If you were to die today....would you go to heaven or hell?
Quite a simple question, but it was something that troubled me as a youth. I did not wanna go to hell, I mean who would want to. I used to go to my nan's house after school, and one day in the park across the road from the house, I felt scared.
I don't know what it was, something I can only describe as an evil presence in the park, and it got me praying to Jesus. I grew up going to Sunday school, hearing about Jesus and how He died in my place, for my sins.
This feeling from the park; nobody could help me with, it was something spiritual, the only one who could help me, protect me....was Jesus.
I can't honestly say how long it took, but that eeriness went away, so much that I only really remembered it in these recent years. There's been plenty of times like that where I remember that I asked God to help me and He did; I used to get really bad nightmares as a child and I asked Him to take them away, they went.
I knew Jesus was real, but grew up without much thought to Him, writing 'Christian' on the forms was the closest I got really sharing Him or anything. I was a reasonably good girl; didn't rob people (just sweets, and sometimes change from the coin bowls to buy them), hardly drank, didn't do drugs because of fear of what they'll do to me, never slept around for fear of getting pregnant or some nasty disease, but I did wonder what life was all about.
I heard preaching whilst about town and had seen Passages from the bible on posters around, but had never been in the position to face a decision to follow Christ (apart from when I was well young or when I was 14).
This happened at the age of 18. My mom held a party for my younger sister, at her house, as my parents had divorced, and I went and stayed over. They went to church, as they were born again Christians, so I went with them. As I think back over it, I remember noticing how loving it was being amongst them; my mom, her husband, my sister, and her new friends from church who came round for bible studies and chilling. I wanted what they had, but didn't think on it like that at the time...I just noticed it, it was nice.
It came to a decision time again whilst at one of the evening meetings, after going to another party and staying with them all day, I heard the gospel message-it made sense and now I was asked if I wanted Jesus to save me....Boy was I nervous, but I knew that what the preacher was saying was true....three specific things came to my mind; my drama group (was I willing to let go of it, if it came to it), my dad (was I ready to accept Jesus regardless of what he said), and my loneliness. After a bit more struggle I put my hand up to receive Jesus as my Saviour.
That was nearly 14 years ago, on August 29th, and Jesus is more real than ever; He's spoken to me, directed me, warned me, helped me, protected me, forgiven me, healed me, shaped me, trusted me, softened me, trained me, gifted me....shall I go on?! Lol....for real...He's awesome!
This was all made possible because someone took the time to share with me the message of the gospel....
to put it simply....
We were enemies of God...disobedient, self-righteous, proud, rebellious, hateful, liars....The bibles says that not one of us matched up to God's standard, trust me He looked! He came up with a way that He could get rid of all the crap that we ever had, were and would lead ourselves into.
Now God had already set a few things in motion on this planet and He couldn't lie, being a just judge, as well as love itself, someone had to pay for all these horrendous crimes against Him. They had been committed and He couldn't just turn a blind eye, (He doesn't have a blind eye by the way, just a saying!). He had an enemy who would throw these crimes in His face and force Him to act and punish His creation. This enemy was doomed to eternal torment anyway, and wanted to drag as many peeps down with him by lying to them.
God decided, as no-one was without fault on the earth, He would send His Son down from heaven to the earth to die in their place and pay their huge debt for them...all their evil desires, ignorance, arrogance, fears, pride of life, boastfulness, lust, every perverted thought, action and reaction was placed onto Jesus.
The intense anger of God was poured out onto Jesus, instead of onto you and me....we now have forgiveness and life through the Son of God, if you want it....
It's that simple.....Let go of everything else, tell Him you want Him to clean out your heart and you want Him to save you.....Ask Him!
It's that simple.....Let go of everything else, tell Him you want Him to clean out your heart and you want Him to save you.....Ask Him!
Choose Jesus....every other road leads to destruction. He is the lamb of God who took away the sins of the world, and yes, He was risen from the dead by His Father, Almighty God! Woo hoo! I live because He lives, He is my redeemer and friend....Oh and wait til you meet His Holy spirit....a helper and a friend! Seriously, He is awesome, open up your heart...He loves you! You may have many more questions, I did! You can die without having some of those answered, but please don't die without knowing Jesus. He has answered plenty of my questions, so far...and like I said earlier I spoke to Him in my youth and He helped me.....start the journey with Christ, He is the way to the Father.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not die but have eternal life. For God did not send His son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." (Jesus) John 3:16,17
"Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" The bible
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