Sometimes when you're mentally depleted and emotionally empty, it could be because you've got

too much going on. Nancy DeMas Walgamu says it could also be that there's unconfessed sin in your

life. When we don't have a clear conscience, when we have a guilty conscience, it affects us

not only spiritually, but it affects us mentally and emotionally as well.

You know, people are desperate for forgiveness. They're desperate to find a way to be free from the guilt, to have a clear conscience, to be able to sleep at night and know that there's nothing between them and God and nothing between them

and other people.

Today we'll hear about the vital role God's word plays in bringing about that kind of peace.

You're listening to the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMas Walgamuth, author of

Brokenness, The Heart God Revives.

For December 10th, 2021, I'm Dana Gresh.

Are you running on empty, mentally, emotionally?

Is depression or anxiety knocking on your door?

Could be that you need a good vacation, but it's also possible there's more at play.

Maybe God is trying to get your attention so you can truly understand and repent of sin in your life.

Now, when I say repentance, you may think of a fiery preacher

calling people to the front of a church, but repentance can be as simple as this. You read something

in God's word, and it softens your heart. You realize you're not living out the truth of God's word,

and by His grace, you surrender to his plan. That's what happens to the truth of God's word, and by his grace, you surrender to his

plan. That's what happened to my friend Monica. She was reading a psalm, and she experienced the joy

that comes from true repentance. When Nancy heard that story, she wanted to share it with you.

But first, Nancy's going to lay some biblical groundwork for this concept of repentance

and how important it is to have a clear conscience.

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