Grace/Goodness of God

Does God really have a plan for my life?
My life has been a mess, can this change?
Can I change?

Is it important how I view myself?
How should I view myself?
Where should my identity come from?

We often see the pictures of Jesus hanging on the cross but the crucifixion was only one part of a much longer journey to the cross. And gloriously the cross was not the end. He is risen.