jesse and his girlfriend ashely moved in behind us about 6 weeks ago. they have been coming to thursday night bible study every week since they got here. i have gotten to spend a lot of time with them, getting to know them, loving them. jesse has battled a cocaine addiction, being free from it for over 2 years. two weeks ago he gave in to that past addiction and made some bad choices. but we still love him. i got to stand on the sidewalk with him, with tears coming down his face, asking for our forgiveness. he was broken over his sin. he was broken of his manipulation of us. he was broken over his deceit. but we still love him. we told him. he couldn't understand how we could still love him. our only answer to that was, because jesus still loves us. all broken, sinners, but redeemed.
yesterday was a beautiful day for jesse. in the middle of worship and the words of this song
no place i'd rather be
than here in your love
so set a fire down in my soul
that i can't contain that i can't control
i want more of you God, more of you
jesse gave his life to Jesus. tears coming down his face, but this time they were tears of giving everything in his life to the one that loves him more than we ever could. it was one of the most beautiful days i have had the honor to see here.
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