I am a work in progress. I don’t claim to be perfect and although I try my best to be honest in every little way possible, sometimes I still fall into the “white lie” trap. It’s not easy to follow Jesus’ footsteps but I know that He forgives and every time He forgives, he puts a caveat after it. “Neither do I condemn you; go your way; from now on sin no more“.

Yes, we are forgiven but we have to learn from it.  We have to say to ourselves the very next time the same situation presents itself that we can’t go the same way that we did in the past.

I try to learn from my mistakes and after I have been forgiven, I try not to thread the same path as before.  Jesus knows that we may/will fall again and He’s ready to forgive “again”.  However, the constant lesson is to listen to that little voice in our head saying, “No.  I have been healed and I cannot do this again.”

Talking to a friend tonight made me feel like I was being self-righteous when I said to her after she had admitted to me that she cheated on her girlfriend, “Avoid the situation.  If you fall into that pit, you will lose sight of who you are.  You will continue to lie.  One lie leads to many lies. If you let your character and self-esteem fall into the same situation, lying next time will be easier and easier.”  I didn’t mean to condemn, I just want her to know that there is hope for her to leave that situation.

I was forced to look inwardly in my life and there are certain situations that I could have avoided yet I didn’t.  But I do believe that we are God’s project.  We are a work in progress.  If we believe and we try to follow what God wants us to do, “To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” – we will be okay.

God loves you, and so do I.