Guilt and shame have a way of pressing on the human heart with an overwhelming weight. They drive a wedge between our true self, the cherished child of the infinitely loving and just God and our broken self-image. 
Guilt has a way of becoming the lens through which we perceive our own value. This isn’t by chance, and its significance is not lost on the enemy. If he can convince us to live out of our guilt then we’re significantly more likely to continue in sin and by doing so, move further away from fulfilling our role in the Kingdom of Heaven.  
When we see ourselves as broken, inept and dirty the continuation of that brokenness seems inevitable and inescapable. 
The only escape is a violent resurgence of a heart bent towards righteousness as the result of a vision of oneself as an heir to glory and the recipient of a victorious lover. 
Through faith, we become the bride of Jesus and He is tearing his way through the forces of darkness in pursuit of YOU. 
Don’t wallow in self-pity, your Savior is taking all the same arrows and He will not be overcome. 
What He has claimed He will receive. You are the passion of the Christ and His wounds were not in vain. 
When we see Jesus as more than a nice man, but as a blood-soaked warrior unwilling to relent in the pursuit of His bride, our guilt dissipates in the eternal light of His all-consuming mercy and grace.