What can wash away my sin?
Not psychology.
Not apology.
Not fixing it.
Not community service.
Not talking about it all the time.
Not wrestling with it in the middle of the night.
Only the Blood of Jesus can and has washed away my sin.
We know that it is right and necessary to make amends as much as possible. And, we are privileged to be able to put the burden down at the feet of the One who said we should do so. We are told that the past is under the Blood.
It is one thing to deal with it in prayer, give it to Him and let Him restore, heal and renew. It is entirely another thing to be marinated in guilt and regret.
He is not in the business of making us miserable. He intends to reveal Himself and He will heal the land and restore the ruins of the Soldier of The Cross who is available.
How could Paul live from day to day after his conversion? He had pursued and approved of the death of the martyrs (Acts 8:1). He was free to exult in the Lord and attend to the Body of Christ because his sin was forgiven by Grace, through the Blood of Jesus Christ.
The same for me.
The same for you.