It is written: John 3:16-21
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.""The righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented himself as a living sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood."
God's love is not self-centered; it reaches out and draws others in. Here God sets the pattern of true love, the basis for all love relationship-when you love someone, you are willing to give to the point of self-sacrifice. God paid with the life of his Son, the highest price he could pay. Jesus accepted our punishment, paid the price for our sins, and then offered us the new life that he had bought for us. In internal life there is no death, sickness, enemy, evil, or sin. When we don't know Christ we make choices as though this life is all we have.
In reality, this life is just the introduction to eternity. Receive this new life by faith and begin to evaluate all that happens from an eternal perspective. To "believe" is to put your trust and confidence in him that he alone can save us. It is to put Christ in charge of our present plans and eternal destiny. Believing is both trusting his words as reliable, and relying on him for the power to change. If you have never trusted Christ, let this promise of everlasting life be yours and believe.
To be forgiven of our sin, we must believe and confess that Jesus is Lord. Salvation comes through Jesus Christ. If you are not saved, want to be born again, in a back slidden condition, or you have not given your life to Christ it is not to late to have come to him and ask for forgiveness. God declares in Roman 10:9, that if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord, " and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. And yes, it is just that simple! Commit your life to God and see him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that is at work within us (Ephesians 3:20).
You have tried everything else why not try GOD? Get to know God for yourself!
Prayer for today:
“Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.”
God will give you hope for tomorrow, joy for your sorrow, and strength for everything you go through. -Martha Munizzi
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Beautiful post, Natarsha.
In internal life there is no death, sickness, enemy, evil, or sin. Eternal life is definitely the place to be. A life unseen to human eyes.
You have tried everything else why not try GOD? Get to know God for yourself! Each and every time I read this question, I think about how it makes perfect sense. Absolute perfect sense.
I struggle so bad.
Thanks! I was at that point in my life where I struggled really bad, but I wanted more for my life and I couldn't keep living the way I was living then expect good things to happen to me and for me. I had to make a decision because there had to be a more fulfilling, satisfying life. I had to start making some changes, starting with the people I associated myself with, family members, etc. Everyone is not going to understand, but it is what's best for you. It reminds me of this scripture in Luke 22:40, "I pray to God that I will not be overcome by temptation" & 1 Peter 5:8, "I will live a balanced life because God's word states, that if we are not well balanced we open a door for Satan to come in and devour us." Your struggles no matter in what area of your life will not last for long. I pray that you find that peace, happiness, & joy, etc. that you seek for.
Philippians 3:3
I put no confidence in the flesh or on outward privileges and physical advantages and external appearances. I put my confidence in Jesus Christ and I glory in Him.
THis is kelly!
Amen~
Also Don,
Satan tries to use guilt to lure us further away from God. For a while, when I was bound by sin, I would feel so guilty for sinning against God, that I felt I was unworthy of going to Him in prayer. I felt like He would be so ashamed of me that He wouldn't want to hear my voice. So I didn't pray. But after a while, I realized that we must pray our way out of sin. Only God has the power to pull us out of sin. We can't do it alone.
Stay encouraged in the Lord!
Hi Kelly! Glad you could join us. Good to see you!
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