Responding in Life with Gospel Perspective

You may feel forgotten, forsaken, and afraid—no one knowing the problematic details of your

life. You many feel cynical toward true love, having been abandoned and betrayed, doubting

there is such a thing. You may feel shameful, unworthy, and hopeless because of the things

you’ve done and can’t seem to escape. You may feel like it is impossible to offer vulnerable love

that is pure and unselfish and that it is impossible to find this kind of love anywhere.

Friend, there is good news!

God knows every single detail of your life and loves you. He has seen the upbringing that

molded you. He has heard the words spoken to you, words that echo in your mind, leaving you

to decipher the lies from the truth. He knows the decisions others made that left you bruised and

battered, and He knows the choices you have made that have brought heartache and scars.

God gave us Jesus, who took all the punishment we deserved on Himself.

We are sinful.

We are selfish.

We are broken and bruised.

Yet He was willingly wounded for our sins and selfishness. He desires for us to come to Him so

He can pour His healing love over all of our brokenness. The scars on His hands and His sides

will forever be a testament of His love for us.