What a testimony bro!
My WWII vet grandfather just could not accept that a loving God could forgive him for lord knows whatever he did throughout life.
Pride is a major tool the enemy uses.
I really believe your testimony could help out Vets.
Yeah, I had a couple of dudes I used to work with say that. Here’s how I see it: God is my father and I’m his child. He loves me like no other. I look at my two boys and if they were hurting with the same crap I was hurting with, you bet your azz I’d be there for them. God does the same, I just had to get past the whole “not seeing him physically” thing. Now I see him daily. I actually have conversations with him. He never really answers, and if he did I’d probably plotz right on the floor, but he does answer. Just when things go your way ya know, or when something crappy happened, but then it winds up being for the best... That’s Abba Father right there.
As well as SHAME, Unworthiness, thinking we have to clean ourselves up somewhat before GOD will accept us...
Chime in here folks.