This Easter, don’t settle for sugar-coated spirituality. Trade the consumer mindset for a resurrection-driven life of grace, purpose, and power that lasts forever.
Let’s not sugarcoat it—Easter’s turned into a full-blown marketing circus.
One minute you’re meditating on the cross, the next you’re elbow-deep in a 12-pack of Peeps, trying to out-Instagram your cousin’s brunch spread.
It’s like our culture looked at the resurrection and said, “Cool story. Now, where’s the chocolate?”
We’ve gone from “He is risen” to “He is hidden... in aisle 9, between the Cadbury eggs and glitter grass.”
Now, don’t get me wrong—have the brunch. Hunt for the eggs. Laugh with your people. Life’s too short to be salty about such things.
But don’t let a 3-foot-tall rabbit in a pastel vest hijack the soul of Easter….
Because one mindset leads to purpose, peace, and power. The other leaves you with a sugar crash and spiritual amnesia.
It’s not about me hating the Easter Bunny. I have two little ones, and there’s pure joy in Easter egg hunts and baskets.
I’m not putting Jesus against the Easter Bunny.
What I’m really talking about is the cross mentality vs. the consumer mentality.
The consumer mentality is a candy-coated life. It looks cute on the outside but hollow in the middle—kind of like a chocolate bunny, actually.
The consumer mentality compares how many eggs are in your basket to your neighbors.
The consumer mentality compares how big your Easter service was to that of the church down the street.
The consumer mentality compares your family’s matching Easter outfits with your cousin’s.
The cross mentality isn’t focused on comparisons. It’s focused on grace and the joy of serving others.
The consumer mentality ends like the post-peep sugar rush— with a crash.
It will be nice for a moment, followed by self-loathing.
The cross mentality looks beyond materialism and relishes in the victory over sin, death, and the grave.
The bunny fades by Monday, but Jesus remains.
So, ask yourself this week:
Am I chasing what fades or building what lasts?
Am I celebrating Easter—or living resurrected?
