Mistakes

Mistakes. We all make them. In fact, mistakes probably make up the majority of our lives....

but try not to make the same mistake twice...

try to avoid negative patterns of behavior...

Every mistake is an opportunity for growth. However, to grow, you have to overcome your flaws and faults.

Laziness is a cause for mistakes. Pride, envy, gluttony, lust, wrath... all of these are causes of mistakes.

A mistake, in a sense, has less to do with external forces and more to do with our internal qualities. Fix the inside to fix the outside. Try to know yourself. Every mistake you make is a marker of your spiritual path, your progress, and those obstacles that still hinder you.

Remember, we all make mistakes... but with God, all mistakes are turned to blessings. God knows we are flawed. God is that which takes what is random and creates the miraculous. Don't worry too much about previous mistakes... but be sure to put them in God's hands, and all will be made perfect again.

There is no limit to forgiveness. You can ask for it... but you already have it by default. God doesn't blame you for that which is beyond yourself.

In a sense, it should be comforting... and horrifying... to know that the only person you're letting down is your own self.