"Guilt"

Paragraph Reading: Ruth 1:1-22

But, he said to them: "Don’t mention me Naomi; Call me Mara, Rut 1:20

Guilt could make someone act blindly, because feeling guilt could produce negative thinking like ”judge yourself.” Like when Judas Iscariot feeling guilt after sell Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Bible record; when Judas saw Jesus was sentenced to death, he feeling guilt and hung up himself.

Indeed guilt is a neutral feeling, it’s good to have it, as we have an fundamental reason.  Reasoning guilt can be positive energy for someone to improve his attitude.  For the example, Naomi feeling guilt when she leave Israel and going to Moab. Because of it, her husband and her son died in Moab. Naomi fail in her family and her economy because her insistent went to Moab just because hunger in Israel. She mean going to Moab so she could improve her family economy, in Moab, Naomi is welcomed by trouble and money problem. Naomi contemplates that the LORD hath testified against him and the Almighty has afflicted him. Naomi had to clean up and get back to Bethlehem, because God is not pleased Naomi was in Moab (people who do not know the Lord).

Important for us to reflect that guilt may be present in anyone life, can destroy and improve life. We have to reflect the causes of guilt. If the cause is our way not same with what God want, we have to go back to him. Because only with God we can overcome all the problems we experienced. If God help Naomi to improve herself and independent of feelings of guilt, We will be free from guilt if we started and fix the problem with God. Bible say

Psalm 108:14 say : ”With God we will do mighty deeds”