“Just because someone stumbles and loses their way doesn’t mean their lost forever” (Professor X, X-Men: Days of Future Past)
While cooking lunch I heard this quote from the movie my husband was watching. Reminding me that God never sees us as permanently lost.
We have all stumbled in our lives or we wouldn’t need God’s forgiveness. But we must remember that when we look at others they may be stumbling and lost now. But they don’t have to stay that way. We shouldn’t give up on each other. We all have friends or family that we ache for them to find freedom in Jesus.
Having been that person for several years I know both sides of it. What helped me the most was not people pointing out what I was doing wrong (I knew it was wrong, I didn’t care.) What helped was the people that were there for me when I was ready to make a change. It was that support system that helped me to stay committed to the changes I had chosen to make. When I was ready to give my life back to God.
We must remember. We can’t force anyone to change. But we can encourage and uplift them in their decisions to change.
