Hey you…yeah you…the one reading this. You thought it was by accident that you came across this blog but it’s not…someone has been praying for…someone has seen your struggle and your hidden pain…
You thought no one cared…that you are just here by chance and that there is nothing in this life for you, that you have no purpose and when you die there is nothing more.
But someone has prayed for you. Someone does care. You are not here by chance and you do have a purpose. When you die there is so much more. But before you die, God wants to give you a full life right here, right now.
I want you to know that God knows you. He knows every hair on your head and he knows every thought you think and he knows the intents of your heart. He’s seen your tears your failures and your accomplishments…no matter how small or big and he’s been with you the entire time…
You may not know Him, yet…but he definitely knows you and He is calling you right now.
Don’t get freaked out…don’t run…don’t shut me out…I want to tell you about someone who loves you unconditionally and wants to meet you. He loves you and wants to help you.
God doesn’t sit up on a cloud waving his magic wand and everything bows to his demands. He’s not evil and He will never lie, he can’t lie. Yes he is worthy to be praised because He is love. Don’t you cheer for your favorite sports team? Don’t you applaud for someone when they achieve magnificent goals? Well God is worth so much more…
God is with you. He is present. But you can’t hear him or see him or touch him…because you don’t know him…you’ve never acknowledged him, because you didn’t know he was real.
God is real, he knows you, and he wants you to know him.
God this is my friend, the one you’ve been waiting to meet. Friend let me introduce you to God.
God: Hello, it’s nice to meet you. I am God. I’ve been waiting to get together with you. I formed you in your mother’s womb and I’ve been with you all your life. I want you to meet my son, Jesus. Jesus has something he wants you to know.
Jesus: Hi. I’d like to give you a bit of my back story. My mother’s name is Mary. Joseph is my earthly dad. But God is my father. I have a book for you to read, it tells you all about me and my family. It’s a number one best seller, full of interesting people and places, and I think you will enjoy what you read. Or because of modern technology you can even listen to an audio book or watch it on a DVD. Not only that, this book is alive and when you study it amazing things begin to happen. It tells you about my father and the wonderful things he made just by speaking words. It tells about kings and armies and wars. It tells all about my relatives and how I came to be born. It also tells you what the future holds. There are lots of secrets and mysteries but Papa wants to share every detail with you.
I was born in a little town called Bethlehem. My crib was actually an animal troth. Mom and dad weren’t wealthy and they had to go to Bethlehem for a census. This all happened about 2000 years ago. All the hotels were full so there was no room for my parents to stay in when they arrived there. But a hotel owner offered them a place in his barn. Oh and something I know you will really like is that there were these angels, messengers from my homeland, heaven, that showed up in a field and told some shepherd’s that I was being born and so they came to see me in the barn. It’s all in the book I was telling you about.
But don’t be overwhelmed by the size of the book you can read it a little at a time and if you get confused about anything it says, just ask Holy Spirit to help you understand, he will be your best friend and teacher. So there’s God the father, then Me, I’m the son, and there’s the Holy Spirit, he’s the one I promised to send so that he could live inside you and help you on your journey. He’s pretty cool. He won’t bully you or embarrass you. He’s gentle and very kind. He doesn’t show off and won’t intrude on your life if you don’t ask him. So don’t be afraid when He speaks to your heart. He’s Holy and will never brag on Himself, but He will tell you all about me. We are all part of each other but we also work on an individual basis with you to help you. Oh and by the way, you will have lots of brothers and sisters and people who have already met me and have been walking with me a long time, the faithful ones, they can also explain things you don’t understand. They meet on a weekly basis and sometimes during the week just to have fellowship with me and with each other. No pressure though. You learn at your own pace. I’m not here to judge you or condemn you. I’m here to help you and I will never push you or make you do anything you don’t want to do. It is totally your choice. I just want you to know that I love you and I want to give you a full, peaceful life.
Being your friend though I have to tell you, life is not easy and it gets real messy at times there will be heartache and pain that’s just part of life. I suffered a lot while I was there. But it was for a reason and that reason was to restore fellowship between God and his children. That’s where I come in, when you accept me as your Savior, the one who saves you. ‘You may ask saves me from what?’ I will restore the break in fellowship between you and the father. I restore life and take away death. It’s all in my book. We never intended for you to die…you were created to live. But our enemy Satan, tempted Eve in the garden; and Adam and Eve fell for the temptation. They disobeyed God and death entered into them and into every living thing. A way had to be made to restore life. So, I was sent to restore life. I know it gets a little complicated but if you will trust me and accept me, pretty soon you will understand. I want to give life back to you. Your body is made out of the dust of the earth and it will return to dust. But your spirit will live forever…if you accept my redemption you will live forever, you will not die. It’s difficult to understand with the natural mind…Holy Spirit opens your spiritual eyes when you ask me to come into your heart. He comes in and the light comes on. The secret is, but it isn’t really a secret…it’s done by having faith in me. Faith is a substance of things hoped for and evidence of things not seen. When you believe and have faith in God…everything becomes crystal clear…it’s as if you were walking around blind, in darkness and when you say yes to Holy Spirit He floods your heart and mind with my light, then grace and life are restored.
It’s simple really…but you won’t know until you say yes and really mean it with all your heart.
So you’ve met me today, you’ve heard a little bit about me the question is…
Will you accept me as your best friend? Will you become part of my family? Do you want to see the light? The decision is yours…I hope you will, because I want to be your best friend…I want to show you so many wonderful things that you will never see or know if you reject me. I want you to be part of the family. I will love you anyway…but I won’t be able to save you unless you say yes!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill July 30, 2018
John 10:9-11 New King James Version (NKJV) I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
Romans 10:9-10 New Living Translation (NLT) If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.
John 15:15 New International Version (NIV) I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
Hebrews 11:1 King James Version (KJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Ephesians 2:8-9 New International Version (NIV) For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.
