Let's see, I'm not sure where to start. This past week has been long and hard. I am utterly exhausted and keep getting headaches from lack of sleep. The top tooth Elijah has been working on for awhile finally popped through. We all slept a little better last night yay! He has been much happier today and probably in a lot less pain! Also, he is mobile now! He has been scooting around backwards all day, getting a little bit further each time before he gets upset that he isn't going where he wants to be going.
Wednesday at church Ryan and I shared our life stories in CBI. I reflected on my childhood church and how I was saved. I was always told in order to go to heaven I had to ask Jesus into my heart,really mean it, believe he died on the cross and rose again, and repent of my sins. I also needed to profess my faith in front of the whole church and be baptized. Then after doing all of that, I could go to heaven.
That is A LOT of work for a ten year old to do. My own parents would ask less from me in exchange for their love and care. Surely my Heavenly Father, my Creator would still love me if I didn't do all of those things wouldn't He? So for the next ten years I walked around wondering is Jesus really living in my heart, did I really mean it when I said that prayer, and would he still let me in Heaven even though I still sin, and if not then what was the point of Jesus dieing on the cross at all? He died as payment for our sin so surely repenting doesn't get you into Heaven right?
Looking back on that now I think what does that prayer even mean? I have no idea what it means to ask Jesus into my heart and I defintitely couldn't tell you where to find that in the Bible. Turns out they were wrong about how to get into Heaven.
The Holy Bible, the words of God tell me that all I have to do is believe in him and I will have everlasting life! John 3:16 along with several other places throughout the Bible tell me this. I get into Heaven by the grace of God and nothing else! I could say that prayer from when I was ten every day for the rest of my life and it wouldn't get me into Heaven. I could do good works for the rest of my life and it wouldn't satisify God because he is already satisfied! He has received his payment, the death of his only son Jesus was that payment and the ONLY thing God wants from ALL of us, EACH and EVERY person on this Earth, is for us to believe in him. Isn't that amazing?
There are a few more things I could talk about but frankly I'm barely keeping my eyes open and they can't really follow the amazing revelation I had above^ so I will end this post here and maybe get some rest!
Thank you God for sending your only Son to die for my sins so that I could live with you in Heaven eternally just for believing in You.
LOve always,
Jessica :)
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