Your identity is secure. You are forgiven, adopted, and loved. Nothing you do can separate you from God’s love.That’s your position before God. It doesn’t change. But your day-to-day relationship and closeness with Him—your awareness of His presence, your ability to walk in peace and confidence. That can be affected by sin. When we sin, God doesn’t disown us.He doesn’t stop loving us. But we may feel distant, numb, or under conviction.

• It’s like having tension in a healthy relationship—you’re still family, but you don’t feel close until it’s addressed.