What if your Life Didn't Suck?

That is the title of my pastor's upcoming sermon for Easter morning. What if? What if your life didn't suck? What if you could be truly happy? What if you could find purpose and meaning and fulfillment? The message is aimed at getting those who aren't Christian's interested in coming to church. But I'm finding that just the title and purpose are applying to me. As a Christian, do I ACT like my life doesn't suck? I am totally guilty of complaining about the things in my life. . .housework, kids, work, marriage - how should I have been behaving? There is a fine line between being optimistic and being fake. How are you? I'm great - if I was any better it would be a crime. or I'm ok. or I'm really struggling with X right now. What is the right answer? Is it being fake to tell people I'm ok if I'm not in an effort to convince them that my life doesn't suck? Is it better to be honest and real and tell them what I'm dealing with? I'm thinking its attitude specific. Its ok for me to be honest and real and tell people about my struggles - but I need to make sure that I continue to be real and express my belief that God will carry me through it.

Suck - Term of general disparagement, indicating the subject or situation has no redeeming qualities. Does my life have NO REDEEMING QUALITIES? Absolutely not. Despite my penchant for complaining, my life has abundant goodness. And overall - my life has hope - God is going to be there for me. God is going to comfort me. Life won't always be full of sweet chocolately goodness - but He will always hold me.

And BTW - Jesus would totally say "suck". He was on the fringe, a radical, living with and dealing with ordinary people all the time. I'm sure he spoke in ways they could understand. That is why there are parables. . . .I can just picture Jesus saying "I came so that your life wouldn't suck"