I was speaking with a young man just last week. He had run out of gas. Oh, hallelujah. He’d run out of options, out of strength, out of money, out of work. He sat across from me, eyes weary and brokenhearted, telling me how miserable his life had become. 

And when he looked at me for advice, I looked him in the eye and said, Welcome home. Thank God you’ve finally come to the end of yourself, because that’s where it begins. It’s not in strength that we come to God, but in surrender. 

He came back to where it all started. For many years he had been a believer in salvation through Jesus Christ. He returned to the only source of life and hope and that is God Himself through His Son, Jesus Christ. 

Don’t despise the end of yourself. It’s the place where coming home begins. You’re in a good spot. If you feel hopeless today, just get up and start walking back to God. He will meet you on the way. He will love you, forgive you. 

It’s time to pray.