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“You must not bring the prisoners here!” they declared. “We cannot afford to add to our sins and guilt. Our guilt is already great, and the LORD’s fierce anger is already turned against Israel.”
2 Chronicles 28:13

Am I in a cycle of defeat?

Consider this:

• God allows us to be defeated to draw us back to Him.
  Because of all this, the LORD his God allowed the king of Aram to defeat Ahaz and to exile large numbers of his people to Damascus. The armies of the king of Israel also defeated Ahaz and inflicted many casualties on his army.
  2 Chronicles 28:5

But rest assured:

• God will only allow us to go so far.
  But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there in Samaria when the army of Israel returned home. He went out to meet them and said, “The LORD, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah and let you defeat them. But you have gone too far, killing them without mercy, and all heaven is disturbed.
  2 Chronicles 28:9

Being confident of that, don’t add to your guilt; repent of you sin and return to God.

• You must not bring the prisoners here!  they declared. We cannot afford to add to our sins and guilt. Our guilt is already great, and the LORD’s fierce anger is already turned against Israel.
  2 Chronicles 28:13

Then, just as grace and mercy have been given to you, extend it also to others.

• So the warriors released the prisoners and handed over the plunder in the sight of the leaders and all the people. Then the four men just mentioned by name came forward and distributed clothes from the plunder to the prisoners who were naked. They provided clothing and sandals to wear, gave them enough food and drink, and dressed their wounds with olive oil. They put those who were weak on donkeys and took all the prisoners back to their own people in Jericho, the city of palms. Then they returned to Samaria.
  2 Chronicles 28:14-15

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Do I exhaust the patience of or do I please God? Oh, how I pray I please Him more than I exhaust Him!Then Isaiah said, “Listen well, you, royal family of David! Isn’t it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well?“Isaiah 7:13

Subtract from my guilt. Stay confessed up and in right relationship with God.