Cheer up; you're a lot worse off than you think you are

That’s the quote from Jack Miller that I got from Rev. David Bisgrove’s sermon this evening. The point is that we can stop proving ourselves. No matter how good we think we are, we are not good enough before God. Often I want to be the best in terms of both character and performance in work and family. But the thing is that it is impossible to do that. So the good news is that we are worse than we thought. We don’t have to take things seriously because the things that we are proud of can be collapsed anytime. At the same time, we can appreciate how great the grace of God through Jesus as we remember the essence of Christmas.

We don’t only remember Christmas as a giving season, but a time to remind that Jesus comes to take control of our life. Only by knowing Him we can know who we truly are. And what He has done for us is to realize how we fall short of God’s standard and how He has died in place of us that we can have a renewed relationship and ability to worship God.

Back to the quote, the complete quote from Jack Miller is as follows, "Cheer up; you're a lot worse off than you think you are, but in Jesus you're far more loved than you could have ever imagined."