Let Your Guard Down

“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” How many times have I heard this verse? It seems like every pastor at every youth convention you will ever attend includes this in his message. It’s a given when thinking of our faith’s foundations. If this is so, why do we turn every direction looking for love and acceptance? Despite the fact that our “solutions” never mend our broken hearts, we continue placing ourselves in situations that are destined for failure.


God is a very real being. When we take His love and acceptance for granted, we grieve Him. He made us with a plan and purpose, and when we accept this, we will know God. I know we hear this all the time, but when will it sink in? No, God will not strike you down with a lightning bolt because you sinned. You say that I don’t know what you have done? You’re right. I don’t, but God does, and your sins can never change the way He thinks of you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. I don’t care if you rob a bank, take advantage of someone or commit murder. When you ask for forgiveness, God will forgive you. He’ll take your willingness to accept responsibility for your wrong-doings, and He will help you work through your past. So no matter what your life has been like, give God and His compassion a chance. Let Him show you who He really is. Ask Him to take away the perception you already have of Him and replace it with the reality of His faithfulness. I promise He won’t disappoint you.