This parable will help us understand what it feels like to be lost and how God responds to that feeling by always trying to bring us home.
God doesn’t want us to feel like we have to conform in order to be accepted, and wants to help us become strong enough to stand for what we believe and who we are.
With insecurity, God never responds with criticism. He responds with a purpose to live for something beyond themselves.
We need “Deep Forgiveness” when we feel guilty after we have confessed our sin to God and, knowing God forgives us, confessed our sin to people so they can support us in our efforts to change.