When I read today's bible verse, I thought about our Sunday School class. We just finished a study on Integrity and Psalm 25 was our last study. When I read these two verses, I can't help but to think about my life. I have done some pretty bad things in my younger years. Some of which I struggle with today. Even though I know that all my sins were washed away when I was baptised, I am still haunted by my past.

I will be somewhere and run into an old buddy. The memories begin to flow. Or I will see someone that I used to hang with and start thinking, "Oh the stories I could tell about them". Sometimes, I see people and feel them looking at me like they are thinking the same thing. I keep reminding myself, I am not that person any more. I am a better person because I have Jesus Christ in my life. But, in that little spot way back, buried deep, the thoughts creep out. 

So what does all this have to do with today's verses? Before we ask the Lord God to forget our past and forgive our past transgressions, we must first forgive ourselves and our brothers and sisters. It is hard to do. I am still trying. But, I know when I do, I will feel like a new person.

May God be with you all