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         Oh, My precious one! Let go of the strain and the weights from the past. Forgive yourself for your past mistakes and receive the forgiveness of others. Don't worry about how things might have been different or could have been better had you done this or had you done that. Such confusion, such indecision, such guilt and remorse about the past are unnecessary weights and burdens that you carry.
         Forget the past and find peace and faith, knowing that I have had My perfect plan in your life. Even the things that seemed to be mistakes and losses and setbacks were all part of My plan. I have led you as My little lamb. I am the great Shepherd and you have nothing to fear. You have nothing to regret. You have nothing to feel guilty or sad about. I have used all the experiences of your life to make you into the person that you now are.
         You have had to know joy and sorrow, light and darkness, pain and happiness, loss and gain, defeat and victory, in order to teach you sympathy, compassion and understanding. This happened in order to make your heart soft and tender that you might understand others, that you might be able to put yourself in their place and say, "Yes, I understand what you're feeling. I know what it's like. I've been there myself. I've experienced that as well. I know how hard it can be."
         You can teach others to find faith and hope and courage because you have experienced Me helping you through the dark times. You know that there is light at the end of the tunnel because you have seen it and you have passed through that tunnel. You know that it's worth it to keep fighting and not give up, because you have done it.



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