Trading Intolerable Sin for Relentless Love

I recently wrote a letter to my sister, Carly, explaining the hurt I felt from my own sin. I was allowing what I had done to eat away at my spirit and I became crippled by thoughts of self doubt and self pity. This is what she wrote back to me:

“I hope God uses this pain to grow in you even more. I know you will find what you’re seeking after. Don't feel defeated because of things you experienced in the past, even the unbearable things. Allow yourself to be forgiven. TRUST ME, there is so much I need to be forgiven for in my past and present! If I chose to live in the weight of all the sins I’ve committed, I would be a nervous wreck! However, God provides me with another option, even the second I’ve committed sin, and that option is to live in the freedom of forgiveness. We all have that option. To either live under the weight of our sin or under the weight of His mercy. Don't let yourself dwell on your regrets- it's pointless. Move on! Forgive yourself because God's already forgiven you!”

Carly said it well when she said, “We can either live under the weight of our sin or under the weight of His mercy.” She is choosing to trade her intolerable sin for God’s relentless love. Thanks for the reminder Carly. It empowers me to do the same.


Yes, God’s love is relentless; meaning, God’s love is unshakable. His love will not leave. He refuses to let go of us because He loves us so much.

Romans 8:1-2 tells us that “there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.”

We are SET FREE! Set free by the bonds of God’s love. God does not chain us to Him. He does not lay down rules and laws to keep us down. He frees us with His love.

Have you ever felt like I did? Have you ever felt consumed by self doubt and self pity from sin in your life? Trade it in. The price has already been paid through the blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Trade in the sin for His love.