We all mess up on a daily basis, whether it is at work, at school or in our friendships. We all make mistakes. We may mess something up at work, making our jobs and our coworkers’ jobs more difficult. We may mess up on an assignment or forget to turn something in for school. Maybe we miscommunicate with a friend and ruin plans that were made. These are all simple mistakes that we make on a daily basis. We get down on ourselves and frustrated when we make these mistakes. Even though they are small, they feel pretty big to us. We get mad at ourselves for being imperfect, but God will always forgive us.
He expects us to make these kinds of mistakes. He knows that we are imperfect and that we are going to mess up. Because He expects it, He will give us grace every single time.
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9