What a great Easter!

I know the story of the Cross and have let God in to my life years ago but this Easter weekend was particularly invigorating.

Something about the way the story was depicted to me this weekend stuck.
I go to a church called NorthRidge in Michigan. Every week, the message is almost like it was directed right at me and thats an amazing feeling.

I wouldn't say I have been doubting God or Jesus lately in terms of existence but I think its fair to say I was (and probably still am) asleep in my faith. I thought I could keep making my own decisions in life and they weren't hurting anyone.
I prayed recently that I would be made aware of "the way out" as written in 1 Corinthians 10:13. It seemed that every time I was about to make a sinful choice in my life that God would allow my conscience to be aware of the choice I was making and every time the way out was as simple as saying no.
I acknowledged those thoughts in my heart and still chose to try to write my own story.
It was the typical sinful mindset that "God loves me unconditionally and I can just be forgiven" or the humanly thought that I can just suppress my faithful conscience because God isn't around anyways. Its so easy to sin when no one is there to keep you in check. We as humans can be weak and pathetic. It is a testament to how much we need God.
How foolish can I be? Clearly God is present and with every one of us at all times. There is no hiding my sinful nature from Him.

This Easter, my church reenacted a gripping display of the sacrifice on the Cross. I always knew the story of Easter but I never really thought vividly about the suffering and the wrath that Jesus experience in order to wipe away my sin. I've seen it but I never took the time to put myself in His shoes.
Being separated from the event by a couple thousand years, its very easy to just say "Jesus died for my sins" and leave it at that. You don't get a feel for the reality of the wrath Jesus experienced. I feel that without a proper understanding of the sacrifice made, it can be hard to respect and love what was done. Without that construct, it is easy to get lost in our wickedness.

Jesus died for our sins.

I want to rewrite that sentence with vivid descriptive words that would display my knowledge (or lack thereof) of the English language or help paint an incredible picture for you. But I believe that sentence is truly complete.
We need to explore what that means.
Five words that you have probably read more times than enough times but failed to completely grasp the reality and awesomeness of.

Stay true to God, pray! He knows our hearts. Try not to think too much of sin, instead dismiss the devil, and find peace in your heart that you are doing the right thing! Keep the faith my brothers! Whenever you are in doubt, pray, seek the truth (in the bible), and seek the council of other Christians! God is good!