God is always good. I was raised in a Christian home. It wasn’t perfect–no family is. But, it was my family. The family God hand picked for me. We always attended church: Sunday morning, Sunday evening and Wednesday night. As a nine year old, I was convicted and realized what a sinner I was. The Lord was dealing with me. I went forward at the invitation time and the Preacher told me to have a seat. I was baptized a couple of weeks later. For 5 very long years, I would go to bed at night KNOWING if the house caught on fire or if a tornado came, I would die and go to hell. Pride kept me from making it right.
Finally, 3 days after my 14th birthday, I went forward at a different church, got down on my knees and asked the Lord to PLEASE forgive me of my sins and to take me to Heaven when I die.
That night I was born into God’s family. He became MY “Heavenly Father”.
I remember all the way home, I kept looking to the sky expecting Jesus to break through the clouds and come back for his own. I thought I was the “lost sheep” that he was waiting on. God is His loving mercy, is still giving “lost sheep” to turn to Him.
But, one day, He is coming. I BEG you! Please, don’t let pride stand in your way! Trust Him and Him ONLY to take you to Heaven. God will give you PEACE that you desperately need and only what God can give and ALL the money in the world can’t buy.
Just think, if you were the richest person in the world and died and go to hell. What would it profit?
Walking in Sonlight 