we are forgiven

Just this week, I was talking with a friend of mine who has a hard time understanding that God saves regardless.  They also had a hard time understanding that God has a purpose for their life even if they didn't or couldn't believe it.  It was a very interesting, wonderful, God-given talk that I had with this person.  I was able to tell them everything that I have been learning this past month and that they could have the same thing I had if they were just able to give their heart fully and completely to God.  Sadly, some people in this world think that as soon as you accept and believe that Jesus is their Lord and Savior then that's all they need to do in order to be a Christian.  This is one step.  The next step is to actively seek Him and learn more about Him.  I will admit that I have not done that in my life.  I have had spiritual highs that will last all of a week and then it's back to reality.  But, think about it.  Being completely in love with God and giving everything up to Him, not having that burden on your shoulders anymore, could be your reality.  You could have that all the time.  I'm not saying that you are going to feel like you could shout from the rooftops everyday, but I will say that you can be changed forever. 

I started reading something that Beth Moore wrote down and it hit me like a ton of bricks.  I mean, it's obvious once I started reading it but I never thought about it before.  She was mentioning how cruel this world is.  Uh, I'm sure you are saying, "DUH!"  But, hold on for a second.  I have been through too much crap and denied God more times than I can count.  I have put Him on the back burner for most of my life until something happens (tragedy) and then He is on the front burner until I don't need Him anymore.  I have ignored His requests and pretended like He was not there.  But, He still loves me and wants me to have the most amazing relationship that I will ever encounter.  He wants to give us more in our lives with a relationship with Him than we can or could EVER get here on Earth.  Beth says, "We need a place we can go when, as much as we loathe, it, we are needy and hysterical."  I read this as we need to hit rock bottom in order for us to reach out for the only thing that we have left; God.  This is so true.  We need to be so broken before we are able to have the relationship with Him that He desires to have with us.  I have prayed this last month that those that I talk to about my journey with God with that they will be broken before Him and be able to see who He truly is.  I challenge you to pray this prayer and learn to be broken before your God.