Can I be forgiven for anything?
Yes. That's at the very heart of the Christian message: no one is too far gone.
Forgiveness isn't something you earn by being good enough. It's a gift. Jesus kept forgiving people everyone else had written off, including a criminal dying next to him on a cross.
Forgiveness doesn't always erase consequences, and you may still want to make things right with someone. But guilt and shame don't get the last word.
Read it for yourself
- 1 John 1:9 · A promise that when we're honest with God, he forgives.
- Luke 23:39–43 · Jesus and the man dying beside him.
- Psalm 103:12 · How far God removes our wrongs from us.
A next step: Tell God honestly what's weighing on you. If it's heavy, a pastor can be a safe person to talk it through with.