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b'We all make wrong choices\\u2014we all sin. The struggle of a decision gone sour is real, but take heart. Mistakes don\\u2019t have to define us; they can refine us. Because of Jesus and what He did, God does not abandon those who make wrong decisions.\\nA wrong decision leads us to a new experience of God\\u2019s grace and an opportunity to learn something. We can treat mistakes as chances to grow. Remember, if we know Christ, God remembers our wrong choices no more (Psalm 103:12; Isaiah 43:25).\\nEven though we mess up daily, through God\\u2019s goodness, those unpleasant outcomes become something useful. Because of Jesus\\u2019 ultimate sacrifice, we are redeemed, despite our mistakes. Our failures aren\\u2019t the end of the road. They\\u2019re part of the growth process.\\nThat means that, as we journey through life, we can go to Jesus and acknowledge our mess-ups (1 John 1:9\\xe2\\u20ac\\u201c2:1). As God\\u2019s children in Christ, the Holy Spirit gives us wisdom, correction, and reminders of who we are in Jesus, allowing us to grow spiritually.\\nBefore knowing Christ, we all are stuck under sin\\u2019s power. Even the Apostle Paul once built his life on persecuting Christians, a terrible decision that hurt many. God saw His heart and changed it, and Paul became a powerful witness for Christ. Through the Holy Spirit, Paul was able to live in victory over his sin, and so can we.\\nEven when we mess up, we can remember Jesus has raised us up above our failures, giving us a new identity apart from the sins we commit or are tempted to commit. Instead, our identity is in who Jesus is. \\n\\u2022 How does knowing about identity in Christ affect the way you view yourself and the things you do or don\\u2019t do? \\n\\u2022 Read Hebrews 4:14-16 and 1 John 1:9\\xe2\\u20ac\\u201c2:1. When you sin, what good comes from talking to Jesus about it? \\nWe know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. Romans 6:6 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nRomans 6'