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b'We\\u2019ve all faced strained relationships--with family, co-workers, friends, etc. But when our relationship with God is strained, we experience the deepest anxiety. This is because we were not intended to be separate from God. Being out of union with God is usually due to sin, but God\\u2019s forgiveness can enable us to be brought back into a right relationship with Him. In King David\\u2019s life, he had sinned, but once he had sincere confession and repentance, God forgave him. David teaches us that God will bless you if you repent. If you repent of known sins, God\\u2019s blessing of forgiveness clears you of your conscience of your sin. God removes our sins when He forgives us. The guilt and responsibility of sin are gone. We can do nothing to earn this grace--it is a free gift of God. God\\u2019s grace not only removes the guilt of sin, but also the power of it. If we are unrepentant, God will discipline us. When David was running and hiding from the Lord, the Lord made him uncomfortable. God is our loving Heavenly Father, and He will not allow us to stay on the wrong path. If we continue in sin, there will be painful consequences. God has no delight in punishing the unrepentant. Once David did repent, the Lord forgave him. We, too, will find mercy and grace when we come to the Lord because He is gracious. Therefore, don\\u2019t cover and hide from your sin, but seek the Lord in repentance and you will find Him. You don\\u2019t know how much time you have, so seek the Lord now! God promises to help those who repent and obey. He will show you the way to go. Voluntarily choose to obey the Lord. If God is for you, who can be against you? Nothing else in this world compares to being in fellowship with God.