We live in a world of fiction, the literal Matrix. How can anyone know what reality is but by unerring faith in God? And hey, as far as I can tell the dude seems to be getting closer to God rather than farther as his career progresses. He's been on youtube for years and you can see that with his most recent albums he has focused on getting sober and better as a person, fighting his demons and regrets and trying to reconcile them with the man he wants to be; which is someone that stays true to himself.
As someone who also struggles with forgiving myself for my worst sins, I know what he deals with. The single aspect of Christianity that eluded me most of my life was being able to believe that I could be redeemed at all. I find it easier to accept the literal Resurrection than to believe I could ever earn back my place in Heaven. It is my greatest daily struggle with faith.
One day it clicked for me. "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" works two ways: if you can love your neighbor you must also love and forgive yourself to the same degree. If you fail to treat yourself with the same love that you extend to others, you violate God's wishes just as much as if you devalued your neighbor. You are His, as much as anyone else. God bless.
Of course he's confused, hell aren't we all?
We live in a world of fiction, the literal Matrix. How can anyone know what reality is but by unerring faith in God? And hey, as far as I can tell the dude seems to be getting closer to God rather than farther as his career progresses. He's been on youtube for years and you can see that with his most recent albums he has focused on getting sober and better as a person, fighting his demons and regrets and trying to reconcile them with the man he wants to be; which is someone that stays true to himself.
As someone who also struggles with forgiving myself for my worst sins, I know what he deals with. The single aspect of Christianity that eluded me most of my life was being able to believe that I could be redeemed at all. I find it easier to accept the literal Resurrection than to believe I could ever earn back my place in Heaven. It is my greatest daily struggle with faith.
I easily forgive others, just not so much myself.
It's a daily struggle, but I try my best.
One day it clicked for me. "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" works two ways: if you can love your neighbor you must also love and forgive yourself to the same degree. If you fail to treat yourself with the same love that you extend to others, you violate God's wishes just as much as if you devalued your neighbor. You are His, as much as anyone else. God bless.
Thank you brother (or sister). I appreciate you.