All I can say is WOW. I have never experienced God like this. I was on the verge of tears with with how God was working. The amount of feedback I got back from my testimony was really encouraging, and it made me realize that when I submit to the Holy Spirit that God can really do some great things through me. For the first time in my Christian walk God has revealed to me what it truly means to be a Christian. I was holding back on what God's plan was for me because I was scared and I was really nervous about stepping out of my comfort zone. God spoke to me, and as nervous as I was about trusting him and carrying out his will....I can say whole heartedly that it was the best decision I have ever made. My little sister called me this morning telling me that she gave her life to Christ, and it was the greatest feeling she has ever experienced. I tried my best not to cry, and I couldn't be more happy for her. I know she is in for an amazing journey, and a true Love story. I can't thank you enough for taking a few minutes to allow God to inspire you through the story of how he inspired me. God is doing great things, and I am so thankful to be a part of it.
My second blog is to encourage you to step out of your comfort zone. I will take you more in depth through what God has revealed to me through my walk with him just recently in my life. Yes I said the sinners prayer, I knew that I had faith in God, I wanted to make that step to try to live a life led by him, and I asked Jesus to save me. I was ready to start my spiritual growth, but I didn't know where to start. I just put my faith in God, and seeked him in whatever way I could. I tried to eliminate some of the sin in my life, read my bible, tried to do the right things, and seeked God with all my heart. He was slowly transforming me, and it was a really exciting time. Things were not perfect though. It was a painful process, and I am still battling sin in my life. The fallen state of this world is something we can never get away from, and we are sinners. God is the only thing that can deliever us from our sinful nature. You will know you have Christ in your heart though because God will reveal himself through your sin and you will get convicted. God was pounding me about the Holy Spirit. I was reading how the disciples were just ordinary, uneducated men, and how when Jesus went to heaven he sent a better counselor(Holy Spirit). I wanted it, but I didn't know how to get it. I prayed for it just about every night. I had faith that this verse was true.
"If you ask anything in my name, I will do it. If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot recieve, because it never sees him nor knows him, for he dwells with you and in you." John 14:14-17
I had faith in God, and I was seeking him. I was still battling with my sin, and I was using that as an excuse to not carry out God's will. Satan was using the sin I was battling to hold me back. I wanted to do more for God, but I thought that I needed to be more educated or more knowledgable on the material. I thought that I had to have a respectable streak where I didn't sin at all. I was trying to figure out how I could make a difference for God. I followed the call of the Holy Spirit with this blog, and I am amazed with how God was able to inspire so many people through this. Living a Christian life is a three step process. Having faith in God, accepting Jesus Christ as your savior because he died for your sins, and submitting to the Holy Spirit. Without the Holy Spirit our words do not inspire. If you are a believer I pray that you will live a spirit lead life. The Holy Spirit gives you understanding, and the words to peirce hearts.
"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and a marrow, and the discerning of thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 3:12
I want to encourage you to stand apart from the world. Have the courage to stand apart for God's glory. Ask God for courage, and for the Holy Spirit. It is a shame that the disciples died for the sake of spreading the Gospel, but we are too scared to be open about our faith from the fear of rejection. They all were persecuted beyond anything we could ever imagine. Why is it that we are scared to live a spirit-filled life beacause of what people might think of us? How can you be quiet about what God has to offer if you are really experiecing him. Trust me I know it's hard, but our God is greater! God will bless your life in ways you never thought possible. God is constantly changing me, and we are never "complete" Christians. It is a process, but we must truly seek his will for our lives with ALL of our hearts for our lives to be changed the way he really wants. Let me lay it down like this. God loves you so much he died for you. The Lord will fill your life with more love and meaning than anything else ever could. You live a life for God because that is the best way to live this life to the fullest, and you get to spend eternity with an infinite God in Heaven, a place so glorious that our minds can't even grasp the glory of. It is a pretty sweet deal because we have an amazing God. Faith will go along way, and again I pray that you will allow God to work in your life as much as he has mine.
Thank you so much for the support, and it is time to take a stand on what Life is all about! The time is now to be couragous believers! Now let's close this out in prayer,
God thank you so much for loving us like you do. It is a love we can't carry out to share with others without the Holy Spirit. I pray that you will give us the strength to be couragous believers,and to live lives that shine your light. You say that if we commit our works to you our plans will be extablished. Establish our plans Lord because I want to commit my works to you.. I want to live a life like Jesus, and grow closer to you lord. Thank you for changing my life.
Amen
Inspired by God,
Matt
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