The same thing with your life. To avoid or at least minimize wastes and losses, like your life, time, money, health, and other concerns, you have to know the meaning of your life and its purpose before you make a definite action steps to go on. King Solomon, the wisest man lived on earth gave us the source of wisdom that man can use to make a right and wise decision in life. It says in Proverbs 1:7, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom but fools despise wisdom and discipline." This verse means that a person must love God and to love him is to listen and to hold on continuously to his words. It is only the words of God or the truth a person can set as free from all fears, worries, negativism in life, loosing of self-confidence and self- esteem. To be free is to have the strength to think right and wise cause he is now motivated by love and holiness which are from God, the source of pure, joyful, hopeful, and satisfying life. But foolish is a person who doesn't care for the truth that can set him free. The word of God says in Psalm 10:4 "In his pride the wicked does not seek him; and in all his thoughts there is no room for God. The words of God describe and declare that person as foolish. You don't expect that a foolish person will win the challenges in life, because he is away from God. He has no stability and peace cause he has no wisdom. "There is no peace says the Lord for the wicked" (Isaiah 48:22). He tries to do everything by his own strength, schemes, and strategies but in the end it resulted to frustrations, short term success, and failures. A person who lives in sin means a life under the influence or spirit of Satan whose main purposes for coming are to kill, to steal and to destroy. "There is a way that seems right to a man but in the end it leads to death" (Proverbs 14:12). A life away from God is a life full of emptiness and loneliness.
God is love and all who receive him, to them he gave the right to become children of God (John 1:12). A person can become a child of God if he will sincerely accept Jesus, his only begotten Son to be his Lord and Savior. The offer of God's salvation is free but it is not cheap cause it cost the very life or blood of Jesus when he offered himself to die on the cross as once and for all offering to God for the forgiveness of sins of men. Forgiveness means, salvation of the totality of man, that includes his present confused life to a fresh and better life from the power and punishment of sin or the eternal separation of man from the presence of God. To be separated from the presence of God is to be in the presence of Satan in hell - the eternal place of torment and extreme painful punishment for eternity. For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus (Romans 6:23; Hebrews 10:10).
The thief comes to steal, to kill and to destroy all kinds of relationship of men but Jesus came to give you life and to have this more abundantly (John 10:10). All mess and issues in life come from the teaching and influence of Satan. His main purpose now is to destroy man's life including yours'. He didn't overthrow God because he underestimated the power of his creator that's why he diverted his anger and shame resulted from his defeat to us all cause he knew that we are not God but man - limited and mortal. Satan knew our weaknesses and he knew where he will attack us. He will use money, sex, lust of the eyes and mind, power and personal satisfactions to turn us away from God and to be with him in hell for eternity. Sin is seemingly pleasurable temporarily, but after this, you'll see your life and your relationship with your family are in the midst of mess or separation. The once happy and harmonious family is now at the brink of collapse. The children are no longer motivated to study, some are now indulge in different vices, some entered in unwanted relationship, some are now in jail or in rehabilitation centers, counseling sessions, hospital or in the cemetery. These are now the true picture of life of all people in the world who are living in sin. And even the people who said that they are Christians, who once so excited in their new found faith, faithful in attending all ministries where the words of God are taught, shared his means to the needy, give his tithes faithfully, share his faith to other people, active in the prayer meeting and other church ministries, on-time in his work and doing his best in his work for the glory of God and others. But now, all of these or at least, part of these have gone cause he forgot his first love to God. He was swayed away of the pattern and system of his community and of the world. He loves the world and its lust more than God. He is like the prodigal son and unless he comes to realization of his present need and will ask God for forgiveness, he will be drowned into sin and its consequences continually or even to suffer in hell for eternity. For God is holy and all who say they are children of God must live a holy life too (I Peter 1:16). "...without holiness no one will see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14).
My friend, if you need to find true meaning and purpose in life, admit to yourself that you need Jesus as your only Savior. You can't help yourself. Be humble to say, Lord I need you, I'm asking for your forgiveness, I became proud and thinking that I can manage my life on my own. My mind and my heart are full of lust and selfishness. I set you aside and became so engrossed of the things of this world and had no room in my mind about you and your word. My life is now in the midst of mess. Help me to fix it again and give me a chance to change. I'm so sorry and I need you. I'm now accepting you as my Lord and Savior. Come into my heart and I will follow you as my Lord, my Savior and my King now and until you come again. Thank you for your understanding, forgiveness and love and for the eternal life that you promised to all who will receive you as Lord and Savior. Thank you for the new chance that you gave me to redirect my life for the better and to become like you. So help me God and thank you so much.
For more messages about new beginning in life, forgiveness and hope, visit our website at savelifewithjoy.com or go to our blogs at hopeandlifeforyou.com and Eugenio "EJ" Juarez. For your suggestions, comments and prayer requests, email us at agn623@gmail.com.
PS. Please memorize at least one bible verse a week to help you become strong and wise in life
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