Crossroads Church

How often do you think, “I’m just too busy”? The idea of giving more time to relationships probably seems like the most draining thing to do. That's actually not the case. In fact, it’s the opposite.

So that’s it, then. We’re broken people in a jacked up world. What now? Good news—the life of Jesus means that our brokenness isn’t the end of the story. God is in the business of redeeming broken things and bringing them back to life—and that is something worth celebrating.

“Get out there and make a name for yourself.” It’s the advice we give graduates, entrepreneurs, and anybody else with ambition and big dreams. It sounds poetic and inspiring; it’s also dead wrong. All those labels we use to define ourselves, those slurs we wear close to the vest, those descriptors we carry with pride—all of them will ultimately leave us empty and lonely. God invites us to lay those names down and receive the new one he’s offering.

All of us want purpose and meaning in our lives, but it’s easier said than done. We’re stuck in the daily grind—get up, hit the gym, finish the project, run errands, make dinner, and binge a bit till we crash and do it all again tomorrow. Today we’re going to talk about how God has hardwired you for deeper meaning that is only found when we look outside of ourselves.