When it comes to people giving their lives over to God, start going to church to learn and follow his ways, many people are very disillusioned by what they think they must do just to start living for God.
A lot of people feel like they, have to make changes in their lives before they can start living for God. Some feel like they have to quit smoking, or quit drinking, or quit cussing, or give up their old, bad habits before they can start going to church and living for God. In other words, they feel like they have to get clean and then get God. A lot of people think that God won’t take them in the condition that their lives are in. They have been deceived into thinking that they have to do something first and then God will consider taking them to be his own. How untrue, how untrue.
First of all, humanity was born into sin. We had no choice in the matter. Due to that, we are all on the road to Hell, whether we acknowledge that or not. However, God provided a way out of our destination to Hell. But that plan does not include us, getting clean before we come to God.
We cannot clean up ourselves to a point of gaining God’s approval. Unfortunately, Satan has deceived many people into believing that. So as a result of what they believe, they feel like they can never live for God, because they seemingly, cannot get themselves clean enough for him.
What people must realize is this: We all have been born into sin and we are destined for Hell. Due to humanity being born into sin, we have the nature of sin in our fleshly man, and it is the nature of the flesh man, to satisfy itself. But what everyone must do, is acknowledge that they were born into sin and that they cannot clean themselves up at all. Make an acknowledgement that only God can clean them up, and set them on the right path to follow. They must repent of their sins and fulfill God’s salvation plan, according to the word of God, the Bible. Then, and only then, can God begin his perfect process of cleaning up each individual as to his specifications. But each person must stay faithful to God, by attending church, paying their tithes, reading their bible, praying, getting involved in church programs to reach the lost, and being humble unto God, and allow him time to clean them up. God will not do it overnight. He has to work a lot of junk out of each person, in his timing and at his speed for each individual. In other words, one person might grow with God faster than another, and it’s not fair to the one that grows slower, to be compared to the one that might can grow on a faster pace with God. Also, some things are so deeply rooted inside of us, that it may take God years to get some things out of us. But the most important thing is this: Once an individual comes to God as they are, and begins to allow God to clean them up, they need to stay in church and with God for the duration. They must endure the hard times along with the good times, and keep the verse in their thoughts, that all things work for the good. Romans 8:28, And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
This is the only way that anyone can become a clean individual, according to God’s ways. Come to God as you are, accept and fulfill his plan of salvation, and then begin your lifetime relationship with him, and allow him to work his perfect plan for your life, and you will never regret it.
Dec,2010
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