"Sometimes, even as Christians, we can still cling to our old religious mindsets that demand that we work for our provision, prove ourselves worthy and earn our place in God's presence. We may not say these things out loud, but they remain in our sub-conscious and cause our faith journey to be heavy and burdensome. However, God, in His goodness, is always offering to take that burden off of our shoulders and replace it with the truth of our new covenant reality--the way has already been prepared for us.
The reality is that Jesus died not only for the forgiveness of our sins; He also died to establish a BRAND NEW COVENANT in which we could live. In this covenant there is not only forgiveness of sins, but also new life. It is a heavenly agreement, not based on mankind's faithfulness, but on the perfect faithfulness of Jesus. It is eternally guaranteed, not based on mankind's offerings, but on the perfect offering of Jesus. It is a personal relationship in which God can reveal Himself as He truly is: the God of all grace.
Most of us, as followers of Jesus, understand the theory that we are loved, but it's often possible to feel a much more tangible sense that we are somehow a disappointment to God or a chronic underachiever in spiritual disciplines. God's heart is to bring us out of this religious mindset into the glorious freedom of His grace. The truth is we are radically loved." By Mick Mooney
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