The only wounds that define us are the wounds of Jesus Christ.
Sin doesn't make us bad, sin makes us dead. The gospel doesn't make us better, the gospel makes us alive.
But to mean it when I say that I want my life to count for His glory is to drive a stake through the heart of self - a painful and determined dying to me that must be a part of every day I live.
In the end, our worship is more about what we do than what we say.
I'm dead in the water if I can't see the all sufficient glory of God.
Simply by our proximity to Jesus, we can bring hope and life to people and places trapped in discouragement and despair.