It was about 30 years ago. I heard God's Word and He changed my heart from: Unbelieve to Believe, from not caring if a god existed to Knowing God exists and wants my attention.
An example of God moving my heart to things He cares about. Like, I only cared about myself, now like when I hear of a baby dying, it breaks my heart and I am almost in tears. He changes your heart to care about what He, God, cares about.
Is there someone in your life that you love so much, that you care about what they care about? A person you deeply care for that you want to please and never disappoint? That is what God did to me and will do to you when, if, and when, you fall in love with Him. He is a good and gracious God and when you come to realize the fact that He is the Greatest being that has ever existed, ever and forever.
God wants what is best for ALL His Creation. God wants His best for those that He loves, you and me. He wants to bless you, take care of you, and keep you from harm: physical harm, emotional harm, and spiritual harm. So He has rules and outlines what is best for you and me.
He says to be truthful, don't lie. Have you ever lied?
He wants us to live a life where we can be honest and live a life (doing right) that we don’t need to lie.
He says to be honest, don’t steal. Have you ever stolen? (when we steal we often need to lie also)
He says not to use His good name casually or in anger. That is blasphemy and He says he will punish those people, have you ever done that?
He wants you to be sexually pure and be devoted sexually in thought and action to one person of the opposite sex. Have you been pure your entire life?
He wants a relationship with you, but all these things, all these times we have gone against His design and His rules, are keeping us away, and these things (sins) are holding us back from Him. Our relationship is broken and must be reconciled.
He is the just judge of the world and we are lawbreakers, many times over, with a fine we cannot pay.
He wants this relationship to be mended so much, that He gave His one and only Son, Jesus, to be sacrificed on the cross. He died, was buried, and rose again to pay the penalty for my sins and our sins.
IF we will repent, turn from our sins, confess them to God, and begin to follow Jesus Christ with our whole heart, God will forgive all our sins and our relationship with God will be mended. This sacrificial act by Jesus paid our fine in front of this Judge so now we are no longer destined for punishment but now we are a friend of the court.
Unconditional surrender to His ways and His will (repent of your sins and follow Jesus). But you see, He grows that in our hearts, desire, and power to do what pleases him. He puts that desire in our hearts. And He will give you the desire to tell others, to plead with others to meet God and fix their relationship to our good and wonderful God who created all things.
The goodness of God. I didn't choose Christianity. GOD through Christ chose me. HE changed my heart and mind from unbelief to belief. And that is what He wants and what I want for you, the Ultimate Best, that is my plea.
Please email me your decision. Today, declare "I will repent and start to follow Jesus" or " No! I will find and make my own way!" Email me at Mark.OnMission@gmail.com and start by going through the Master's Bible Study and start following Christ today. Read your Bible daily, join a Bible-believing church and start telling people about your decision.
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