Every day I mess up in some way, shape, or form. Some days the words that come out of my mouth are a bit harsh and lack compassion. Some days, I am easily frustrated or irritated because I am selfish. Some days I rude. A day does not go by where I do not sin against a brother or sister.
On a long bus ride in Nepal, I sensed the still, small voice challenging me.
“An apology a day.”
The Lord was asking me to commit to apologizing to at least one person every day. Even if that person I apologize to is my husband every day.
He challenged me not to apologize for the sake of apologizing. I need to be genuine in my apology. I need to be humble enough to come before others and ask for their forgiveness.
A prayer I pray daily each morning is, “Holy Spirit, please convict me in my moment of sin. Fill me up and make me more like Jesus.”
When you pray this prayer, you better mean it! The Spirit will convict you of your sin, for sure!
I pray this along with Psalm 139:23-24, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way of everlasting.”
When I am convicted of my lack of compassion, selfishness, rudeness, or other sin, I need to repent. I need to confess my sin to God and to my brothers and sisters and ask for their forgiveness. I desire to be in right relationship with God and my family.
For so long, my pride has gotten in the way of simply saying, “I’m sorry for…”
For this, I am sorry.
