Sure do remember it.
Where the Soul Never Dies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0jEQypbhsY&feature=related
How should we handle moments of faith-failure, when weve damaged the kingdom of God in the eyes of our friends and family or dishonored God in our actions?
We can learn from King David after his humiliation in the Bathsheba scandal. Though the terrible consequences of that sin could not be avoided, he found his way back to a relationship with God that made it possible for him to continue to serve Him. We too can find our way back.
Davids pattern in 2 Samuel 12 serves us well: We need to declare our error candidly (v.13) and seek Gods forgiveness. Then we can ask God that others be spared the consequences of our actions (v.16). Finally, we need to recognize that sometimes the consequences simply cannot be avoided and must be endured. While we always mourn those consequences, we cant allow them to so consume us that we cease to be servants of God (vv.20-23).
Satan not only delights in the moment of our failure but also in the spiritual inactivity that sometimes snares us in our remorse. When weve blown our witness, we are and should be humbled. But we should not multiply the damage by retreating into silence and obscurity as ambassadors of Christ. We can move past failure.
Read: 2 Samuel 12:1-23
Great old hymn, Gail.
Thank you!