They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. Rom. 2:15-16 Often, I feel guilty over things many wouldn't and on the rare occasion I feel know guilt over something I think I should and I feel guilty, instead, for not feeling guilty because I feel that society deems I should feel guilty. Do you suppose, O man, that when you judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself, you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you presume upon the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not know that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed. For he will render to every man according to his works; to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are factious and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness, there will be wrath and fury. Rom. 2:3-8 This is why I'm afraid to talk to people about anything that isn't pleasant and happy. The second I say something I've done wrong they judge me and condemn without a sign of leading me to repentance or encouragement to follow God more closely. I feel that people expect me to be perfect and if I'm not I shouldn't reveal it to them because they'll tear me apart, forget love and forgiveness. But yet, I want to be right before God, to understand where I've fallen short and to be able to confess and repent. But when people judge me and treat me ill I become indignant and forget about my previous sin problem that I was trying to confess. "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands, no one seeks for God. All have turned aside, together they have gone wrong; no one does good, not even one." Rom. 3:10-12 So although I sin, everyone else is a sinner. My consoloation is in Jesus who died for me and is my Savior. Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. For no human being will be justified in his sight by works of the law, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. Rom. 3:19-20 I'm going to mess up and sin and it might take me a while to come around to God at times, but it happens to all of us. Instead of brooding in my mistakes (because they will happen and frequently) I should seek God and his forgiveness and then move on.