Easter Wrap-Up

I love Easter.  I love the newness.  I love the meaning.  I love the ending of one story and the beginning of another.  I love the time with family.  I love standing in church, thinking about the cross.

But...for me, Jesus is alive 365 days a year...not just on Easter.  It's great to see the reminders and it is great to give it special space in my head on Easter but am I living my life every single day like Jesus is alive?  Am I excited every single day to tell people Christ is risen? 

Am I willing to put myself out there and stand up for what I think is right...even if I'm standing alone?  Am I willing to be transparent and show the grace God has given me in my life or do I want to hide behind a mask of perfection to the outside world because I'm worried about what they think?

Do I judge people just because they sin differently than I do?  Do I accept that Christ died for us WHILE we were yet sinners?  There was nothing we had to do first...it was not conditional.

Am I constantly checking my motivations and trying to have integrity in my life?  A half-truth is a whole lie.  Truth fears nothing but concealment.  The truth may hurt but it is the lie that leaves the scar.

So while it is amazing to celebrate Easter and remember what it means...I want to strive to have that in my life 365 days a year.