Jesus Paid It All
The older I get, the more I realize how much of life is spent trying to prove ourselves. We strive to be good enough, strong enough, successful enough, and capable enough. We carry responsibilities, meet expectations, and work tirelessly to fix our mistakes. Somewhere along the way, many of us begin believing that our worth is tied to our performance and that God's love must somehow be earned. Even when we know the truth of the Gospel, it can be surprisingly easy to slip into the habit of thinking we need to do more, be more, or somehow deserve the grace we have been given. Over the years, I have learned that one of the greatest gifts of faith is discovering that God's love was never something I had to earn in the first place. It was given freely through Jesus. That truth sounds simple, but it has taken me a lifetime to fully appreciate it. There have been seasons when I carried burdens I was never meant to carry. There have been times when I replayed mistakes, wrestled with re...
