God is Not Keeping Score

God doesn't have a small pocketbook that he pulls out and writes in every time you sin. 

He isn't keeping record of how much of a screw up you think you are.

If God was keeping score, we would have absolutely zero chance of ever being even with God.

Just like your sins don't matter to Him, your bad qualities aren't on a list either.

God doesn't have an ever growing list of things that you aren't good at, who you treat poorly or the grubby thoughts that you think.

Of course he is aware of your bad character traits, constant sin struggles, and flaws, but the only thing he is interested in is taking those traits away and replacing them with his presence and his qualities.

God wants so desperately for you to be the best version of yourself. And the only way for that to happen is to surrender your will constantly and detach from Earthly desires that cripple progression towards God's vision for your life.

<< Surrender (v) - to give up possession of; yield to another compulsion // to give up or abandon >>

<< Compulsion (n) - A compelling or being compelled by a force>>

<< Yield (v) - to surrender


We are not called to surrender to God when it's convenient for us 

Do you think it was convenient for Mary to be pregnant out of wedlock in her culture?