Turning Things AroundSample

Sometimes our mistakes and sins can become a lifestyle. We develop bad habits and wrong choices as a way of life. If that’s you, you might say, “Wow, how could I have done that for that long?” or “How could I have gotten trapped in this addiction or this scenario or this bad relationship?” Well, the good news of the grace of God is that He can even take extended stints of rebellion and sin like the prodigal son who went on his way for an extended period of time and wasted not only money, but his life. If you feel you have a wasted life, if you feel like too much time has been lost, don’t lose heart. In a race, when you trip and fall and you find yourself behind the curb, you can’t change and go back to the starting block, but you can pick up the pace where you are and make a comeback. Let me encourage you to pick up the pace with God right here where you are. Give God all you’ve got and watch Him help you make up the ground you thought was lost because of the extent of the time you were separated from Him. If your sin has become a lifestyle, and you are now ready to get real with God, He can take you from where you are to where He wants you to be, and you can still come out a winner. In fact, your name can still be written in the Hall of Faith.