He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. (Psalm 23:3)
Have you ever sinned? Silly question, isn't it? Because of course you have. King David sinned, too. Maybe He didn't write this particular verse due to his sin but it speaks to me in a certain way.
Sin takes us out of fellowship with God. I confess that my sin-plagued life has been spent probably more out of fellowship than in it. But He restores me. He has restored me many, many times. There were times in my life when, because of my lifestyle of sin, I felt tainted, corrupted, unworthy of His love. I have done so many bad things that at times I still feel I don't have the right to even call His name. Sin does that. It makes us see ourselves in a different light. God wants us to see ourselves in His light, through His eyes. That is a vision of love and purpose, designed for worship and fellowship with Him. He convicts us of our sins so that we will look at ourselves by His standards and seek to rejoin Him in that fellowship.
Here's the point: maybe you feel like you have really messed up. Messed up so bad that you have convinced yourself that you no longer are fit to do what God has planned for you to do. Please hear this! It doesn't matter what you have done. No sin is beyond God's forgiveness and no heart is beyond His love. Whatever mistakes you have made you are not ruined. All it takes is repentance and you will be restored. No matter what hurt you have caused or what morals you have compromised, you are still His beautiful one. He sees beauty and what He wants is your relationship with Him to be restored.
