"Our Lord God shewed that a deed shall be done, and Himself shall do it, and I shall do nothing but sin, and my sin shall not hinder His Goodness working. And I saw that the beholding of this is a heavenly joy.."
[Pg 73]Julian of Norwich (Ch. 36)
Sometimes we can feel lost or 'apart from God,' seem to wander off on our own or get into downward spirals. We may feel that our failures or just our situations have gotten our life 'off track,' and made it impossible to get back 'on track' again. But none of this phases God at all. He is constantly with us, even if we fail or 'feel lost' from Him. He is doing something good in our lives that we just aren't strong or powerful enough to stop. He has promised to do His good work whether we do everything right or not, whether we think about Him all the time or not, whether we pay attention to Him in everything or not. Even if we do nothing but sin, God will complete His good purposes in and for us. It's really always been up to Him, so we can relax and feel the pressure to 'make everything come out right' be lifted off our shoulders; He is ultimately responsible for us, and He will make sure we get to the good place we are meant to end up! Our lives can be a total washout and yet we are still victorious in and through Christ. Our actions can be epic fails and yet He continues to bring us through in His success. He keeps on holding us up in His life, keeps on being good to us no matter what. And He promises to bring absolute good and victory out of our lives! It was never up to us; it was always up to God. That's what Grace is all about!
"God began a good work in you. And I am sure that he will carry it on until it is completed."
Philippians 1:6
A Prayer: Thank You that my failures never stop Your goodness in my life!