Having a relationship with Jesus means you get a fresh start. When you accept Jesus as your savior you become a new creation. The mistakes of the past are wiped away.
Your relationship with Jesus means you have a new purpose. You no longer are living for yourself, but living for others. Your friends, your family, your co-workers and even complete strangers. True joy is found in meeting the needs of others. Bringing comfort to those in pain, bringing hope to those who are suffering. Feeding those who are hungry, and clothing those who are naked.
Living for Jesus means living absolutely free. Whoever the Son sets free is free indeed. Free from all guilt, free from all pain, free from shame. True freedom is found only in a relationship with Jesus.