This isn’t about pretending things are fine or putting on a brave face. It’s about honesty with the One who already knows every piece of your mess and still loves you unconditionally.

No one promised this life would be easy. Pain, hardship, confusion—they are part of the journey. But what is promised is something far greater: eternal life and a peace that surpasses all understanding. Choosing to let your circumstances dictate your mood or your faith is dangerous territory. Instead, choose what 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 commands:

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

Notice the power in those words. The charge to rejoice always does not ignore pain. It acknowledges pain and insists that joy is available beyond it. To pray continually means you keep an open line to God through every triumph and trial. Giving thanks in all circumstances isn’t naivety; it’s recognizing the hand of God even when your eyes can’t yet see it.

The K.I.S.S. ~ Bring your junk to Jesus!

There is no part of your life that Jesus wants you to hide or carry alone. We are often the ones who try to fit God into neat little boxes—limiting His power, His comfort, His presence to only the “good” parts of our lives. But God refuses to be boxed in. He is big enough for your mess, your confusion, your anger, and your brokenness. So why keep Him on the sidelines?

When your world is crumbling, look for the blessings hidden in the rubble as you bring your junk to Jesus. Maybe it’s a lesson, maybe it’s hope, maybe it’s a hand reaching out in unexpected ways. That’s the relationship God wants with you—not a surface-level connection but raw, real, and authentic.

You can’t build that kind of relationship by only sharing your wins. Let your walls down. Give Him your junk—the doubts, the pain, the fears you can’t put into words. There’s nothing God doesn’t already know. Stop pretending. Bring your junk to Jesus, and watch how He turns it into peace and purpose through His presence.

Lay it all down at the foot of the cross. Let Jesus carry what you simply can’t handle. Then, if even just a little, start to rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances. That’s not just advice; that’s God’s will for your life (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).

The junk isn’t too much. You’re not too broken. Jesus is enough. So bring your junk to Jesus—right now.

Bring Your Junk to Jesus
by Kristianne Wargo

When shadows press and hope feels thin,
When losing feels like where you begin,
Don’t bury pain or wear disguise—
Bring your junk to Jesus’ eyes.

No need for masks, no need to hide,
He knows the storms you’re trapped inside.
He’s not confined by earthly rules,
No boxed-in love, no guarded tools.

The broken pieces, heavy loads,
The tangled paths and weary roads,
Lay them down at mercy’s throne—
He’ll turn your junk to healing stone.

Rejoice in dawn though night is long,
Pray your grief in steady song,
Give thanks through tears, through doubt, through pain—
For grace and hope will rise again.

Bring the mess, the ache, the fear,
Jesus listens—always near.
No junk too ugly, no shame too deep—
In His arms, your soul will keep.

So when the world feels off and cold,
When you’re weary, worn, and sold,
Bring your junk to Jesus’ feet—
There lies peace you can’t defeat.

“Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!“