Past Failures - The One Year Love Language Minute Devotional

Past Failures

No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.

Romans 3:10-12

DO YOU EVER WONDER why we can’t just forget the past and move on? It’s usually because we haven’t dealt with the past appropriately. Harsh words and selfish attitudes may have left their mark on the soul of our relationship. But healing is available, and it begins with identifying past failures so we can confess them and ask forgiveness. The wall that has been built between you and your spouse must be torn down one block at a time. The first step is to identify the blocks.

Why not ask God to bring to your mind the times you have failed your spouse? Get your pencil ready and write them down. Then ask your spouse to make a list of the ways he or she thinks you have failed in the past. Consider asking your children or your parents to share times they have observed you speaking harshly or being unkind to your spouse. As you make your list, you may discover that the wall of past failures is high and thick. That’s okay. The Bible is clear that everyone has sinned—against God and against others. Admitting and identifying past failure is the first step in “wall demolition.”

Lord God, you know all the sinful failures in my past. I have failed you, and I have failed the ones I love. Please bring these failures to my mind so I can address them.

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