A gift we can give ourselves

Are you in a good place in your relationship with your spouse, children, siblings and neighbors? Or do you make poor choices that affect these relationships? Are these same bad decisions affecting your relationship with God? Why do we give in to these behaviors, even when we wish we didn’t? Is it because we don’t take our addiction, lying or promiscuity seriously enough? We know we shouldn’t commit a certain act, but we rationalize it away or bargain with ourselves, “Just one more time. Then I’ll repent and never do it again.” But we do – over and over again. Eventually, regret and self-hate set in, and we plead for God’s mercy. We hate ourselves for abusing God’s kindne