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Made a Mistake?
`Do
not entertain the thought that because you have made mistakes,
because your life has been darkened by errors, your Heavenly Father
does not love you and will not hear you when you pray. He says,
"Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out."
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`The fact that he has erred, does not make him less dear to the heart of God.' (RH 12-05-96) |
"The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy." His heart
of love is touched by our sorrows, and even by our utterance of
them. Take to Him everything that perplexes the mind. Nothing is too
great for Him to bear; for He holds up worlds, He rules over the
affairs of the universe. Nothing that in any way concerns our peace
is too small for Him to notice. There is no chapter in our
experience too dark for Him to read; there is no perplexity too
difficult for Him to unravel. None have fallen so low, none are so
vile, that they cannot find deliverance in Jesus. The demoniacs of
Gadara, in the place of prayer could utter only the words of Satan;
but yet the heart's unspoken appeal was heard. No cry from a soul in
need is unheeded.’ (ST06-18-02)
`You
have made some mistakes, but because of some failures you should in
nowise misjudge your capabilities nor distrust the strength that you
may find in God. If it is apparent that you have made mistakes, it
is your privilege to turn these failures into victories by avoiding
the same in the future.’ (3T495)
`For
those who have sinned and have made mistakes, there is a Jesus
who is willing to
pardon and forgive. Let us lift him up as the Redeemer of
mankind.’ (RH12-30-09)
`If
one who daily communes with God errs from the path, if he turns a
moment from looking steadfastly unto Jesus, it is not because he
sins willfully; for when he sees his mistake, he turns again, and
fastens his eyes upon Jesus, and the fact that he has erred, does
not make him less dear to the heart of God.' (RH12-05-96)
`You
are not to entertain the thought that because you have made mistakes
and your life has been darkened with errors, your heavenly Father
does not love you and therefore has forsaken you. No! I tell you NO!
Jesus loves you still. His eye is upon you, and He "will not
suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the
temptation also make a way of escape, that ye may be able to bear
it." ’ 1 Cor. 10:13. (12MR34)
`The
one who is easily tempted, and is most inclined to err, is the
special object of His solicitude.' (Ed294)
`The
fact that he has erred, does not make him less dear to the heart of
God.' (RH12-05-96)
`If
you have made mistakes, you certainly gain a victory if you see
these mistakes and regard them as beacons of warning. Thus you turn
defeat into victory, disappointing the enemy and honoring your
Redeemer.' (COL332)
`Whatever
the mistakes or failures of the past, we may, with the help of God,
rise above them. With the apostle we may say: "This
one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and
reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward
the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ
Jesus." Philippians 3:13, 14. (MH516)
But
. . . if
you have made a mistake, it is vitally important that you deal with
others and their mistakes in just the manner in which you would like
God to deal with you.
`Because
[others] have made mistakes, shall we leave them alone to bear the
consequences of their miscalculations? Is this the way in which
Jesus has dealt with us?’ (6T463)
`Have
we ourselves never made mistakes? Have we never been in the pit of
despondency?’ (PUR03-13-02)
`Because
men have made mistakes, they are not to be uprooted. The blessing of
God heals; it does not destroy.’ (GCB04-02-03)
`If
one does a piece of work that is not wholly perfect, shall his
friends and acquaintences pull it to pieces, speaking of it scathingly and
contemptuously? The one who has made mistakes may be doing his very
best. Did Jesus treat the imperfect work of His disciples thus? If
He should treat erring human beings as they too often treat one
another, what would become of them?’ (PUR 02-09-05)
`We should study the
way in which Jesus worked. He did not refuse to work for those who
made mistakes; His works of mercy were done for every class, the
righteous and the unrighteous. For all alike He healed disease and
gave lessons of instruction if they humbly asked Him.’ (WM85)
`Let
not men, when dealing with those who have made mistakes, work on the
supposition that under similar circumstances they would have done
much better.’ (SpM275)
`God's
word is, "Honor all men. Love the brotherhood." Show all
men respect, even though they do not reach the standard you have set
for them. They may have made mistakes, but is your life faultless?
Have you censured your own errors as severely as you have censured
the errors of others?’ (RH03-17-03)
`If
there is one who has made mistakes, our hearts should go out to him.
We should let him see that we have for him that love which was
revealed in the life of Christ. We may think that a brother has done
something very wrong. Perhaps he has. But do you think that you will
make him see his wrong by shunning his society, by leaving him to
himself, where the enemy can work upon his mind and his conscience?
We should try to come just as close to him as we can. With all the
soul-winning power that God has given us, we must draw him to
Christ, remembering that we ourselves have made mistakes. We have
all gone out of the way. We have all had our times of trouble, of
blindness, of affliction.’ (2SAT263)
`Every
heart renewed by the Spirit of God would not only love God but love
his brother, and if that brother made mistakes, if he erred, he must
be dealt with after the gospel plan. Every step must be followed
according to the directions given in the Word of God. "'Ye
which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness;
considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.’ Gal. 6:1 (TDG157)
`In
order to have the wax take a clear, strong impression of the seal,
you do not dash the seal upon it in a hasty, violent way; you
carefully place the seal on the plastic wax and quietly, steadily
press it down until it has hardened in the mold. In like manner deal
with human souls. The continuity of Christian influence is the
secret of its power, and this depends on the steadfastness of your
manifestation of the character of Jesus. Help those who have erred,
by telling them of your experiences. Show how, when you made grave
mistakes, patience, kindness, and helpfulness on the part of your
fellow workers gave you courage and hope.
`Until
the judgment you will never know the influence of a kind,
considerate course toward the inconsistent, the unreasonable, the
unworthy. When we meet with ingratitude and betrayal of sacred
trusts, we are roused to show our contempt or indignation. This the
guilty expect; they are prepared for it. But kind forbearance takes
them by surprise and often awakens their better impulses and arouses
a longing for a nobler life.’ (MH494-5)
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