A popular topic people debate about is can you lose your salvation? Many Christians debate this and debate it quite fiercely. When we do, we just cause confusion, and the world looks at us and wonders if we know what we are talking about.

Many come from the point of view that God will never take your salvation away, thus you can’t lose it. I completely agree! God will never take away His gift of salvation. Once He gives it to you. It is your gift forever. You cannot lose it by God taking it back.

Now it is a gift, and like any gift you can give it back. You don’t have to keep it if you don’t want to. God does not want you to give His gift back, but He will allow it, because He loves you. I don’t suggest doing this.

We are in a relationship with Jesus. In that relationship Jesus puts up with a lot from us, because we will still be messy. I John 1:9 was written because God knew we would mess up even after being saved. God gives us great grace and will never stop loving on us.

God does love us, and God does practice what He preaches. When you love someone, you give them the freedom to love you back or not. Love is also completely vulnerable, because the other person can break your heart at any time without your permission. God says He will always love you, and if you make the choice, that you don’t want to love Him anymore, God loves you so much, God respects you so much, that God will allow you to make that choice.

Romans 8:38-39 says that there is nothing in this world that can separate you from the Love of Jesus. It means nothing the world does will cause God to stop loving you. However, in that verse the only thing that is not mentioned or alluded to is you. You are the only one who can make that choice.

If you don’t want to be with Jesus, Jesus will not force you. I bet Jesus would love to, like I would love to force everyone I meet to accept Jesus, but we can’t because then it would not be love. Jesus is love, I John chapter 4 great chapter. He loves you so much that you have the choice.

You don’t lose your salvation, per se, people choose to walk away.

Some will say well they were not saved in the first place. First you have no idea what is in the mind of someone else. Second, remember this is about a relationship. If you are reading this you have had a relationship, family, friend, business, or romantic where at some point things changed and they did not want to be in a relationship with you anymore.  Everyone has experienced that. The point is that at some point they were truly in a relationship with you, all in, not looking to end it. So don’t be so quick to say that that person was not saved in the first place.

The good news with those who do walk away from Jesus, is Jesus still loves them, they still have that past experience with Jesus, and they can always come back no questions asked. Praise the Lord.

So why do people walk away? Why would they give up heaven? Relationships take work. Jesus will always do His part and more for you than you can ever do for him. The key is Jesus important enough to you to work at it and is Jesus still special to you. Those two things are necessary for someone to stay in a relationship.

If you know someone who has walked away from Jesus pray for them. Remember that they came to Jesus for a reason, He was important and special at some point. Then try to help them find that again. The worst thing you can do is get down on them, it will only push them further away.

Jesus still loves them and so should we. Sometimes we think reaching out is only for those who don’t know Jesus. Don’t forget that sometimes people get lost in their relationship with Jesus and need help to. Intentionally look to help them rediscover the spark in their relationship with Jesus.

You want to see revival, I think the world wants to see how we help our own before they give us a chance, and that makes sense. I also think Jesus wonders that too.

Remember Jesus loves you; I love you, and you are awesome!