The Unbroken Circle

Sit back, relax and think for a few moments of all the things a circle represents, even how things come in full circle.  Many things come to mind...The rising and setting of the sun, the changing of the seasons.  The circle represents unity in marriage the wedding ring.  Even our daily duties at home or at work.  We eat, work, rest and play and begin again, day after day after day.  I think of the gospel.  We start our journey from the victory Christ won for us on the cross.  We return to that victory, trusting Him that it is so. We fight the battles that have already been won.  We repent and our faith is increased, over and over again. We live by the Spirit and not the flesh.  We become proud, confess it and walk in His light and love once more, round and round we go...We run away from God and He lures us away from our false lovers.  We return home only to leave again and again.  We are fearful and we believe. We are given righteousness, holiness, sanctification, a new identity, we have an inheritance from the first time we give our lives to Jesus and trust Him as Savior.  We live our lives coming back to what has already happened.  We begin in the hands of God chosen, wander in the wilderness of unbelief,  then return to intimate relationship with Him by Christ living in us. The Son has those the Father has given Him.  We remember the gospel of grace and then we forget.  We try to work our way to the approval of God and then, He drags us to His side and we remember, only to forget.   I must admit I don't understand why this is so, I just know it is.  Is it that we are like sheep?  That we have to be shown over and over how to live this life of trusting our Lord?  Believing He lives His life through us?  He gives us all we need for righteousness and godliness, but can we believe it? Can we live it? Can we remember that our righteousness is in Him?