God is good and His mercy is everlasting. I never want to come across like someone who has it all together. Because I definitely do not. I don’t say this to have a pity party or to come across as a “humble” person. No. I just know that I have my shortcomings and that I need God to help me overcome. When I think on how low I was feeling not too long ago, I can’t help but feel thankful. I felt so alone and troubled, but when I cried out to God, He answered. And now that I’m in a better place I just want to show Him that I’m thankful. I sincerely want to praise God and seek Him because He is worthy.
Jesus Turns our Pain into Joy
It’s weird how I can write these things right now considering how low I was feeling. A couple months ago I was in a dark place. I was full of anxiety, fears, and sadness. I felt alone and I didn’t see a way out. I resorted to drinking and that took away my pain for the night. But every morning I’d wake up after a night of drinking, I’d feel empty again. I couldn’t find peace and happiness. It was only temporary. I remember crying out to God while I was drunk, and asking Him for help. He was my only hope. I had a void in my heart and I wanted God to help me.
I’m not worthy of God’s love. I feel like I betrayed His love. Sometimes we want love. We want a husband or wife. But God married us in a way when He bought us with His blood. He replaced our dirty clothes with white, clean clothes. He put a ring on our finger and said, “You are mine.” Yet, we fail God. I say this from a personal perspective, sometimes we want a wife but we can’t even be faithful to God. I realize that willingly embracing sin is unfaithfulness to God.
Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Sometimes we look at Judas and we judge him by calling him evil and a traitor. But we don’t realize that no one came to Jesus’ rescue on the cross. The people that He healed, the people that He had compassion on and cried over, all abandoned Him. Not only that, but through our own sinful actions we betray Jesus and we have been participants in His suffering and crucifixion. But through it all Jesus still suffered the Cross. It’s a love that I can’t comprehend and don’t deserve. But yet He still loves us and that’s why He is worthy.
Incomparable Love
None of us deserve God’s love. I know I don’t. It pains me to know that I failed God. The same God that saw me when I was at my lowest and still decided to help me. The same God that saw my unfaithfulness and still loved me. This is an incomparable love. God is good and His mercy is everlasting. Just like God extended His hand to me and lifted me up out of my misery, I know He can do the same for you. I don’t know your situation but I can assure you that God does. Not only is God aware of your situation but He wants to help you.
I want to point you towards Jesus Christ because He has been good to me. He loved me at my worst. He loved me when I didn’t love myself. I know as someone who proclaims to be a Christian, I have a responsibility to others. Just because I’m not perfect doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be held accountable for my actions. I know that I have my own personal journey to seek God and His righteousness. But what I do want to do is to remind you that it’s not about me or any human being for that matter. It’s about Jesus. Following Him is worthwhile because He is worthy.
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. – Ephesians 2:8-10
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