Romans 5:18-21

Romans 5:18-21
English Standard Version (ESV)

  I don't know about you, but I've been feeling particularly imperfect lately.  It's really hard to be a Christian in this world -- there are so many subtle and obvious ways that temptation steals our attention away from Christ, our beloved, and we find ourselves lost in a life very different from the one Christ intends for us to live.
  But where sin increases, grace abounds all the more.
  Friends, grace abounds.  When we beat ourselves up for the sin in our lives, grace abounds.  When we hang our heads in shame or disappointment, grace abounds.  When you worry or fret over your spiritual progress, grace abounds.  You are wrapped in the solemn blessing of grace both now and forever, and there is nothing in the universe that will change that for you.  Through Christ Jesus our Lord, grace reigns, in the universe and in your life.