If our trust in God is limited to our understanding, then we have actually made a god of our understanding and ceased worshipping the true One. - Christine Caine

I also came to understand that our authenticity (or lack thereof) is made evident by the fruit that our life is bearing.

It was my moment of wondering what, in my life, had been my golden pin like Schindler's, the thing so precious to me that it never occurred to me to use it to ransom the life of someone else.

He gives you a fresh start. Not only does God give you a fresh start in life by making a way for you to be born again, His mercies are new every morning. Yes, He wipes away the mess of your past and gives you hope for the future, for your eternal future