Your Own Personal Easter

I know it's been a while, but I finally feel ready to finish this.

We couldn't even convince ourselves to try.
You couldn't even remember the way home.
I couldn't even pick myself up.
They couldn't even defend themselves from their own mental accusations.
It couldn't even see in front of its own nose.
He couldn't even allow himself to mourn.
She couldn't even talk to herself.

That's where we all find ourselves. We are lonely, sorrowful, furious, guilty, stranded, desperate failures. There's no hope for us. We're sad wrecks, and we know it.

But what if I told you that there is hope? This hope is Jesus. When you embrace His Truth, you realize that the answers to life are much more simple than our problems make them seem.

She couldn't even talk to herself. Jesus took her loneliness and whispered Belonging.

He couldn't even allow himself to mourn. Jesus replaced his sorrow and let him cry tears of Joy.

It couldn't even see in front of its own nose. Jesus stole away its rage and allowed it to see Love.

They couldn't even defend themselves from their own mental accusations. Jesus forgave their guilt and gave the full Pardon.

I couldn't even pick myself up. Jesus drowned my failure and made me Victorious.

You couldn't even remember the way home. Jesus picked you up, stranded, and gave you a Home.

We couldn't even convince ourselves to try. Jesus took our desperation and spoke conviction to us, giving us Courage.

What's beautiful about this truth is that we don't come to Jesus as blank slates. We come with all our past, all our history and reputation, and Jesus turns it around. What was meant for Evil, He uses for good.

No matter what your plight, your sin, your problem, Jesus knows about it better than you do, and he sees how you can serve others with that. This is why it's important to note that we are not worthless. We are unworthy, yes. But not worthless. God uses what we are (remember: He made us!) to bless others!