Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try to change your life, there are certain things you seem to always struggle with? Have you ever looked at your own heart and wondered, “When will I totally move past this one thing? When do I graduate and not have to keep learning it all the time?” Sometimes it can feel as though all you do is fail and if you’re anything like me, you probably think God is as tired of all your failures as you are. Sin is basically failure. It’s failing to meet God’s standard and failing to be the person He wanted us to be. We’re all failures down here. You’re probably so sick of the feeling of failing over and over again, and it’s easy to assume that God sees you the same way you see yourself, but He doesn’t. In Romans chapter 8, Paul says that Jesus came to take our place. He came in our likeness. He paid for our sinfulness even though He never sinned. In so doing, Paul says He condemned sin so that we who believe in Him will never be condemned. You could say, Jesus condemned failure. Do you realize what that means? It’s amazing news! It means that you are not a failure. Sure, you fall and stumble. Sure, your’e still learning, but God says failure is dead. It’s condemned! In the eyes of God, it’s almost as if you can’t fail. He promises He’s going to finish what He started in you and you’re already changing. You’re not who you were, and in the meantime, He says you’re not a failure. The thing we really need to learn is to see ourselves the way He sees us.
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