There are times when each of us fails God. Times when we do not live like we trust in Christ for the forgiveness of our sins, and that we are children of God.
We sin when we know it’s sin, we don’t do our best, we misunderstand and react, we allow ourselves to embrace self-righteous. We give in to thoughts of angry, hatred, or envy.
Many will go to church services, put on a smile, keep up appearances of pure righteousness. We all know that’s not the case, but it makes us, and everyone, feel more comfortable.
Maybe sins are open and public, everyone knows about them, they can’t be hidden, people and look down in self-righteous and condemn the sinner.
What about times when you fail God, and you know it and everyone else knows it? What about times when you habitually fail God? Some Christian leaders will scoff and say that you are ‘not a real Christian’ or ‘have never been a real Christian’. Seems like that’s an easy way to avoid the problem of Christians wrestling with sin.
Don’t give up. Don’t turn from God, or diminish your passion for loving God because you fail Him. Don’t let other people’s opinion of you convince you that you don’t belong to God. Everyone may say or think that you are not worthy. It’s true. None of us are worthy. Neither you nor them. If a single person could be worthy, Christ would not have died to atone for our sins. His sacrifice was required because we are not worthy.
Yet God, in His infinite unsearchable nature, loved you and gave His only begotten Son for you. It’s not you are so great, it’s that God is so great.
Unworthy. Unworthy. Yet God has counted you worthy through the blood of Christ at the Cavalry.
Christ was wounded for our transgression, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
The scriptures contain an account of Peter asking Jesus how many times he should forgive someone who sins against him. Peter asked should he for forgiven someone who transgresses against him (against Peter) as much as seven times. Jesus replies that he should forgive more than that – even seventy times seven! The implication is that Peter should forgive a limitless number of times. God is perfect. If He expects us to forgive a limitless number of times, then our great God is willing to forgive a limitless number of times.
Don’t let what other people think keep you from God. Cling to Him. God will never abandon you.
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. – Isaiah 41:10