So when we sin, even as Christians, we experience guilt. We experience the shame of disappointing our heavenly Father. We are broken and contrite. The Lord wants us grieved over the times we offend Him. It breaks fellowship with Him. It breaks His heart and it should break our heart as well. We experience guilt. But we don’t stay in the guilt. Again, the guilt turns us to Christ. We confess the sin, repent of the sin and experience the blessing of His full pardon. 1 John 1:8-9, “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Here is how David put it in Psalm 32:5. “I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the LORD’; and You forgave the guilt of my sin.'

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Beverages, Christmas	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	ts	Dried anise leaves or
		2 tsp. fresh leaves
1	c	Boiling water
1	ts	Honey
1		Lemon slice (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Place anise leaves in cup and pour boiling water over them. Let steep 5 - 8
minutes.  Stir in honey and serve with lemon slice. Source: Quick & Easy
Cooking.ch
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #303
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 00:17:37 -0500
From: Cindy J Hartlin <chartlin@total.net>

A Message from our Provider:

“Every good thing you have ever enjoyed comes from God”

First, faith believes God when He says that sexual relations in marriage are good and clean and should be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. Second, faith increases the joy of sexual relations in marriage because it frees us from the guilt of the past. Faith believes the promise that Christ died for all our sins, that in Him we might have guilt-free, Christ-exalting sexual relations in marriage. And finally, faith wields the weapon of sexual intercourse against Satan. A married couple gives a severe blow to the head of that ancient serpent when they aim to give as much sexual satisfaction to each other as possible. Is it not a mark of amazing grace that on top of all the pleasure that the sexual side of marriage brings, it also proves to be a fearsome weapon against our ancient foe?... It is not surprising then that Satan’s defeat, Christ’s glory, and our pleasure should come together in this undefiled marriage bed.

John Piper