your life matters
The real reason many may feel lost is bigger than the surface issues we all face. Like a massive elephant in the room, the larger issue looming before us is the problem of sin. God set in motion His plan to rescue us from this problem from the very beginning. The Bible says that He planned this before the world was even created! That means that before we messed up, before sin and the fall of mankind, God had already set His redemption plan into motion! His rescue plan was never an afterthought. You have always been on God's heart and mind.
Differing from the mindset many may have about God, He doesn’t want to punish us. He sent Jesus to save us, not to punish us (read John 3:16-21). God created us to have a free will, meaning we are in charge of our lives, and we are in complete control of our choices. The Bible says that before us are life and death, but God pleads with us to choose life! Our choices have led to sin. This isn't the fault of God, but ours alone and bear consequence. How can we blame a judge for the criminal's crime? While we have full ownership of the choices we've made, God's love, if we will allow it, will enable us to rise above our sin and shortcomings!
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