WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR LIFE IS A MESS (Romans 5)
1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 6You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 10For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
II. Make Peace With Suffering
3Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
III. Decide Who You Are
4perseverance, character; and
IV. Be A Tough Minded Optimist
character, hope. 5 and hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
