Hope.

"But, is there any hope for this at all?" My doubtful self started. 

"Only when your hope is in Me, in the Cross I was crucified in, and in the power that brought me back to life and defeated death." My Lord answered my doubts. 

Only when you look back at the Cross and see your sins, the death you deserved. And see Christ selflessly sacrificing Himself so that you can be reconciled with God. And look towards the future, the glorious entrance of Christ Himself, the knowledge that you will be with Him forever, in worship and praise. Wouldn't that be what makes everything worth it?

Hannah