God's Love

Have you ever messed up so badly that it left you believing God wants nothing to do with you? If your answer is "yes," then you're in good company, because we all have. We've all made poor choices and bad decisions.

A bad decision can cost you your marriage, job, friendships and even your peace of mind. But, if you're willing to admit you've messed up, you're a prime candidate for an encounter with Jesus. In fact, He specializes in ministering to messed-up people.

Lamentations 3:22-23, "The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

The biggest problem is not in messing up, but when we pitch our tent and camp out in the land of "I messed this one up AGAIN." That is a dark place that can quickly lead us to a pit of hopelessness.

In order to stay in a place of hope for the future, we need to recover and bounce back quickly. We need to seek and receive the Lord's grace. Being able to recover when we mess up is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity, and it's time that we as believers become resilient and live in the victory we have in Christ. That honors and pleases Him.

We live in a society that teaches us to hide our mess-ups and call them anything except the sins that they are. Jesus is not intimidated by our past. He sees beyond our failures and offers us a faithful future. You can't do anything so bad that it will cause God to love you less.

If you're reading this today and feel like Jesus wants nothing to do with you, I want you to know that He will break every possible barrier to reach you. Jesus is so serious about the task, that He left heaven and came to earth to restore anyone who is willing to be cleansed. Today, you can meet with Jesus, bring Him your mess-ups, and allow Him to clean you up.

Heavenly Father, 
Thank You for loving me so much that You destroy every possible barrier that could keep me from You. Help me to quickly fess up to my mess-ups, so that I can receive the wonderful forgiveness that is only found in You.
In Jesus' Name,
Amen.