If Peter Was Restored, I Can Be Restored

Many try to deal with past sins in various unbiblical and destructive ways. Some do so by punishing themselves as did Martin Luther with a whip to his back when he was a monk. Others go to the other extreme of drowning themselves with food, wine, sex, money, and clothing, or by indulging themselves in the very sin of every kind.
Others go to a priest and receive various acts of penance which they are told will purge away their guilt and make them feel better. Others simply push the sin into the background of their memories or contrive various excuses to justify their sin. Finally, there are those who deal with past sins by lashing out at others, and making life generally miserable not only for themselves, but for everyone around them.
The Lord does not endorse any of the methods above in dealing with our sins. However, we will fall into these dangerous ways of dealing with sin in our lives, if we do not heed and follow the example of Christ who through His infinite mercy and love restored Peter, who had denied the Lord Jesus three times.