This morning was different from the rest of the mornings. Today I am so overwhelmed because I felt a lot of changes in my life and the excitement was really on the full blast. Now I realized why there are people who would really share the goodness of our Lord because like them, I felt the same thing.
I was really amazed when I get to know Christ and when He personally touched my heart. Before, life was just a matter of wasting time and everyday, I used to enjoy every second spending the whole time with my friends and family. Honestly, I really don’t have time for worship although I pray because I want my family to be safe all the time and I want to have a healthy life. But when I got to know Christ, I grasp in surprise that life is not really about that. Prayer is not really about asking for guidance and asking for good health. I believe it was just part of the spices of Christian life.
All the while, I thought God was a boss and all the while I thought that God has all the abilities to punish every human for making mistakes and for committing a sin. But I was wrong of saying that. I used to say to myself that “God is always there beside me…” which is true. But on the other hand, never did I question if God was happy of what I’m doing? Is He really satisfied when I go to church and thank Him for all the good things He had bestowed upon? Is he really overwhelmed when I pray because I am asking for something in return? When I read the book PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE authored by Rick Warren, I learned that worship is not just about praying but it is about making God happy and making Him part of your inner character. It is not only about merely praising but it is about spending every moment with God. The time when Christ entered in my heart, I realize that He is not really a boss, but a friend and a brother. Before, when I go out and spend time with my friends, I am afraid that something bad might happen to me. But now, it was completely different. I entrust God to whatever plans He has for me on the day.
Before, I am sad when I walk alone and I felt like I really don’t have a friend who could be with me. But now, I feel like every moment was like energy I felt that flows into my whole being because I know that God is with me. In the book purpose driven life, it was clearly stated that God was omnipresent…if we only have the faith and would really believe that He is with us then we don’t have to worry on what’s going to happen to us on that day.
When writing this, I don’t know how to explain the joy that I felt and I wanted everybody to experience such joy. Before, I was so afraid to die but now I am so eager to accept what lies in the future for me. And besides, I am planned for God’s pleasure and God created me because He knows that I can do something for His kingdom. Being part of the Christian community is really very hard to explain and it really needs couple of time to completely say that I am a Christian. But now, I can say I am a Christian and I know that I am a child of God. I hope I can share the same thing with my parents and with my family.
The joy in my heart can’t be compared to something fabulous because the mere feeling of making God happy is more than fabulous things in the world. Being able to accept Christ as my personal saviour enables me to become not just a strong person but a strong believer of Christ and that whenever I stumble and fall I am assured that Christ will always be there to catch me every time I fall.
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