When Christ gives up on us?

When is it enough? When does God or Jesus decide we are no longer worth saving? What happens if we make just one too many mistakes? Even if we repent, beg forgiveness and are sincere? Does he just get to the point when he would say, "I will atone for everyone else but you, you are not worth saving?"  

In everything I could research, I couldn't find that line when God gives up. I couldn't find that place where we are never wanted back. I didn't find a spot in the atonement where it says, "I died for everyone, but not for you." 

I found lots about confessing and forsaking. I found lots about loving one another and being forgiving ourselves. 

I found tons of information about trusting God and not withholding our love and support from our fellow men. I never saw a place where they said to exclude a person who wants to repent.  Always God draws a line about not accepting sin, but absolutely no evidence that he rejected the person.  He wants us to leave our sin behind and follow him. 

I had a friend recently tell me that they feel like God wouldn't want them back because they had slipped back into transgression.  We are both parents of two kids each so I asked, "which child would you want to give up, if they made a mistake?" 

It's not God who tells us that we are unworthy, or that we have gone too far to come back. He is a wise and loving parent.  Even if we have never had the loving protection of our earthly parents, he is still there. He knew we would stumble and fall. He knew we would make mistakes and that we would need the atonement. Christ suffered every loss, sin, discouragement, pain, addiction, crime and heartache. He did this so he could help us through it. He knew our choices would bring us physical and spiritual pain. He willingly climbed into that dark pit of despair to help us climb out. That climb requires effort on our part but he knows the way and he won't leave us alone. 

So to my friend who thinks that God won't want them anymore. Of course he does! We may be rejected by our fellow men, but men and women don't see the full picture and they make mistakes. Our worth is infinite and eternal. That means he ALWAYS wants us and we are always of value.  No matter what!

So don't give up! You are loved and wanted. Run to him! Trust in him! Ask him in prayer. You and I are both sinners and we are both worth saving. 

Love, Lori