Come Awake Video provided by: Igniter Media
“How are you?” — How many times have you heard that today? Often asking someone how they are has become such a routine part of conversation that hardly anybody stops and listens. Whether you are at work strapped in meetings or lounging at home straddled between your couch and your fridge, what goes on inside your heart is an important matter. There are a plethora of thoughts, emotions, tasks and feelings that can be running through someone’s head simultaneously. However, just because the mind is abuzz with chatter does not necessarily mean that all is well. If you have been cruising through your journey, why not take a break and ask yourself: how are you?
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.
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.
