over and over. "You may think you are honoring God with misery over your past mistakes, but you're not.... you're walking in unbelief-- not trusting what He promised to do if you'd repent
[I John 1:9] ... Self-condemnation does not honor God" (124).

"... the truth of Scripture trumps every human emotion."

Psalm 130:7 "... put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with Him is full redemption."

The enemy's "native language is deception" (125).

"Though the psalmist was convinced that his own poor decision had aggravated his plight, he placed his hope in what God's Word said about confusion, and forgiveness, sought God and fully expected God to show up in his circumstances" (126).