Do you feel like you have messed up so badly that there appears to be no way out? God said David was a man after His own heart, yet David committed adultery and murder. So you need to know that no matter how deep a pit you are in, God is ready and willing to lift you out. When you find yourself in a hole, the first thing you need to do is look up.
God has given us a fail-proof recipe for restoration. “If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land” (2 Chron. 7:14, NIV). Your part is to humble yourself, pray, and repent; then God will hear, forgive, and heal. David said, “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!” (Ps. 27:13–14). David did not lose heart, and you should not either. Wait on the Lord.
The apostle Paul tells us, “neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 8:39, NIV). Do not fear; there is nothing that can separate [insert your name here] from God’s love. I repeat: nothing can separate you from God’s love!
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Do you remember back in the seventies a cartoon character named "Schleprock"? Every time you saw him he had a dark cloud and lightning over his head. The good news for those of us who believe in Christ is that it doesn't have to be that way. Palm 27, verses 13 and 14 admonishes us to "be of good cheer and wait on the Lord". I will be the first to admit, it's hard to be of good cheer when you are dealing with severe pain or emotional distress, but God is always on time and He never fails us . . . His answer might not be exactly what we had in mind, but it is what's best for us.
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