Monday, June 11, 2012

Certain dates can definitely make your mind wonder back to another time can't it?  I think back to this date  over 20 years ago and where I was and what I was doing and it saddens me.  First and foremost I was not walking with the Lord and my life was not in a good place.  I can then be put in to another state of mind instantly when I think of that time because it also reminds me of the gift of grace that the Lord has given me.  Grace to forgive my sinful past and grace that washed the stains of my sin clean.  He is a wonderful and faithful Father and I am here to bear witness that He saved my life.  When I share my past with people they laugh almost nervously and say, "I can never see you like that" and I immediately say, "That is exactly why I tell you to show you how merciful God is to change a person like I was into the person I am today".  It is not easy for us to bear our hearts and share our troubles, especially not for a private person like myself.  Writing this daily journal for the world to read is a very bold thing for me and I do it all for the love of the Lord and for the love He has placed on my heart for the lost and confused.  God did not send His only Son to walk this earth as a man and to have Him suffer a horrific death not made for any human being so that you could live and die a life of torment, sadness and darkness.  He sent His only sinless Son to bear the shame of my sin and yours so that we could live in eternity with Him and not suffer an eternal life of damnation.  It is that simple.  I don't share my faith to be special or to appear pretentious nor do I particularly care for the rejection and rudeness of some....I do it all for you so that you can know God the way I do and so that you can live a life here on earth filled with hope, peace and joy.  Sure life will still have their bumps but we don't have to go through them alone.  I used to get sad when I thought of how people would get to share Father's Day with their earthly Fathers while my husband's and my Father were gone but I now can rejoice on Father's Day for our Dads are with Jesus alive in Heaven AND we have a Father here with us that will never leave us nor forsake us so we are doubly blessed and overwhelmed with gratitude.  I encourage you to ask the Lord to come into your life and have Him be your Lord and Savior for He never planned for you to have to go it alone.  He has a purpose for your life and it is filled with value and He wants you to experience all of His plans for your life so won't you let Him?  I promise you, He will not disappoint. 

Admit you are a sinner.  Believe in Jesus as God's Son who came to earth to die for your sins.  Confess Him as your Lord and Savior and commit your life to Him. Do it today for none of us are guaranteed tomorrow.