Jesus' story is one of grace, as is mine. The difference is that I receive and He gives. I am convinced through the ancient scriptures that it is right, but I am trying to see how it works in my everyday.
Some of the things that I am learning right now are centered on this fact. God has been gracious to me by taking my sin and rebellion and giving it to Jesus ("For God made Him who knew no sin to become sin for us so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God"). I am connected with God forever because Jesus became sin for me. He got my sin and therefore my punishment and I got his perfection. God really looks on me and sees Jesus. Good or bad, God sees right and perfect...and that causes me to become more like Jesus as He continually fixes the broken things in me.