That's the question underneath THE JESUS I KNOW NOW. And it moves through five positions:
THE HAND-ME-DOWN — Most of us didn't choose our first image of Jesus. It was given to us. By a church, a parent, a fear, a rule. And somewhere along the way, the handed-down Jesus started feeling too small — too conditional, too distant, too easy to disappoint. This position names what most of us are carrying before we're honest enough to say it out loud: I may have inherited a Jesus I've never actually met.
THE UNRAVELING — The performance cracks. The worship feels empty. The prayers won't form. You lift your hands and nothing's there. This is the moment Leanna Crawford names with one word: Honest. The person in THE UNRAVELING isn't losing faith — they're losing the performance that was standing in for it. And that's not the end. That's the beginning of becoming available for something real.
THE MEETING — You keep calling anyway. Even when you can't feel anything. And the arc turns here — not with a lightning bolt, but with a decision: I believe You did it then. Won't You do it now? That's the prayer of someone gripping a promise they can't feel, still reaching. And He's the same God. He hears. He answers. Past tense becomes present tense — and the door opens.
THE UNLEARNING — You've met Him. Now comes the slow, often uncomfortable work of receiving what He actually offers. He likes you. He knows every scar. Who you are isn't what you've done. That's not easy to receive when you've been running on performance. But identity starts shifting — from what you've done to who He says you are. From earned to given. From servant to friend.
THE OVERFLOW — And then it happens. You can't stop. Not obligation. Not duty. Overflow. You're not sharing a doctrine anymore — you're introducing a friend. And all you can think is: can't believe I was missing out on the Jesus I know now.
Five positions. One arc.
Which one are you in?
