Have you ever asked, "Why me?  I don't deserve this."  God is molding you into the person He wants you to be.  It is painful. His ways are not our ways.  When you proclaim Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you do not all of a sudden become perfect.  Yes, when you ask God to forgive you, He will. That is guaranteed.  And no we don't deserve that. 

But many people view Christians as "holier than thou" as though we are supposed to be perfect.  We are not.  We struggle with all the same things the rest of the world struggles with.  And it is painful.  When we ask God to take away our imperfections, it often hurts to let go of those things.  The difference is, that we have God to lean on while He does the work.  We can call on Him to help us through the hard times and He will be there because He loves each and every one of us. 

"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."  Romans 8:28 

Yes, He loves YOU too.  Wherever you are right now, you too can receive His forgiveness and become born again.  Jesus said in John 3:3  ..."I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. "  It is really quite simple, but it is a matter of the heart.  Accept Jesus Christ, as your Lord and savior.  And believe it.  He came to this earth and gave his life in a bloody, painful death so that you could do this.  He loves you.  Confess your sins to God and know that He will forgive you. 

If you don't know what to do next, I humbly suggest you pick up a Bible.  Don't know where to start?  I didn't either.  Try Romans or John.  They are both good books (among many) for a new Christian or an unbeliever to start.

The following video was played for us in church today.  Our study was on Ephesians 4:17-24  It was an awesome video and I wanted to share it with you today.  Humorous and so true.  May you be blessed. 

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Posted by MusingMom

That's really beautiful! And what's so interesting is before you let God chisel you think about how painful it might be, but once you make that choice and let Him get to work, so much becomes so much easier. He chisels away a lot of things that led to many of the problems we had in the first place. If only those that say, "holier than thou" knew that those they disparage are trying to share the most wonderful gift with them.

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