Struggling with Forgiveness

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John 1:9 NASB

I think most Christian struggle with the idea of forgiveness. And I think the hardest part of forgiveness sometimes is forgiving ourselves. I'm constantly telling people who talk to me about this how if we pray in a truly remorseful way to ask for forgiveness, God forgives. Then we must forgive ourselves. But in light of poor decisions I have made recently, now I have to try to follow my own advice. I hate the feeling of being separated from God by my own sins and the feeling that I have no right to talk to God. But this morning, I was thinking about my own advice. I have already prayed about these things. If God will forgive me, who am I to continue to rake myself over the coals? My friend, Eric Horner, has a song that says, "What's done is done." Thank God He is faithful, and the past is the past. Today is a new day by the grace of the Lord.