Mercy- Time and Time Again

The song playing while I write this is “Goodness of God” by CeCe Winans.

God is kind.

And permit me to begin with this simple truth: Jesus loves me.

The Bible says the wages of sin is death. That means my life is not owed to me. Every wrong choice, every conscious disobedience, every quiet compromise carries a cost. Yet every morning, I wake up. Every morning, I am given breath again. And I’m reminded of this truth: His mercies are new every morning.

Every morning is another chance.

I could have been gone. I don’t need an explanation beyond time and grace. Yet time and time again, God forgives me. He covers me. He reminds me that He loves me- not with words alone, but with patience, restraint, and mercy.

This is proof that love is an action word.

And love is God.

God’s mercy is an invitation to try again.

Yes, the Bible tells us that we have freedom. But the same Bible also shows us a way to live. Freedom was never the absence of direction- it was the gift of choice. And with choice comes responsibility.

We get to choose our actions.

And we also live with their consequences.

I pray for wisdom to choose rightly, because there is no action without a consequence- seen or unseen. Mercy does not erase consequence, but it gives us space to learn, to return, and to do better.

I have fallen. I experienced spiritual apathy this year. Me- who would have thought? And yet, this is evidence that there is no such thing as “arriving” spiritually. There is no final destination where effort ends. Consistency may take you far, but discipline is what keeps you there.

Even in my drifting, God did not drift from me.

Even in the depth of sin, He stayed near.

Not approving, but present.

Not excusing, but merciful.

That kind of love humbles you. It doesn’t let you boast in your righteousness or drown in your failure. It calls you back- gently but firmly- reminding you that you are still His.

God’s mercy is not permission to remain the same.

It is grace that invites repentance, growth, and return.

And every day I wake up, I’m aware that I am here not because I got everything right, but because God chose mercy again.

And for that, I am deeply grateful