Here is a secret for the newly sanctified ones; you will make mistakes,
but learn to confess them fully and broadly and completely, and, after
doing that, then to refuse to think any more whatever about them. Let
God take care of you and also of the mistake.
Imperfection of human disposition and character is a fruitful source
from which mistakes arise. Here is a person so slow as to be a trial to
nearly every one about him, while here is another who, because he is so
fast, is continually injuring the feelings of others. Here is a person
naturally so impatient that at times he wounds and hurts others. The
intentions of these persons are often misunderstood, and mistakes arise
from the misunderstanding. We, thinking that certain things were done
or said for certain purposes, may do and say certain things. Later we
discover some other course would have been wiser and better.
So, dear anxious soul, do not expect to get beyond making mistakes.
Profit by those you make. Use them as stepping-stones to a better
experience. Keep consecrated, keep your faith clear, and commit yourself
to God, mistakes and all. Sanctification makes us pure; but it takes
time and experience to make us mature.
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