There’s a lie that says the more grace you receive, the more you’ll take advantage of it. That if nobody’s holding the threat of consequences over you, you’ll just run wild. But think about it. Has fear ever actually made you more like Jesus? The church has tried that approach for a long time, and it isn’t working. What changes a person isn’t more pressure. It’s more love. It’s finally understanding that God isn’t watching you with disappointment, waiting for you to fail. He’s already declared you clean, righteous and whole. And when you truly believe that about yourself, you start to act like it.