The Gospel is the only thing that can free you to honestly face what YOU are actually like (weak, sinful, guilty, shamed) and what GOD is actually like (holy, just, righteous, gracious, kind, patient).  In other words, who Jesus actually is is a match made in heaven for who you actually are.  Colossians 1:19-23 is where Paul traces the Redeemer's compatibility with those needing redemption.