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b'Have you ever reached boiling point? You\\u2019ve been trying so hard to do the\\nright thing, and in a weak moment, you sin. Your temper bubbles over,\\nscalding hot. Your good intentions vanish, and you lose it, only later to\\nbe overwhelmed with guilt and failure. All is not lost.\\n.\\nI\\u2019ve had those days when I\\u2019ve blurted out angry words. I\\u2019ve allowed harmful\\nthoughts to fester rather than asking God to deal with them. Unforgiveness\\nhas strangled my heart when I\\u2019ve allowed others\\u2019 hurtful behavior or\\ncomments to control me. Other times, my head has been so preoccupied with\\nworry that I\\u2019ve briefly abandoned God in my self-absorption. If, like me,\\nyou have a tendency to overthink things, these are some of the strategies I\\nuse to help me:\\n.\\n1. Remember no one is perfect. In Romans 3:23-24, Paul reminds us that we\\nall fall short of God\\u2019s glory, but He doesn\\u2019t give up on us. This is a\\nhopeful message. I have to remember I am an imperfect and flawed human in a\\ndysfunctional and broken world, just like everyone else. As a result, I\\nwill inevitably mess up and even repeat the same failures several times.\\n.\\n2. Don\\u2019t dwell on past failures. While it\\u2019s wise to learn from what I\\u2019ve\\ndone wrong, dwelling on all my past failings isn\\u2019t what God wants for me.\\nInstead, He gives me complete forgiveness through Jesus, and He promises to\\nwalk with me on my journey. Because Jesus died and rose again for me, I can\\nbelieve in Him and receive His forgiveness.\\n.\\n3. Most of all, I need to focus on Jesus. And not only after I\\u2019ve sinned,\\nbut also when I am tempted (Hebrews 12:1-3). The good news is that\\nJesus\\u2014who lived among us as a human but is also fully God\\u2014knows firsthand\\nwhat it\\u2019s like to be tempted, and He understands my weaknesses (Hebrews\\n4:14-16). Jesus never sinned, but He took my sin and promised me that\\nbelief in Him is lifechanging. His Holy Spirit lives inside Christians,\\ntransforming us to be more and more like Jesus. Even though I will sin at\\ntimes, He is always there for me when I stumble.\\n.\\n4. Remember God\\u2019s love never changes. Although the stresses of life may\\nweaken our resolve at times, God\\u2019s love never changes. He understands us\\ndeeply and will never stop loving or forgiving us. Isn\\u2019t that amazing\\nnews? \\u2022 Cindy Lee\\n.\\n\\u2022 Do you ever get frustrated with your own imperfections or the ways you\\nhave messed up? Jesus invites us to come to Him and rest in His sure\\nforgiveness. How could you practice this today?\\n.\\n\\u2022 If you\\u2019ve wronged someone, what could you do to make it right, such as\\napologizing?\\n.\\nOh, what joy for\\u2026[the] forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Psalm\\n32:1 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nRom.3.23-Rom.3.24|1John.1.8-1John.1.10|Ps.32.1-Ps.32.5'