03/14/2026
2 Corinthians 5:15 (NKJV)
“And He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.”
“As we yield to the gentle prodding of God-given conviction, confess our sins, and affirm our true relationship with Him, we will be gradually shaped and molded in such a way that we will increasingly honor the one who died and rose again on our behalf.”
— Search for Significance, pg. 135
We spend a lot of time “trying to get things right,” “doing better this time,” or “doing something different.” All of these statements are still very ME driven.
We seek to change our behaviors because of the mess we’ve made of our lives. Through life experience, the testimony of others, and that God-sized hole in our hearts, we become convinced that Jesus is the answer. We can see our sin from a mile away, it can’t be hidden. We drug addicts, and our sin has the loudest consequences of all.
Self-condemnation becomes our way of dealing with our shortcomings.
We wake up with it.
We go to bed with it.
We carry it around in our back pocket or purse, ready to use it the moment we fall short—as if enough guilt and tears could somehow wipe away our inability to maintain the narrow path.
But Christ gave Himself up because it is impossible for us to live right on our own.
Romans tells us:
“None are righteous, no, not one.”
And 2 Corinthians tells us that He died so that we no longer live for ourselves, but for Him.
Condemnation-driven change is still self-focused, and because of that, it will never last.
So ask yourself today:
Who am I living for?
