Breaking the Spiritual Cycle: Return to Jesus Faster

Repentance isn't failure. It's living in the forgiveness that God has called us to. Following Jesus isn't I can't mess up again or I can't be in this cycle again. Like, some of you hey. Some of you are honestly scared to follow Jesus closely because you're afraid you're just gonna fail again. Failing. The goal of the Christian life is to return to Jesus faster and more honestly than before. You're not trapped in a cycle because you mess up. You're only trapped if you stop coming back to Jesus. [01:00:39] (42 seconds)  #ReturnToJesus

And, church, every day is a new day. Be reminded of this, church, that God isn't even in the cycle. Like, we're the ones at at being and flowing between his faithfulness and our faithlessness. Right? We're acknowledging who God is. Like, God is sovereign over our lives. It's not like in some seasons, God is faithful and God is not faithful. No. He is always faithful. [00:58:52] (27 seconds)  #GodAlwaysFaithful

God wiped away your sin on the cross so we don't have to live in a cycle, so we can live in a path straight to the Lord. Israel didn't write this covenant because God had failed them. They erode it because God had been faithful to them. And this morning, your next step isn't to just fix yourself. It's to return to the shepherd who says, I came that you may have life and have it abundantly. [01:05:38] (31 seconds)  #AbundantLifeInChrist

Like, God isn't in the cycle. We are in it. If anything, God's path is straight. Right? Proverbs three says that we trust in the Lord with all of our heart, and we acknowledge him in all of our ways, and he will make our paths straight. We are stuck in the cycle, not the Lord. I love how Timothy puts it. He says, even if we are faithless, God remains faithful. [00:59:20] (26 seconds)  #GodMakesOurPathStraight

Church, you don't have to be stuck in the cycle. Like, you don't have to be stuck. You are not destined to do this for the rest of your life. Because Romans six says this, that sin will have no dominion over you. Shame will have no dominion over you. Faithlessness will have no dominion over you because you are not under the law, but under grace. [00:59:46] (26 seconds)  #GraceOverShame

But God was like, no. No. No. No. My grace is sufficient. God is like, my grace are like the waves of an ocean that keep crashing upon shore. I'm gonna forgive. I'm going to provide. I'm gonna do no matter what because I love you, and I care about you. I mean, look how good God is. Like, sometimes we forget the faithfulness of God. Right? And then sin creeps in. We neglect worship. [00:52:47] (28 seconds)  #GraceIsSufficient

And he died for our sins, and three days later, he rose from the dead. That he died for sin. He died for anger. He died for our faithlessness. The abundant life you're missing out on is this. The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Jesus came that they may have life, they may have it abundantly. [01:06:32] (25 seconds)  #JesusGivesLife

Let Jesus transform you from the inside out. It's not about behavior modification. Like, don't let the devil have a say in your next step. Man, I love how Lacray, this this Christian rapper, puts it. He says, Satan or the devil would love to see me throw up my hands and say, I'm guilty. But God, you say I'm clean. [01:05:10] (27 seconds)  #TransformedInsideOut