you must be born again--good news, He does that & we can't do it for ourselves

"Come now, and let us reason together,"
Says the Lord,
"Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool" (Isaiah 1:18).


When the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
not by works of righteousness which we have done,
but according to His mercy He saved us,
through the washing of regeneration
and renewing of the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:4-5).

http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Sermons/BySeries/83/2490_You_Must_Be_Born_Again_Why_This_Series_and_Where_Are_We_Going/

I just have to bow in His presence. Like the prophet Ezekiel, there are times we must ask God to stay His hand, which can seem so heavy and full of blessing. Come, Lord Jesus!