It’s hard to admit when I have failed.

The greater the failure, the harder it becomes to admit.  My list might read like….

Husband–failed.

Dad–often failing. 

Man– yep. 

Friend–yeah, quite a bit. 

It also amazes me how deep my self-pride goes. It is so easy and so natural to want to make my mistakes and failures less than what they really are, to others and myself. 

And disturbingly, the more accurate my self-assessment becomes, the wider the gap I see between perfection and where I am, or where I have been…..between “good” and “me”. 

BUT…here’s the GOOD news…

He’s already made a way for me. 

We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. Romans 3:22-24, NLT

It blows my mind to watch God make something beautiful out of the broken pieces of my failures; out of the messes in my life. So many second chances, new opportunities, each day! 

In fact, I could sit here all day and tell you about the things He has done and the things He is still doing. Yes, I’m happy to tell you about it! Me @ 803-237-0628. 

And so, the wider the gap I see, the greater my appreciation for what He has done FOR ME, through Jesus. God IS good.

This, friends, brings me hope today.

Failure? Not in His eyes.