As a Prodigal Christian

As a "Prodigal Christian", I know Christ's death for me, removed my sins and scrubs my consciences. Therefore it is time for me to bury my regrets and start serving God. As a "returned prodigal" Christian, I should be honoring God more by rejoicing than by moping and fretting about my past. I should remember that Satan does not want me to forget my sinful past. Satan wants me to remember them and ponder them even though I already confessed, forgiven and cleansed by the Blood of Jesus Christ. I am to focus on my spiritual life, my spiritual hope and my spiritual enjoyments. The best thing I know about Jesus, my Savior is that He loves me even though I am a sinner. Reading the Scriptures, He has always loved the outcast-and for that I should be glad, for I, too, was once an outcast. Remember David, the son of Jesse? He was an extraordinary man. He was highly gifted as a poet, musician, warrior, king. Despite some personal failures he was noted as a man after God's own heart. God has in Christ provided a cure for me, only when I am humble and seek forgiveness and cleansing by Jesus Christ on the cross that I should pray, " Forgive me, Lord for clinging to certain sin. I want to experience that freedom in You from all sin."