There are so many things that I
enjoy doing and am interested in that it would take too long listing them
all. For the reason just stated this essay is going to be about the main
thing I enjoy doing. The main interest of my life is God. I
must be honest in the words I say or else I will be denying the very reason
I live. Each of my small goals are aimed to that one main goal which
is to give glory to God Almighty. I learn most of the things I know
about Him and life itself from the Holy Bible. Knowing the Lord has
gotten me safely through many hard and challenging moments in the short
time I have been on Earth. Three major parts of my life are as follows-
seeing my Answer, giving the Lord praise, and sharing His Good News.
"16
All Scripture is God-breathed (inspired by God) and is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, 17
so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."-
2 Timothy 3:16-17. If you live according to the scriptures by looking
at them as a whole, then not only will the wonderful things happen that
are mentioned in these two verses come true for you, but also they will
make your life much happier. I know this is very true for me.
I have believed in God for as long as I can remember but that isn't all
that He expects from us. He expects more not only for His glory but
also for our own well being. "18
But someone will say, "You have faith; I
have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith
by what I do. 19 You
believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and
shudder."- James 2:18-19. The main problem
I had was that I believed that God was real but didn't have honest, true
faith. Real faith is manifested in good deeds or works. James
chapter 2 shows that faith in God and from God is fruitful, but faith in
simply knowing God is real, yet apart from God is dead. Even the
demons believe that God is real but that doesn't make them righteous.
For a large part of my life I was depressed. I believed that God
was real and tried my best to do what I thought was right. It took
me about 5 years to realize that that was just my problem. I tried
my best to do what I thought was right. Finally I saw that
what men usually think is right, God sees otherwise. I had to stop
doing only what I thought seemed right according to what I heard and felt
was right. What seemed like forever finally ended. I had heard
before that God had called Himself "The Great I Am" or "I Am that which
I Am" before but I didn't really understand it. My life was in need
of great help so I asked God for it and He said "I Am." When I first
head that it didn't really mean anything but then I saw it so plainly.
If I need guidance then God says "I Am Your Guidance." He was the
One that I had not been listening to. I needed to study His word.
When I did that the depression within me left almost immediately.
That was in the begging of the year 1998. I still had problems with
stress and guilt but as I get deeper into the Bible many things became
clear to me. One day the guilt left as if it had been literally lifted
up off of my shoulders. As I felt that I had even more assurance
of God's existence. God is more real than the air we breath.
If you accept Him as your Lord then He will give abundant blessings as
proof of Himself without you even asking. He does it because He loves
you. Stress can still agitate me but I have learned to deal with
it much better than before. There is more peace in knowing that the
Father of your spirit is in the highest place for all eternity than there
is in anything else. Just by having Him in my heart I have a peace
in myself as a gift from Him to help get me through all situations.
" 38 For I am convinced
that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present
nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither
height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to
separate us from the love
of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord!"-
Romans 8:38-39.
"But let
all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread
your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in
you."- Psalms 5:11. "Clap your hands, all you nations; shout
to God with cries of joy."- Psalms 47:1. Giving praise to God
is one of the most joyful things a believer can do. "3
Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp
and lyre, 4 praise
him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute,
5 praise him with
the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. 6
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD."-
Psalms 150:3-6. It feels so good just singing and dancing for the
Father in Heaven. Perfect praise comes from a pure heart. We
that love God are made pure of our sins by the blood of Jesus. I
have loved to sing for as long as I can remember. Honestly I don't
know if I have a good voice or not. Singing in a group like church
or school is very fun. Many times when I am outside by myself I may
get so happy that I start jumping and singing. Usually these words
just come to my mouth and I sing. They sound very nice, but I don't
ever remember them exactly. I feel that music and dancing are wonderful
things if used the correct manner. We should give thanks to God all
the time for what great things He has given to us and also of His own perfect
life.
By one man
did sin enter the human race and break the relationship between God and
man. Now here is the Good News. "17..But
how much greater is the result of what was done by the one man Jesus Christ!
All who receive God's abundant grace and are freely put right with him
will rule in life through Christ. 18
So then, as the one sin condemned all mankind, in the same way the one
righteous act sets all mankind free and gives them life."-
Romans 5:17-18. Jesus Christ did many righteous acts but the one
spoken of here is Him dying for us the sinners. The one righteous
act that we do is to simply confess that we have sinned and to accept Jesus
Christ as our Lord and Savior. "18
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority
in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Therefore
go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20
and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And lo, I am
with you always, to the
very end of the age."- Matthew 28:18-20. There are many places
in the word of God where we the Church are told to go out into the world
and teach the people of the world the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Sometimes it is very hard to talk to people about God, but we must take
every chance we can. If we truly care for our friends and neighbors
then we should want to help show them the Truth of the Word. Many
people have asked me, "What about the people that never get to hear about
the Lord or the Bible?," For them I have a this: "Then I saw another
angel flying in the midst of heaven, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim
to those who live on the earth--to every nation, tribe, language, and people."
- Revelation 14:6.
Another verse in the New Testament states that the Lord Jesus went to the
depths of the earth so He preach to the captive spirits. All people
have a choice of good or evil. If they refuse God after an entire
lifetime, even if they appear to be good, it no ones fault but their own.
In a sense everything we do has aims to a main goal. That is either
good or bad. Not every thing that appears to be good actually is.
If someone denies that God is real and Jesus Christ died for their sins
then what good is any of their works? Whenever I hear about someone
that found Jesus Christ and has accepted Him as their Lord and Savior it
makes me feel so good. I'm sure it makes all those that have a relationship
with God feel good. Every time I hear something such as that it gives
me more hope that there are people out there willing to accept the Truth
and do what is right. Hearing happy stories give me motivation to
keep on going no matter what some people may think of me. What harm
can someone do to my spirit since it is in the hands of the God the Father?
There are many ways to help people. One way I use to get the Good
News out is through the internet. If your will is God's will then it shall
be done.
I find several things enjoyable,
as do most people, but the most enjoyable thing of all is knowing that
the Almighty God of the Universe loves me so much that sinless He died
to set sinful me free. It feels so good to know with whom I am going
to spend eternity and where. Even though there are many things in
the scripture that I don't fully understand, I know He will give anyone
wisdom and understanding if they ask of it with an honest heart.
We must remember that He is not to early or to late. God's time is
perfect time. God is perfect. God is real.