Errors

Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
 
In baseball, an error is what happens when a fielder misplays a ball that allows a base runner to advance or extend an at bat.  In life, an error is an act which is inaccurate or incorrect. Another word for this is sin. All baseball players make errors. All humans sin. It’s unavoidable. No one is perfect. This reminds me of a saying I heard once, “There are two things you should never underestimate: the power of God and the frailty of humans.”
 
An error on the ball field should cause you to quickly reflect on what caused it, put it behind you, and get back to the fundamentals that got you to where you are. If you dwell on it too long, you’ll render yourself useless to your teammates because the ball will find you again. An error in life should cause you to do the same. Don’t dwell on it and sit in your shame. Quickly reflect on what caused it, put it behind you and do what you need to make it right. Then, get back to the fundamentals of diving deeper into the gospel of Jesus Christ. You are going to mess up somewhere today. You’re going to fall short. You’re going to make an error. I’m not condoning or supporting sin here, just like no coach wants his players to make errors. But we know they will happen. What you do afterwards is what matters, take it from a guy who’s made plenty of errors on the field and in life. The enemy wants you to sit in your shame and never move forward. But our God wants you to keep moving.
After all, the Spirit of God got us here. Don’t try to do it yourself now. We can’t.  
 
Galatians 3:3
How foolish can you be? After starting your new lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?