Jeremiah 18:4-10
Jeremiah 1:5
Christ is always close to us. He will leave the 99 to get the 1. God has a way of reconciling us into a vessel that is no longer marred. But He knows some of us have to learn the hard way. I can tell you from personal experience, there's nothing more miserable than being far from God. Just because your life might look great on the outside doesn't mean it's your best life.
God knows we're not perfect. Only Jesus was perfect. We don't have to be perfect, just willing to do God's will. When God calls us home, there will be no more problems with pain, financial problems, no more illness, no worries. It will be perfect. God knew each one of us before we were even in our mother's womb. He knew what we would look like, what we would be, what we would do, everything. God don't make mistakes, His will is perfect.
Our enemy is not our brothers and sisters in Christ. Our enemy ain't even the lost. We need to help the lost by showing them what God did for us. The devil is the enemy.
The relationship between us and Jesus matters. If God calls you to preach, sing, or witness, don't run from that. We need to remember what God has done for us.
We don't get the victory if we don't get on our hands and knees and repent and call on the name of Jesus. Jesus brought the victory when He hung on the cross, when He rolled the stone away, when He ascended to Heaven.
Jesus knew we were lost, He saves us and gives us a purpose.