She asked God to dwell within her. She asked Jesus to be her Savior. She prayed these things and meant them in the depths of her heart. At least as deep as she knew in her 10 years of life. After the service, she was congratulated that she took this step of accepting Jesus. She also chose to be baptized to publicly declare herself a follower of Christ and be a new creation. It was a joyous day!

Years later, after another fight with her family over her life decisions and choices that were destroying her body, she wondered, “ Could those prayers from so many years ago still hold true”? She had fallen so far from where she had been that day. She now battled with drinking, drugs and using her body in ways that are never pleasing to God.

Is she still saved? Does her salvation go away? After disobeying God for so many years, surely He has had enough and she has long been kicked out of any ‘family’ lineup.

She told herself she really needed to get her life back on track, clean up her act and ask God to take her back. Let her back in the family and start all over. Would He even give her another chance?

Have you ever thought you have blown it so much that God is done with you? You’ve used up any ‘grace’ chances you had been given? You may have been saved in the past but surely God has erased that by now and you’re on your own, right? 

We are promised eternal salvation. Once saved, we are covered under the umbrella of grace. Can we backslide and still be in God’s family? Yes! We are covered under grace!

But aren’t believers supposed to be happy and peaceful? Of course—if we are living according to the will of the Father.
But since we are living out our daily walk, we struggle with choices. We can choose to be in rebellion, live in disobedience and be miserable doing so. How can a believer be this way? By not responding to the conviction of the Holy Spirit and acting contrary to what the Father has for us.

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Personally, after many years in rebellion and ignorance, I started to think there has to be a more peaceful and fulfilling way to live. FINALLY. I was starting to get it!

Yes, I still struggle like everyone else. I make poor choices and have to deal with the fall out. But I now know who I am and who has my back. I repent and restore my wayward choice. Its not too late for me or you.

If we were all kicked out of God’s family and no longer considered His children due to sin, there would be no one left in the family. This is where mercy and grace enter and flood over us.

Just like our earthly families, we are still related. We may not do what is expected, what is best for us or obey like we should, but we’re still in the family. Is it peaceful when we’re disobedient? NOPE, not at all. But, we’re still in the family.

As followers, our desire to do the Father’s will swells up within us, feels ‘right’ and leads us on the path we should follow.
Yes, we are saved. Yes, we will sin & be disobedient. The spectrum of disobedience will change throughout our lives and we pray we are less & less disobedient as we become more mature. Through the entire journey, we can rest knowing we are in His family and loved. It’d be easier to kick us out but He loves us too much to let us go. We just have to open ourselves to Him first!

We cannot ever be separated from the love of the Father. But we can choose to distance ourselves. Instead, I choose the freedom that comes from obedience!
Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Psalm 51:12