How do I Stop Messing up? Can I? by Joseph Prince
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By Joseph Prince
I'm glad you opened this message but to be honest, no matter how hard we try not to, we will have moments when we stumble and fall short. What really matters is how we respond to it. When we lose our temper, succumb to temptation, or miss the mark… these moments, no matter how big or small, can build up and weigh on our hearts, and cause us to feel far away from our heavenly Shepherd and unloved.
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I’m glad you opened this message but to be honest, no matter how hard we try not to, we will have moments when we stumble and fall short.
What really matters is how we respond to it.
When we lose our temper, succumb to temptation, or miss the mark… these moments, no matter how big or small, can build up and weigh on our hearts, and cause us to feel far away from our heavenly Shepherd and unloved.
And sometimes, it even makes us wonder…
- "Will God still listen to my prayers?"
- "I know the Lord forgives me but is He upset with me?"
- "Did that bad thing happen because I messed up?"
Perhaps you’ve had these thoughts for a while, or maybe you find yourself slowly losing sight of God’s heart for you, taking things into your own hands, and trusting in your own effort instead of His love for you…
Friend, look at this powerful statement that the Lord made in the new covenant: "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more" (Heb. 8:12). This means that no matter what mess you find yourself in, the fact always remains that ALL your mistakes and sins—past, present, and future—have been forgiven at the cross!
And that's why, Beloved, even after you’ve made a mistake...
- The Lord will still embrace you with His mercy, love, and comfort.
- He can still work all things out for your good.
- His heart is still to bless you with many beautiful days of heaven on earth.
Let me be clear: This does not give us a license to sin. It’s quite the opposite (Rom. 6:14)! When we truly understand and lean on God’s grace, that’s when the real change happens. It ignites in our hearts a love and desire for the things of the Lord, transforms us from the inside out, and empowers us to overcome our sins and failures. It leads us to step into the abundant life He has for us—a life that honors Him (Rom. 6:17–18)!
I get it. Believing that you’re still righteous in Christ, especially right after you’ve messed up, can be the furthest thing on your mind. But that’s where faith comes in. You’re not trusting in your own performance but in the finished work of Jesus!
Joseph Prince
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Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8 The devil doesn't want you to be strong in the Lord's love for you. Instead, he wants you to question God's love for you. To accomplish this, one of his key strategies is to try to make you think that God is mad at you. God's Word tells us that the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. This means that he cannot just devour anyone. He must look for those whom he can devour.
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The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.... He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:8, 10–12 When I visited the Mount of Beatitudes in Israel some time ago, the Lord opened my eyes to see for the first time how He had met the man with leprosy in Matthew 8:1–4.
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Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.'" Matthew 4:10 When negative thoughts come your way, you must not give them time to take root in your heart. That correlates with the wise saying that you can't stop birds from flying over your head, but you can surely stop them from building a nest on your head. We can't stop the enemy from attacking our minds, but we can surely defend ourselves with the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God (Eph. 6:17).
