A particular killer disease that is the most potent poison pill is self-condemnation. Have you ever been in a situation where you regret your existence just because you got it wrong somewhere?
If ever you have had this experience, then you can figure out what I am talking about. For whatever it is, we must stand up against all forms of self-condemnation.
This doesn't preclude the necessity of acknowledging our faults. The Bible which is one of the most powerful spiritual books, Psalm 51: Verse 3-4, said "I acknowledge my transgressions......against thee and thee only have I done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified when the speakest and be clear when thou judgest".
Shakespeare, again said in Julius Ceaser that "the abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power".
When the Bible said, "to obey is better than sacrifice: it means that there must be atonement for misdeeds but it is however better not to allow ourselves to be led into any acts of commission and omission by being conscious of our deeds at all times and of course avoiding any need for sacrifices or penance".
Having established these truths, there is no gainsaying the fact we must be touched, we must be remorseful, we must own up when we go wrong.
However, living under the burden of our weaknesses or mourning our weaknesses is of no value because it doesn't give the God force in us the opportunity to undo what has been done. It is a flagrant dissipation of negative energy against oneself and a denial of the creative powers of God, to alter things for the better.
Self-pity, self-condemnation, endless mourning over mistakes, regrets are self-destructive and part of the devices of the devil. Most suicides are the result of the inability to manage crises, feelings of disappointment, self-pity, or self-condemnation.
Look around and you will observe that those who easily shrug off their disappointments, lack, mistakes, and deprivations carry a brighter aura, magnetism and end up accomplishing more than those who dwell and brood over their past endlessly.
The Jewish tradition and even Christianity provide for "Penance".
The act is good for the soul but it usually has a defined period within which it must be done with and instant recuperation commenced.
Let us avoid self-condemnation, self-pity, and the attendant self-destruction
