One Mistake Away

"Sometimes I feel like I'm one mistake away from You leaving me this way."

I listened to that lyric from Casting Crowns this morning as I drove to work, and I couldn't help but relate.

The song, entitled "East to West," goes on to say, "Jesus, can you show me just how far the east is from the west?" - a reference to the promise in God's word that "as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us." (Psalm 103:12)

Does the struggle get you down, Christian? As believers, we face the disappointments of a world that hates our Savior, and we face the disillusionment that comes when other believers don't do their part in serving the Savior. But we also face great disappointment within our own selves, don't we, as we find it is not so easy to live the Christian life. Ever feel like that? Ever feel like you are "one mistake away from God leaving you that way?"

If you do, consider the promise of Psalm 103:12. Consider just how far the east is from the west. Consider how truly and absolutely you are forgiven and loved by the Savior. And then get up and keep serving Him.