The Stars Don’t Have It

by Kim K.

I have been looking for truth and love as long as I can remember. I figured there must be someone I could trust enough to open myself up to without being ridiculed.

I looked for truth and love in relationships. I would always feel let down and hurt. In time, I stopped looking for truth and love in people.

A spiritual investigation

I started investigating the idea that something ‘higher’ existed. I became a student of astrology. I was excited by how often and accurately it outlined people’s characters and events in their life. I thought that through astrology I could be a better friend and could gain people’s love. However, after four years of study I realized people rarely took me seriously. I felt lonelier and more frustrated than ever. I began to have serious questions about life and could not find answers.

I then met a woman who had attended church all her life. She had recently learned some exciting things about Jesus Christ that had changed her life. She was adamant that Jesus Christ was the only way to heaven.

After many late-night debates, I finally agreed to look at the Bible for myself. When I did, I learned that Jesus Christ loved me so much He suffered and died so that I could be with Him forever.

My loneliness faded

If astrology was such a precise mathematical science why didn’t the wise men find the Christ child on the day He was born and in the exact place He was born? If astrology is one of many ways to God, why did King Herod use astrology to try to kill Jesus?

As I thought about these questions, I knew that astrology could never be a way to God. If He was truth and He loved me more than anyone else, I wanted to be with Him forever. I told Him that He could have control in my life.

After I did this, my loneliness and insecurity faded away. It was replaced by peace and comfort. I had finally found what I was looking for. I found someone who would love me completely and never deceive me. Since then, I have grown to love Him more and more. He has given my life exciting purpose. I am able to reach out to others in their loneliness and insecurity to tell them how much He loves them.

Take a look at your life. How would you describe it? Contented? Rushed? Exciting? Stressful? Moving forward? Holding back? For many of us it’s all of the above at times. There are things we dream of doing one day, there are things we wish we could forget. In the Bible, it says that Jesus came to make all things new. What would your life look like if you could start over with a clean slate?

Living with hope

If you are looking for peace, there is a way to balance your life. No one can be perfect, or have a perfect life. But every one of us has the opportunity to experience perfect grace through a personal relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ.

You can receive Christ right now by faith through prayer. Praying is simply talking to God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart. Here’s a suggested prayer:

Lord Jesus, I want to know you personally. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life to you and ask you to come in as my Savior and Lord. Take control of my life. Thank you for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Make me the kind of person you want me to be.

Does this prayer express the desire of your heart? You can pray it right now, and Jesus Christ will come into your life, just as He promised.

Is this the life for you?

If you invited Christ into your life, thank God often that He is in your life, that He will never leave you and that you have eternal life. As you learn more about your relationship with God, and how much He loves you, you’ll experience life to the fullest.

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