First, you must give your heart to Jesus Christ and
repent of the sins in your life. Jesus will then take away every sin from your
past from that moment on, no matter what sin you have committed, He will never
remember them and His Spirit will come into you and live within you. You will
have His peace and joy within, which the world can never give you. He truly
wants you to go to Heaven and be blessed while you're on earth.
Here is
a simple prayer that is a good starting point with the Lord, although there are
many variations of it that will work:
Jesus please save me. Come into my heart and forgive me of my sins.
I know you died on the cross for me.
I receive you now and commit myself to You and Your way of living.
I know you are now writing my name in your Book of Life and I will spend eternity with You in Heaven.
Thank you for saving me.
Thank you for giving me another chance.
Amen.
Here is a prayer that I use often, but most of my prayer time is spontaneous and based on current concerns. Also seldom is it on my knees, but can be anywhere, even in the car or swimming pool: I try to incorporate it as a real part of my daily life. For example I prayed about this email to you before undertaking it. (GLH)
Dear Lord Jesus,
I know You are the Son of God and You died for me.
I am so blessed that You have come into my heart and are my Lord and Savior.
Please forgive all of my sins that have not already been forgiven, cleanse me with your precious blood, and continue to control every area of my life.
Jesus, fill me with Your Holy Spirit and use me for Your glory. I have dedicated my life to You.
Thank you for the Holy Spirit that lives in me all the time.
I want to serve You, love You, obey You all the days of my life, and make a difference in the lives of others. I love you Lord Jesus with all my heart, mind and soul.
Father, thank you for making me your child.
In Jesus’Holy Name. Amen
Going to church is very important to the Lord, because it is His house and He
wants His people to praise Him. While we are praising Him in the church, we will
receive many different kinds of blessing, such as healing and deliverance. Also,
it is very important to listen to His word and fellowship with other Christians.
This is what He wants us to do after we are saved.
Reading the Bible
daily and praying often during each day is a good way to have a relationship
with God. He will hear you. God loves to hear your voice raised, praising Him
instead of praying silently. God talks to us through the Bible because every
word in the Bible is God breathed. Often a Bible passage will sort of pop up in
your mind and you know it is a message for you.
Learning about God's word
is very important. Without knowing His word it's very hard to lead a life holy
to the Lord and serve Him and be blessed.
Some Christians and
non-Christians literally hear God's voice; sometimes in whispers and other times
His spirit speaks into our spirits. When this happens it is like a normal
conversation between two people.
After giving our hearts to God, we must
work out our salvation daily by giving up some worldly things that we have been
doing before our salvation. If you really try, Jesus will strengthen you in
every area of your life and you will find a joy that you could never imagine.
The world can never match this joy. But God doesn’t expect you to abandon the
things you enjoy as He wants you to be happy. He does expect though, that you
will regard nothing in your life as more important than having a relationship
with Him.
God will test your obedience and if you are sincere, God will
begin blessing you beyond belief. Some blessings come quickly, while others are
slower to come. This is why we have to pray regularly.
If you have a
desire to serve Him, God will bless you immeasurably. God's own son wanted to
serve Him so much that He gave up His life for us. He didn't just die, but
suffered mightily by hanging on the cross for hours, shedding His blood to cover
our sins. The worst part was His absolute separation from God for a period of
time. His totally unselfish act was done to save all mankind from the lake of
fire.
God hates sin. Please ask God to search your heart to see if you
have sinned willfully or without knowing before your bedtime prayer each night.
We all sin every day and fall short of the glory of God. Any time you value
anyone or anything above God, you are sinning.
With God, nothing is
impossible. He can do any and all things by Himself or through us, but He will
never force us to come to Him. We are born with a will and it is a matter of
personal choice for each of us to come to Him or reject Him. He wants us to make
a choice for Him and not the world.
This is the reason that anyone who
has the salvation experience should witness and let others know about the Jesus
that lives within them and resides on their tongue.
Many feel that after
we die, we don't know anything. In reality, only our bodies die, but the spirit
and soul lives on through eternity, just as when we were alive. This is the
reason He wants everyone to come to salvation.
If you have been saved
but have back slid, please search your heart and make it right with God. Don't
wait too long for we don't know the hour or the day that our lives will end or
when Jesus comes for His church.
One of the saddest things in life is to
never know Jesus. My heart aches for these unfortunate people because I know
where they are going. I have Jesus' love in me.
Jesus' heart aches for
His people every second, but there is nothing He can do for those who don't
believe in Him. Whoever doesn't believe will be in Satan's hands for eternity.
God bless you. Choo Thomas with some additions by George