Wasted Redemption

If you haven't gotten a chance to check out the Richard Pryor documentary, it's a must see. Aside from being one of the most hilarious spirits to have ever graced the earth, his story is one of heart-wrenching disappointment and awe-striking success! So many times, his life seemed bleak, beyond repair, not worth living. For a man with so much, he spiritually had so little. His hope was often unseen and his thoughts and fears seemed to rule him. But soooo many times, he was redeemed, given another chance to bring smiles and laughter to the world.

All of us have been redeemed. God has given us so many outs. You bought new shoes when the rent was due, but you still have a place to stay. You drank too much that night, but made it home alive, without a DWI. You slipped up with no condom yet the HIV and pregnancy tests were negative. She saw those text messages you shouldn't have sent, but she forgave you...

See? God is in the business of redeeming us all, giving each and every one of us another chance to get it right. But the question is...what are we going to do with it?

Sometimes, the more chances God gives us, the more we take His mercy for granted. The Word says that He will turn is over to ourselves,  which means if we keep telling Him we like life on the edge and doing things out of His will, the time will come for Him to step aside and let us feel the full brunt of those choices. I don't know about you, but I've been there. Kept pushing the limits until they weakened and broke. Then, it was too late.

When we fail to live in our redemption, we face a road to repair. Sometimes that road is tougher than we could have ever imagined. Is our salvation stripped? Nope. Is all hope lost? Nah. But recovering from wasted redemption takes time, time you could be using to build God's Kingdom. It's my prayer that the next time we feel the blessing of God's redemption, we try our best to steer clear of needing it in that same way again. None of us knows His next move, so better safe than sorry. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so...Be Blessed. XOXO