By Now You've Probably Figured Out...
that being a "Christian" is a very important part of my life. I can honestly say
--with total assurance--
that my life has completely changed since I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior & Lord!!
(And believe me--this is a very good thing!!! )
If you're wondering what this all has to do with YOU.....
.EVERYTHING!!!! You see, God loves you too and has a wonderful plan for your life!! Now don't go thinking how rotten you
are and all the terrible things you've ever done.....we ALL have....even those who we would consider to be "good" people!! Only
God truly knows our hearts and he loves us anyway!!
Its like this...
God is God and he is ...well...PERFECT.
On the other hand...we are NOT
(you do not have to teach a child to disobey--this comes quite naturally!!)
Only one Man was Perfect--that was Jesus Christ,God's Son.
Now...
Knowing that God is God and obviously knows everything,
then its easy to understand how God had to provide a way for us
imperfect humans to be in the presence of our Perfect God!!
And that Way was Jesus.
When Jesus Christ was crucified on that cross,
He (believe it or Not!!) took on ALL of our sins
--past, present, and future--
so that we may someday be in the presence of God!!
(Heaven!!)
But that's not all !!!.......
Once a person accepts the fact that all their sins are forgiven through Jesus Christ
--then God gives you His Holy Spirit
to guide you through the rest of your days!!
You see, God doesn't just want for you to be able to go to Heaven when you die
...oh no!!!!
He's got an entire Purpose for you on this Earth!!
But that's where you come in.....
God is a gentleman. He gave us free will so that we would make decisions
out of love for Him and He does not make things happen....
So now its up to you.......
If you want all that God has for you....
if you realize that ,no matter how hard you try not to, you are going to sin
--but you also know in your heart that
when Jesus Christ,the Son of God, died on that Cross,
that He took all of your sinful ways and God now sees you as one without sin....
if you know all of these things ...
tell God!!!
Its not in a formula or a fancy prayer...
its in honest communication with your Heavenly Father
telling Him that you are ready to accept the Wonderful Inheritance He has
for You!!
One Last Thing !!!......
If you prayed to God and told Him those things .....
you are now a Christian!!
That means that you are a follower of Christ
--like those guys in the Bible!!
Please do 2 things:
1) get yourself a Bible you can read comfortably and begin with the book of John
(check the index for the page #).
The Bible is God's word & its the only way you'll get to know him better--
besides prayer!! and
2) Find yourself a church that teaches from the bible.
If you have any Christian friends, invite yourself to their church.
God uses other Christians to give hugs, words of encouragement, and other important stuff--don't miss out on this very Important blessing!!
If you just got finished praying and now you have some questions--
or maybe its 3 am & you just want to TELL someone!!--
please feel free to drop me an email....
I'd love to hear from you!!!
Thanks so much for visiting this page & it is my prayer that
the Lord will continue to
Richly Bless You as you serve Him!!!
Sincerely.....terri(ttandaj)
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