Sometimes a rose patch contains more thorns than roses, and sometimes the person we have the hardest time forgiving is OURSELVES. When you look at a rose patch, which do you pay more attention to? The roses or the thorns? The roses. Why? Because they have color and magnificent beauty. Beauty is what God sees in us, but before that beauty can be magnificent and vibrant with color, we must ask Him for forgiveness for all the wrong we have done. When we ask God for forgiveness, we must mean it with our HEARTS, and there is no fooling God. A lily cannot pretend to be a rose. If a lily is in a rose patch, it will be spotted right away! Just like that lily is easily detected in the midst of roses, Christ can easily detect when we are insincere. Whenever you want to ask God for forgiveness, show the sincerity that David had in Psalm 139:23 where he cried out "Search me O God, and know my heart!" There is no lying to God. He sees our thoughts, and he knows all the bad we have done. So open your hearts to him! Remember that rose with magnificent color and beauty? That's what God sees whenever we have received his forgiveness and cleansing. 1 John 1:9-10 says "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." He overlooks the thorns and sees the rose: what you are meant to be. Be a sincere rose, not a lying lily!
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