been reconciled to God through Christ and am always clothed in his perfect righteousness, then even during the darkest nights of personal failure, when I slide right back into those sins that have the strongest grip on my heart, he will not cast me off. This can be a hard lesson to grasp, especially if you grew up in a home where every failure was counted against you, and you were loved or rejected on the basis of your performance. But your heavenly Father is a father who always stands waiting at