When you decide to ask Jesus to pull you up out of the mud that is your life of sin, be ready to make some changes. We all mess up so it probably won't be the last time you wallow in the mud, but Jesus is always there to pull you out, again. In the meantime, we must try hard to obey God's commands and we must continuously thank Him for His grace. We are saved by the grace of God, because He loves us and He wants us to be reconciled back to Him.
When you are ready to take this first step, please pray this simple prayer or one similar. Keep in mind that God hears what your heart is saying, even though you must speak this out of your mouth, so even if you think you sound silly, God will not think so because it's filtered through His love and you are talking to HIM! He loves you unconditionally and is just waiting for you to come to Him. You can ask Jesus into your heart and life anywhere at any time! (The first time when I was about 8 years old, I went down to the front of the church and talked to the preacher, but the time when I cried out to Him on my back porch through many, many tears is when I truly knew what I was doing by asking Him to be Lord over my life.)
Lord Jesus,
I am a sinner. I repent of my sins and ask that You forgive me. I believe that You are the Son of God and was born a virgin birth, that You lived a sinless life, that You died on the cross as a sacrifice for my sins and that You rose to heaven 3 days later to sit at the right hand of God, interceding for me. Come into my life right now and be the Lord of my life. I turn it all over to You. Amen.
From the Holy Bible, New Living Translation (NLT)
Matthew 4:17, From then on Jesus began to preach, "Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near."
Matthew 11:28, Then Jesus said, "Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light."
John 1:12, But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God.
John 3:16-17, "For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him."
Romans 10:9-10, If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.
Romans 10:13, For "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
I hope that all who call on the Lord Jesus get to know Him well. Spend time in God's Word. Spend time praying to God and listening for Him to speak to you. Attend a church service or home group or bible study....connect with other believers.
We will begin covering other subjects or Scripture as the Holy Spirit leads. Until then,
May God bless you some more!
