The Torah speaks extensively about saving a murderer who killed: גג ְוֹשׁבּ ְ by mistake. Again and again, we keep hearing how concerned the Torah is for this: רוֹצ חְַ murderer (who is called a Rasha, since he wasn’t careful. Rashi). This is a big lesson for us: You can do the worst sin, Chas V'shalom יח ְצְִׂ(ר ְה!) but if it was by mistake, we go all out to save you!
A big Eitza in these days of Elul, when you talk a lot to Hashem (אֲנִׂיְל דוֹדִׂ יְו דוֹדִׂ יְלִׂ י) and you are worried about Yom HaDin: Keep reminding Hashem how you don’t really mean bad; just that it’s difficult for you to improve, and you’ll try again (with Hashem’s help) to be a better person. Speaking up for yourself can do wonders.
When Rochel reminded Hashem how she was Moser Nefesh so her sister shouldn’t become embarrassed, she saved the entire Klal Yisroel. (Medrash).
And when Anshei Knesses HaGedola explained to Hashem that the Yetzer Hara of Avoda Zara was given only so we could merit Olam HaBah, and it wasn’t working since the Yetzer Hara was too strong, Hashem took away that Yetzer Hara! (Gemara).
Speak up! Explain yourself to Hashem (as if He doesn’t know)! We see how much love Hashem has for us! R’ Elyashiv Zatzal says that even if a person does a Mitzva: לְֹשְֶׁאְלְִׂהּמ ְשׁ ְ (to serve his own self-interests, not Hashem) it is always a Ma'ala (valued), even if you have no intention of ever becoming Li’shmah. Balak brought 42 Korbanos (to curse Klal Yisroel) and for this he was Zoche to Rus, Shlomo, and Dovid; and Shlomo brought 1,000 Korbanos. (Gemara).
