I love the idea of “having it together.” I want to come off like the guy that has it made. I don’t want people to see how hard the struggle is at times. A passage that I’ve been meditating on lately is Romans 5:6 and it says,

“When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.”

Utterly helpless. I don’t ever want to be utterly helpless. That sounds terrible and yet, if I’m honest, that is exactly where I’m at. That’s hard for me to admit and I probably need to explain it. I can do all kinds of things. I have 2 master degrees. I have a bunch of certificates that would seem to indicate that I have my act together. My resume is pretty impressive when it comes to ministry but when it comes to the stuff that really matters, I’m in desperate need of God.

This passage gives me hope. I’m confronted with my humanity every single day and sometimes wonder if I’m too messed up to do what I’m doing. This passage is saying that we can turn that thought right on it’s head as we assert the truth that our brokenness is exactly why Jesus came. He saw how far off we were and came to us at that point to lead us to freedom. We would do well to remember where we came from lest we get prideful and forget how desperately we need him today.