Justin Bieber has shared some words and phrases of encouragement for all those who are battling with past blunders. 

The 26-year-outdated singer took to Instagram on Saturday to mirror on his hugely publicized DUI arrest in Miami, which occurred seven a long time back these days. Bieber shared a picture of his then-19-yr-old self being escorted by Florida police when in handcuffs, and admitted the incident wasn’t his “finest hour.”

“Not happy of the place I was at in my life. I was hurting, not happy, puzzled, angry, mislead, misunderstood and angry at god.. I also wore also a lot leather-based for an individual in Miami,” he wrote, right before touching on his non secular journey due to the fact then. “All this to say God has brought me a lengthy way. From then til now I do notice a thing. God was as near to me then as he is right now.”

Bieber went on to really encourage his followers to glimpse at their previous issues as reminders of how significantly they’ve appear.

“… Don’t make it possible for disgrace to ruin your ‘today,'” he continued. Let the forgiveness of Jesus acquire above and observe your lifestyle blossom into all that God has designed you to be. Love YOU Men WITH MY Complete Heart.”

On Jan. 23, 2014, Bieber was arrested on suspcion of driving beneath the affect soon after he was noticed drag racing in Miami. Law enforcement would go on to perform a sobriety examination, which identified his blood-alcohol amount was down below the 0.02 restrict for underage drivers having said that, a subsequent urine check discovered Bieber experienced marijuana and Xanax in his program at the time of his arrest.