The decision seemed like the only option at the time.

But years later, the waves of shame still crash in without warning.

The grief returns each spring, each birthday that will never be celebrated.

For those carrying the weight of an abortion, the guilt can feel inescapable.

So how does someone move forward when the past feels like an anchor?

Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall speaks directly to those living with this secret pain,

offering genuine biblical hope.

You see, God specializes in what seems impossible,

setting captives free and restoring broken lives.

Sometimes the sins we commit are public for all to see. At other times, our transgressions are private.

But be sure of this, God sees. God sees it all. And we carry a guilt and often shame that we feel at times is so heavy, we believe that

will never leave us.

Throughout my more than 50 years in ministry, I have seen fewer sins cause more humiliation

and pain than abortion.

But I'm here to tell you that nothing shocks our God, and he is a God

of grace. In Christ, there is always forgiveness, there is healing, there is hope and a future. In my

message today, we will examine a number of significant passages on this very

subject. But I'd like to read for you ahead of time one selection of scripture from the

pen of King David. He was one who had sinned sexually, who bore the weight of his guilt, and who experienced the grace of God.

My Bible is open, and I hope yours is too, to Psalm 51. I'm reading David's words from

verses 1 through 4 and 15 through 17, where David writes,

Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love, because of your great compassion,

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