Have you ever tried to measure God’s grace? Probably not with a ruler, but maybe you’ve felt that God’s grace couldn’t possibly be extended to you because of a sin you’ve committed over and over again. Or perhaps you think that your sin is too grievous to be forgiven by God. If you’re like me, my sin feels bigger than God’s grace.

My children, like all kids, didn’t obey all the time.

On one particular day when I was angry, my oldest son said, “Mom, it feels like it’s the end of the world when we do something wrong!” This was a sad, but accurate picture of my overreaction to their sin. I was not treating them the way that God treats me, with grace.

I heard a cute story about two little girl playing at the playground. One of the girl’s mom kept asking her if she needed to go to the bathroom, but she refused. After a few minutes, the little girl realized she needed to go, but was too late. As a puddle formed at her feet, her little friend shook her head and said, “ It happens to the best of us.”

Even though we’re Christians, we still sin. It happens to the best of us. Sometimes we yell at our kids, speak unkindly to our spouse or gossip at work. Jesus doesn’t want us to fight sin alone. He walked this earth experiencing every temptation we do, but without sin. When we call out to him, he’ll answer us and help us fight the temptations to sin.

God isn’t surprised by our sin and he won’t eternally punish or condemn us - Jesus was already punished for our sins - past, present and future. God’s grace expressed through the reading of scripture and help of Christian friends gives us the strength to do what is right, to resist temptation and fight our battle with sin.

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