text: Honey, I have felt guilty about everything. Guilt is not a good thing. Admitting a mistake is one thing, but overcoming the guilt and finding redemption ... that is the divine message of grace. The good news is that your past does not have to haunt you for the rest of your life. A lesson learned is just a bridge that is burned. Read Romans 8 - God does not condemn you. It is satan who is codemning you - evil wants you to feel like you have been defeated by your mistakes. \n\nGreat stories abound of the most evil of all men finding redemption. It can happen. A great story on redemption is Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo. You can read the book. There is a movie with Liam Neeson that is a very good adaptation. The Broadway musical is stunning. I weep every time I see the musical ... the story reaches across the centuries to all ages. You are redeemed. Now your job is to find it.\n\nI tell my children that God always gives you another chance. I don't care what you have done, I tell them, you are always my child and you will always have another chance with me. Even if your mistake was predictable and you are just suffering the consequences of your own actions, you still have my love. I learned that from watching how God has treated me. \n\nIf you are going to make a mistake, make it a whopper. Learn from it. You will have a fuller measure of God's grace if you can learn to accept it.