Forgiveness: welcome to a new life

"You see, God’s promise of forgiveness is a welcome to new life. It is an invitation to leave regrets behind and to get up and live again. It is a God-given opportunity to do new and better things. God’s grace gives us new moments to plant new seeds that will lead to a new harvest of good things. Because of God’s promise of forgiveness, you can look your failure in the face and not be overwhelmed or paralyzed. He lifts your burden of guilt and regret and welcomes you to plant and harvest once again."

-- Paul David Tripp,  "Lost in the Middle" (p. 127). Shepherd Press. Kindle Edition.