Do you ever look at yourself and just get crushed because you feel like you don’t have what it takes to walk with God? You know that feeling where you just know that your sins are too bad - like you have come up with some brand-new, innovative way of sinning that this world has never seen? You ever felt sure that you’ll fail and fall apart before you get anywhere near heaven? You ever felt hopeless because you know you ought to be more sorry about your wrong than you actually are? I think a lot of us trying to walk with Jesus go through times where we think, “Man, I can’t do this. I am not going to make it. I just don’t have what it takes to be a child of God.” Well guess what? That’s exactly what Satan wants you to think. He wants you looking at yourself in the mirror, picking your whole life apart and dwelling on how much you suck at being a Christian. He wants all your thoughts to be turned inward on yourself so that you are your own worst critic, all the time. Here’s the deal: Of course you don’t have what it takes! Of course you don’t deserve the mercy and grace of God! Of course you’ve been a mess and you can’t do this on your own! That’s the whole point! That’s why the writer of Hebrews tells you to stop looking at yourself and keep your eyes peeled on Jesus. Jesus is the Author and Perfecter of your faith - in other words, He started this whole thing and He’s the One who’s going to finish it. You don’t have what it takes, and you don’t have to.
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