Do they put you down?
Do they say you’ll never measure up?
Do they whisper your best will never be enough?
They don’t have the final say.
The Cross does!
Do you think you’re a failure?
Do you think you’ll never make it?
Do you question your worth because of what you’ve done or left undone?
Your thoughts don’t have the final say.
The Cross does!
Do you feel discouraged?
Do you feel stuck in the same struggle again?
Do you feel forgotten in your waiting season?
Your feelings don’t have the final say.
The Cross does!
Do your critics remind you of your past?
Do your mistakes play on repeat in your mind?
Do you ever wonder if God’s grace has run out?
Your past doesn’t have the final say.
The Cross does!
Has the diagnosis scared you?
Has the disappointment broken you?
Has the loss left you wondering what’s left?
Your pain doesn’t have the final say.
The Cross does!
Does fear tell you it’s over?
Does shame tell you to hide?
Does doubt murmur that your story is finished?
Fear, shame, and doubt don’t have the final say.
The Cross does!
The Cross declares:
You are loved.
You are chosen.
You are forgiven.
You are valued.
You are free.
The Cross has the final say. And… the Cross didn’t just speak once—It still speaks over your life each day.
So…
Look up!
Get up!
Stand up!
Stay up!
No matter what others say…
No matter what the world says…
No matter what your thoughts or emotions say…
The Cross has the final say!
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For Best Things…
Craig
EXIT 7 Living 
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