Our righteousness doesn't depend on our present performance but on Jesus' finished performance.
God is not in a hurry to fix us. Our behavior is not his first priority. We are his first priority. Loving us, knowing us, affirming us, protecting us. That is his top goal and his main concern.
A father doesn't say, 'Don't go that way.' He says, 'ome follow me.'
Sometimes God takes your life for some crazy twists and turns.
Notorious sinners didn’t kill Jesus. Religious people did.
The Bible is meant to be down-to-earth. It was written for real people facing real issues.