I recently had a conversation with someone that was talking about how they felt they were distant and not really walking with the Lord right now. They felt that they were not as close as they once were because they have been living in known sin so they felt like they were not in a position or even worthy enough to have a relationship with God because of that sin.
That made me think of an encouraging word a friend spoke into my life while in Israel this Summer. He said that God loves me even when I am seeking and struggling in various areas and not to be so hard on myself.
I decided to speak those same life words into my new friends life and I want to speak them to you.
God does not have a sin scale where He grades our sins. They are all the same in His eyes, but no matter what, He still loves us.
He doesn’t leave us or love us less when we struggle.
I wrote this in my journal last week. I hope it encourages you.
“Love the you now and the you that is coming-God loves both of them the same so you should too.”
And then I heard the words of this song…”No, Mercy doesn’t care what you’ve done”.
We are all searching and struggling and looking in all the wrong places instead of looking to God. We think we have way too much baggage to come back home, but He wants to be our baggage handler and help us unpack.
Can you just picture Him saying ” its time to Come Home My child, Father is here. I am always eagerly awaiting to embrace you. Drop that heavy luggage and stop running. You can’t outrun grace anyway. No, mercy doesn’t care what you’ve done, Just Come Home.”
When you do He will take those heavy bags and simply say “Welcome Home My Child.” ~ XXOO Michelle Bollom
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Song Sunday this week is
Come Home by Luminate
Lyrics:
Verse 1
You’re best friends with the word regret
You’re afraid that your life’s been wasted
So why hope if it’s only gonna let you down?
You don’t think people really change
You’re a mess and you’ll always be the same
And you doubt if you’ll ever get it turned around
Chorus
So you’ve been running, searching for something
But you’re looking in a place you don’t belong
It’s never too late, you can’t outrun grace
No, Mercy doesn’t care what you’ve done
Come Home
(Oh, Oh, Oh Oh Oh oh)
Come Home
(Oh, Oh, Oh Oh Oh Oh)
Verse 2
You can try to fix your broken empire
Put bricks on a cracked foundation
But you’ll be building castles on the sand
There’s power in the blood of Jesus
Your father’s screaming “Just Come Home!”
He’s reaching out His hands
Chorus
I know you’ve been running, searching for something
But you’re looking in a place you don’t belong
But it’s never too late, you can’t outrun grace
No, Mercy doesn’t care what you’ve done
Come Home
(Oh, Oh, Oh Oh Oh oh)
Come Home
(Oh, Oh, Oh Oh Oh Oh)
Bridge
From the shadows, From the wrong roads
From the darkness, From the unknown
To redemption, Something beautiful
To a new love, to a new home
Chorus
I know you’ve been running, searching for something
But you’re looking in a place you don’t belong
But it’s never too late, you can’t outrun grace
No, Mercy doesn’t care what you’ve done
Come Home
(Oh, Oh, Oh Oh Oh oh)
Come Home
(Oh, Oh, Oh Oh Oh Oh)
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