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How I found God.

I have heard that it has been said that we don't find God, He finds us. But when I found God I felt like I was being set free from a life of pain and sin, and entering eternal life. In fact the bible says in 1 John 5:13 "I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life." The bible teaches in John 3:16 "God so loved the world, that He sent His Only Begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" Eternal life or forgiveness consists in having faith and believing what Jesus did for you and me on the cross. In Romans 4:22-25 NIV it says "This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.” 23The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, 24but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. 25He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification." 

 In Romans 10 we read, "If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved." There are a few things that you must realize if you are to be forgiven. Number one, you are a sinner. In Romans 3:23 it reads "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Coming short, means that we all miss God's mark of perfection. Because all are sinners we need to repent, repentance means turning from our old way of living (changing our minds) and embracing the forgiveness or new life that Christ offers us. We need to realize that Jesus wasn't just a man but he was God in the flesh and we must confess Jesus as Lord. We also must believe that Jesus died for the penalty of our sins, and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead. 

 If we desire to enter into a relationship with Jesus, we must accept him as our personal Lord and Saviour. Repeat the following words out loud to be right with God:

 Dear God I believe that I have sinned and broken God's law of perfect righteousness.
I believe that Jesus died on the cross for the payment of all my sins, past present and future. I confess Jesus as Lord and I believe in my heart that he was raised from the dead. I now receive Jesus as my personal Lord and Saviour for now and for all eternity, amen. 

 This is how I found God and had my sins forgiven. If you prayed this from your heart I believe God has forgiven you. Welcome to God's family.
 

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