It's important to remember the infidelity of God's people in the Bible. God made covenant with them, but time and again they turned away from their part in that union. Repeatedly! It makes you wonder what we'd have left in the Bible if they didn't.
Time and time again, the people chose their way of living life over God's wisdom. Scripture also tells of the consequences of those choices. You get what you get when you turn from God. There's no blaming God for letting us face the consequences of our choices. That's on us.
And yet, time and time again God pursues God's beloved. In Jeremiah 3, for example, the Lord describes a vision of an adulterous people. They have taken "many lovers." Still, God says, "Return." To make sure they understood God knew exactly who they were, God says, "Return, faithless Israel."
Faithless. Stubborn. Greedy. Prideful. Spiteful. Petty. Arrogant.
What qualifier might be in front of your name?
No matter what it is or how accurately it describes you, the invitation from God remains the same: Return.
Return to God because the Lord isn't waiting for you to clean up yourself first. So, you don't have to either. God's love isn't reactive. Genuine love always creates deeper love. So, God loves you where you are in whatever condition you're in and makes you new. And if you have to return again tomorrow, God will make you new again. 
Your mistakes, your distractions or your periods of doubt do not make you unlovable to God. God's mercy is always bigger than our failings. The return from faithlessness begins with a yes to God's invitation. Even small steps toward repentance and reconciliation matter, because God's desire is not punishment but healing and renewal. Remember that the next time you want to turn away. God is calling you home.
Stay blessed...john | 
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