As youngster I accepted Jesus into my heart. I was 9 years old. I did believe but I did not fully understand what it meant to live for Christ. I was open to the truth even though I had zero living experience.
I did not know that I let Jesus into my heart and I could not kick Him out no matter how hard I tried. I wanted to live for myself. If I lived for Jesus then I could not have the "Fun" I was seeking. He never left me.
Finally, I got tired of hurting others around me and myself. It had to be shown to me in simple terms. My life was replayed in front of me while working the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. God gave me a brain and I saw patterns in my behavior. I saw how completely selfish I had been my entire life. I cringe almost everyday when thinking about how I treated people in the past.
These last few years have given me everything I ever asked for. I feel like King Solomon when he asked for wisdom. I received it as soon as I fully surrendered my life to living for Christ. To love those who hate me. Feed my enemy.
I am no saint. I do not harbor hate in my heart anymore though. I do have thoughts of hate then I remember that I am to love. I start praying on the spot for God to change my outlook and that will change my heart. Even the criminal that just got shot and is dying. I feel for that man. I will cry for him. His life must have been painful to go to that level.
The benefits of being born again in Christ outweigh anything the world can pay me. The world paid me in hate. Christ pays in love.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for listening to our prayer. Thank you for sending Jesus to be the sacrifice for all of our sins that we may be born anew in love. Set our hearts in the right place to be the beacons of love for you. I pray this in Jesus name, Amen.
Thank you everyone being here. I love all you guys. WWJD for Life! 🥰
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