The Bible gives us a lot of examples of people who found the courage to be themselves by believing that God loved them for who they were.
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.
What we’ve experienced is that living by religious rules is a very tempting way to avoid facing the insecurities in our hearts.
Learning why we distance so we can learn how to draw closer to God.
With insecurity, God never responds with criticism. He responds with a purpose to live for something beyond themselves.
Regret is painful, but when it is attached to spiritual failure (mistakes or sins), it can destroy our faith.