You go where you focus.

“You are so good.” This statement can be both true and false at the same time. The difference is your focus: before or after the cross.

Jesus was called good. He responded by saying that no one is good except God alone (Matt. 10:18). Jesus stated two truths here. One, humans in and of themselves are not good. And two, He is good as He is God.

Thus, the statement is false if one is looking to the cross; however, it is true if they are looking from the cross.

The Spirit had penned what appears to be a contradictory statement in Hebrews 10:14, “By one sacrifice he (Jesus) has made perfect those we are being made holy.”

Notice the cross is the starting point of making the believer in His death both perfect while at the same time putting them into the process of becoming perfect (holy).

Huh? You have to shake your head at wonder of this truth: We are perfect-imperfect children of God based on what Jesus did at the cross.

Our incompetence was before the cross. After the cross, we are now competent. We are now good enough (i.e. righteous) to make healthy choices (i.e. righteous) right now.

Where is your focus: before or after the cross? If you have already put your faith in what Jesus did on the cross then stop looking back to the cross by focusing on the shame and guilt of who you were, with its corresponding unhealthy choices (i.e. sin) in the present.

Instead, focus on who you are in Christ, someone who is good enough to have a relationship with a loving Father and to make healthy choices at this very moment.

Your focus will determine the reality of your choices today. Choose to focus on who you are in Christ right now because of what He did on the cross.