Forgiveness

"Create in me a pure heart O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me."-Psalm 51:10

To be completely honest I have not been following God like I should be. I've fallen into things that I used to do before coming back to God. I started watching "bad tv," cussing (not always outloud but in my head), disrespecting my parents, being lazy, overeating, and flirting for no reason. The process is not all at the same time, either. Satan isn't stupid, he knows what is going to get us. He's going to tempt us with the things that are irresistible to us, but they don't have to be. I've heard this my entire life, but it still doesn't always hit home. Psalm 51:10 is my cry, and guess what, God is so amazing that He can forgive anyone and everyone!!!

"For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men."-Titus 2:11

This doesn't say that only some can be saved no it says that it is to ALL men. No matter what they have done. When Jesus was on the cross, He was able to forgive the criminal next to him. He is even able to forgive us when we walk away from Him. He just wants a PERSONAL relationship with us!! Last year I found out that God doesn't expect us to be perfect, He just wants us to be honest with Him. This completely changed my life. I was always trying to be perfect and then it would fail and I would be depressed. I never realized that He just wants us to be honest which sometimes means admitting that I'm angry at Him. Even when we walk away, He forgives us and rejoices that we're back with Him.

"You may be knocked down, but (your) not our forever!"-from a song :)

A youth leader that has been a huge influence in my life said that our relationship with God is like marriage, and that whenever we walk away God wants to have us back. Although its not gonna be easy; because, who said Christianity/marriage was easy??

Its not His fault that we walk away. Its our fault for falling into temptation. His great love forgave us of what we have done, what we are doing, and what we will do. Think about it, when Jesus was dying He was thinking about your/my sins and life and hardships. He loves me personally, and He loves everybody in the WORLD. I'm glad that God can forgive me every single time I mess up. Even though I am going to try to live like Christ; because, I love and want to please Him.

Thank You God for taking me back no matter what I've done!!!