Forgiveness can be one of the hardest things you have to do on your journey to growth and peace. When we hold on to hurt, pain, resentment, and anger it harms us far more than it harms the offender. Forgiveness frees us to live in the present. Forgiving yourself can be the hardest of all. Everyone makes mistakes and even worse, intentionally chooses the wrong way. But God’s love for us is overwhelming and covers a multitude of errors. Stop punishing yourself today with these 7 Bible verses to help you forgive yourself.
7 Bible Verses to Help You Forgive Yourself
These Bible verses will help you remember that God’s love covers a multitude of mistakes.
1 of 8 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.
— 1 Peter 5:7
2 of 8 Corinthians 5:17-18
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
—2 Corinthians 5:17-18 ESV
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3 of 8 Psalm 103:10-11
He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him.
—Psalm 103:10-11 ESV
4 of 8 Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
—Romans 8:1 ESV
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6 of 8 Philippians 3:13
[B]ut this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.
—Philippians 3:13
7 of 8 Romans 3:23
[We all] fall short of the Glory of God.
—Romans 3:23
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8 of 8 Psalm 32:5
I acknowledged my [mistakes] to You…and You forgave [them].
—Psalm 32:5
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