Do you look at your life at the moment and feel that you are a failure in God’s eyes? Do you feel that your faith is weak, that you are far too selfish, and too easily distracted by other things in life? Do you struggle to maintain a consistent prayer life? Do you feel that you haven’t been as generous as you should have been, that you haven’t made many sacrifices for your faith? Do you feel that you been far too reticent to share your faith with other people? Do you feel that sense of failure that comes with constantly wanting to change but constantly finding yourself stuck back in the same mud again? Are you losing hope in yourself? Do you feel that, at most, you will only squeeze into heaven through a back door without any fanfare? If you feel this way, I want you to imagine something. Imagine yourself sitting in church surrounded by people whose lives are filled with all the virtues and godliness that you lack. Imagine missionaries, pastors and great evangelists sitting there around you, all who confidently carry life records of great ministry achievements and remarkable self-sacrifice. Imagine now that Jesus turns up. Whom will he go to first? I know this may be hard for you to believe but of all the people sitting around you he chooses you first. He chooses you because he came to give grace (undeserved favour) and you of all people know how little you deserve his favour. You may not be confident in your own godliness but you can be confident in the grace of your God.
Take comfort in the fact that Jesus loves to bless the least deserving people.
Luke 18:9-14
