The first thing that entered my mind was these words from a song:

So I looked up the song in the songbook, my mind too fuzzy to remember on my own. I needed to know what the rest of the lyrics were, because if the song says something about failure and loss, it must say something about getting out of that as well, because anyone but my great, almighty Father God would allow failure and loss to be the end.

And then I found it. The song title is Jesus, I Come.

The line belongs to the second verse.

And then I start crying the tears that were long overdue.

How??? How could simply coming to Him from shameful failure and loss suddenly become glorious gain of the cross??? How could that happen??? How is that possible??? How could what I have done be acceptable and redeemable???

But I know the answer.

He loved me, and gave Himself for me.

It is that simple. It is that simple rule that broke all the others.

Thank You.

Forgive me.

I love You, because You first loved me, and taught me how.

Thank You.