How we respond toward God when we have failed is a deep indicator of what we believe about Him. Sin separates us from God. While the relationship remains intact, sin separates and breaks off our sense of closeness with God. He works hard to allow the discomfort to find us. He does not gloss over our sin. He seems to take a step back. Why? Because we won’t likely return to Him apart from His allowing us to feel the damage done when we disobey Him. God is a good Father, and He takes each of us through a similar process when we experience a moment or season of ignoring His ways and His word. When we recognize our sin, we are able to immediately make it right with Him. This message walks us through the aftermath of David’s great sin with Bathsheba, and reveals to us what we can know about God’s heart when we also fail Him. We should grieve over our sin, but we must learn to rejoice in the grace of God which abounds above the level of our sin. God is a forgiving, restoring Father when we confess and forsake our sins.