Every one of us has something. Something we wish we could go back and undo. Something we have tucked away where no one else can see it. Something we hope nobody ever finds out about. And the question this message answers is the one every honest heart is asking. What do we do when the worst thing about us is true?

In week four of Summer Psalms, we walk through one of the lowest points in David's life and one of the most honest prayers ever recorded. Psalm 51 was not written from a throne. It was written from the floor of a man who had failed and finally stopped hiding. And what God did with David is exactly what He still does today. He meets us in the mess and proves that our failure does not get the final word.

You will walk away with three things to do the next time you mess up. Run to God, because the way back is always one step in His direction. Get honest, because healing starts the very moment the hiding stops. Receive restoration, because God is not pretending it never happened. He is proving that your sin does not have the final say.

The story of the prodigal son reminds us that while we were still a long way off, the Father was already running in our direction. That is the heart of God for you today. He is not distant. He is not disappointed in a way that pushes you away. He is moving toward you with arms open wide, ready to put a ring on your finger and call you His own. If shame has been writing your story, this is the message that will help God rewrite it.

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