REAL Easter people (facebook series)

I'm still thinking about REAL Easter people. The very people who were calling Jesus, "King" within a week were screaming "Crucify him!" How two-faced! But, I catch myself because I know I can be a two-faced follower too. John Maxwell says when we follow Jesus "at a distance" (like Peter), we easily move into denial mode. Nancy Groom, in her book, From Bondage to Bonding-Embracing Biblical Love, says, "The world needs honest strugglers and not pious pretenders." Henri Nouwen says, "it is easier to be God than to love God." REAL Easter people are flawed, mistake makers that fall down BUT do not allow themselves to stay down. Poor decision makers often believe the lie that just because they made a mistake God will not allow them to be happy ever again. This simply is not true. A.W. Tozer said, "spiritual growth happens when self-sufficiency dies". The death of self-sufficiency always reveals to us that we are not as put together as we think. REAL Easter people--every one is an overcomer.