Condemnation

This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from Him anything we ask because we obey his commands and do what pleases Him.
1 John 3:19-22

The note from my study bible:

God is greater than our hearts. An oversensitive conscience can be quieted by the knowledge that God Himself has declared active love to be an evidence of salvation. He knows the hearts of all--whether, in spite of shortcomings, they have been born of Him.

I believe I suffer from an oversensitive conscience. I have a hard time letting go of past sins- my own and those committed against me. Why? If God says all I have to do is obey Him, what gives me the right to continue to condemn myself when I stumble? I pray that God will replace my condemnation with His love.