Wow! While during this particular sermon I felt encouraged to know I don't have to be perfect because Jesus was and he will always give me another chance. However, it's a little scary to think that I, myself should also put this into action. 
God calls us to enter into a relationship with Him; to pursue him earnestly and to live our life with Him every single day, through every single triumph and every single shortcoming.
Well that's where this whole second chance thing gets really real. According to 1 John 2:6, "whoever says he abides in Him ought to walk in the same way in which He walked." Here's the reality of that scripture: EVERY day you must walk the walk. Not just Sunday morning when you have your #TeamJesus gear on, but ALL seven days of the week. Yeah, that's not easy, if it was we wouldn't need Him. That means we should extend grace just as he has extended grace to us. This grace comes in the form of second chances in many cases.
Don't let the enemy sneak in during a moment of weakness and lure you in with lies and deceit. Every person who has been baptized and saved is on the same team. We're on God's team the best possible team to be on. We're all teammates. It's easy to be deceived and believe the lies of Satan, but we can't let him win over our thoughts, our words, or most of all our actions.
I pray that through every bad circumstance, every poor decision, every fight, every misunderstanding, every careless choice that we Christians can give each other a second chance. We can help our fellow brothers and sisters who may not know Christ yet, reach their full potential by watching us lead by example. This means putting our quoted scripture into action. If we're not going to attempt to live out every command of the Bible then what's the purpose of our life?
When we decide to put on our Jesus gear, we must remember people are watching. This is an opportunity to either win over souls or turn them away. Don't get people confused with where your faith stands and your willingness (or lack of) to follow Jesus and his commands. Our goal as Christ-followers is to get as many people in Heaven as possible to enjoy an eternal life with Him.
We KNOW we will fall short. We know there will be tough times and unfortunately there will be times the devil gets ahold of us and we do something we are less than proud of. However, as faithful believers it's what follows those mistakes that's most important. It's how we choose to pick ourselves up and move on. It's how we choose to grant second chances. It's how we choose to grant forgiveness and grace even when someone doesn't deserve it.
It's NOT about us. It's all about Jesus. It's all about HIM and HIS glory. John 3:30 says, "He must increase, but I must decrease." He deserves the glory! Be an example of what He wants all of us to be! Let your life illustrate what it means to be a Christian! Don't get caught up in the ways of this world! It's very easy if we don't firmly plant ourselves in the Word.
Put away your pride and put Him first. He deserves it. You deserve it. Your friends who are not yet saved deserve it. #TeamJesus
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