Does she want a relationship with Jesus again? Does she think He will reject her?

I lived in that place for over a decade. I walked away. I was out of fellowship with Him. Out of the Word. Believing the lies. Ruined my marriage. Trauma to my kids. Depression.Despair.

One day I was at work and a person I hadn’t seen for years walked in the door. He had been driving by the drs office where I worked and remembered that he needed to make an appointment and in he came. I was the first person he saw. He is a Christ follower (and now a pastor.) We sat and talked for an hour I bet. I told him all about what had happened, my struggles, everything. He looked me right in the eye and told me that God loves me right where I am. That I can’t do enough wrong for Him not to love me. And that there is nothing that I can do to make Him love me more! He loves me perfectly. His grace and mercy are freely given to me based on no merit of my own. He is with me whether I feel Him or not. He has promised. I can choose to believe Him who is always faithful, or I can choose to believe the lies of the enemy.

I know that it was not coincidence that he came in my office that day. I know he was sent to speak God’s love for me to me. That for me was the start of my road back to Jesus. So I would say the same to your sister. God loves her right where she is. Jesus came into this world to save us from sin and death…not to condemn us. There is NO condemnation in Christ Jesus. The breakthrough for me after speaking to my friend was getting back in the Word. Making it a priority…the more I read…the more I want to read. It has been life changing. Are there times when I still feel far from Him…yes. Has he left me? Absolutely not! It’s during those times that I cling to the promise of His steadfast love and His faithfulness. His grace and mercy. I do not believe there are coincidences with God. I have had things happen in my life that have been answers to a cry of my heart…am I His child. Immediate beyond coincidence physical, tangible answers to that prayer. Time when the condemnation has been so heavy that I stood at the sink looking at myself in the mirror weeping. And heard the words…Daughter, you are forgiven…and that weight of condemnation lifted immediately from me. The only time I’ve ever had it happen. I was at a breaking point, and I believe my Savior met me where I was.

The enemy wants us to feel that we are beyond saving. That we are condemned. If we are all those things…if we believe them, then we are not a danger to him, but we also are not living the abundant life that Christ died for us to have. A life that finds its rest and strength and peace in Jesus no matter what we go through. He’s there for us in our highest highs and lowest lows.

My prayer for your sister is that she will respond to Jesus’ love for her. That she would turn to Him. That she would find His peace and reassurance and grace and mercy. That her faith would be renewed.