Crossroads

Maybe it's a family member you avoid at gatherings because of something that remains unsaid.

You tell yourself it's fine. No big deal. But if you are anything like me, deep down, you know — it's there.

And until you clear the air, it lingers, creating distance where there should be connection.

While all of us have experienced this with people, many of us feel the same way about life itself.

Something feels off — like there's a heaviness we carry.

Perhaps it's guilt over past mistakes, regret over missed opportunities, or a sense of shame we can't seem to shake.

To cope, we tell ourselves, ‘that's just life’. But what if it's not? What if we were never meant to carry that weight?

A lot of people assume that if there is a God, he's mostly taking notes of our mistakes, waiting for us to finally get our act together.

But what if that's not true at all?

There's this powerful idea in the Bible that doesn't get talked about nearly enough.

It's from the book of Hebrews, and it says that when Jesus died, it wasn't just to deal with sin — it was to clear our conscience.

In other words, faith was never meant to be about guilt. It was meant to be about freedom.

For many of us, religion feels like an endless cycle of trying to be ‘good enough.’

Even if you don't consider yourself religious, there's still that nagging feeling: am I doing this right? Am I enough?

That's why Jesus' message stands apart. It's not about working harder to make things right with God. It's about how God already made things right with us — so we don't have to carry guilt, shame or regret anymore.

It's about clearing the air.

Not by trying harder. Not by pretending everything's fine. But by realising that you're already free.

Think about it. What if you could wake up every day knowing the air between you and God was already clear? How differently would you live?

Here’s the thing. Faith isn't about a God who's waiting for you to clean yourself up. It's about a God who already did what was needed — to bring you peace and set you free.

Perhaps you've tried religion before and found it suffocating.

Perhaps you've given up on the idea that you could ever feel truly at peace.

I don't want to minimise those experiences. But before you decide there's no hope of clearing the air, take a fresh look at Jesus and what he actually said about freedom.

Because at the end of the day, this isn't just another article.

It might be your chance to clear the air.

Rob Wiltshire

Epicentre Church