Forgiveness for the Sinner

Today in interviewing class I interviewed one of my friends. She presented a heavy topic to deal with. After the interview my professor gave me feedback that was a lot to take in. I wouldn't say it was a huge blow to me but it was a bit of a reality check for how hard I'm going to have to work to improve my skills. The thing that got to me the most was that I had an invisible wall up between myself and the interviewee. This distance that I created I am now sorry for because it almost dilluted my friends problem to a class assignment. Reflecting I feel bad because I think that I wasn't sensitive enough to the situation. Coming back to my room I began to think of all the times when I tried to help someone and I did it wrong. When I may have given false hope, or was insensitive. For that brief time I felt somewhat like a failure. I took this to God and just asked what am I supposed to do with this? Why do I feel this way? Then I opened up to 2 Corinthians which says,

^"5 If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you to some extent—not to put it too severely. ⁶ The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient. ⁷ Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. ⁸ I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him. ⁹ Another reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. ¹⁰ Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, ¹¹ in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes."

 I found comfort in this because the hardest person I have forgiving is myself. I needed to remember that I'm going to make mistakes. But I am forgiven and His grace is sufficient for me.