What You'd Say To Younger You
Grace, looking backwards.
On forgiving the person you used to be.
The big idea
The mercy you would offer your younger self is available to you now.
What does “What You'd Say To Younger You” walk through?
As Far As East From West
Psalms 103:12 · KJV
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
In plain English
As far as the east is from the west, that is how far he has removed our sins from us.
A Distance With No Middle
North and south have a meeting point. East and west never do. The image is chosen to describe a removal that cannot be reversed or measured.
Faithful To Forgive
1 John 1:9 · KJV
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
In plain English
If we admit our sins, he is faithful and just — he will forgive them and wash us clean.
“You would be gentle with a younger version of you. God is at least that kind.”
A New Creation
2 Corinthians 5:17 · KJV
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
In plain English
Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new creation. The old life is gone; a new one has begun.
Regret Is Not Repentance
Replaying an old failure is not the same as bringing it to God. One keeps you there. The other lets you leave.
Pray
Jesus, I have been harder on myself than you are. Help me let it go. Amen.
Write it down
What would you say to yourself five years ago?
Say it to yourself now
The grace you would give them is for you too.
Which passages does this journey use?
3 passages, drawn from Psalms 103:12, 1 John 1:9, 2 Corinthians 5:17. Every verse appears here in the King James text with a plain-English line beside it, so you can read it without a commentary open. Allow about 6 minutes for the whole thing, or 7 short sittings.
- Psalms 103:12
- 1 John 1:9
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Read any of these in full on the complete KJV, or look the wording up independently at Blue Letter Bible.
More in Who You Are
All Who You Are →Before You Achieved Anything
Love that arrived first.
The Mirror And The Word
Two things telling you who you are.
Your Name Is Not Your Follower Count
Being known by God, not measured by numbers.
When You Don't Fit In
Belonging that does not require blending.
Growing Up Isn't Leaving God
Faith that grows with you.
Being Known And Still Loved
The fear underneath the hiding.