I am a drunken adulteress. God has come to me to be reborn again, and I’m failing. Please help me. What do I do to feel peace? I hate the daytime and awake through the night with nightmares of my sins. Help me.<\/p>\n\t
“The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you<\/em>” (Philippians 4:9).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
To expect to be at peace while acting against God doesn’t make sense. It is like expecting to be reborn without change. It also will not work. “I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish<\/em>” (Luke 13:3). Thus, the next step for you is to give up your sins and submit to God’s will for you.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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