FINDING A FULFILLING LIFE
The blessings in my life started with CHOICES. First, my parents’ choice to receive Jesus into their life. Eventually I, too, made that decision. I already believed that Jesus had come to earth to die for my sins, but on November 23, 1941 I sincerely gave myself to Jesus. Then I let God guide me and help me to make right decisions.
There were still some problems in our family, but we began to FORGIVE one another. We realized that since God had forgiven us for our sins, we should be kind and not hold grudges.
The result of this was that we had NO BITTERNESS about our difficulties. We didn’t groan and sigh about the past, but instead we thanked God that He was in control. We believed He could bring blessing out of our troubles. We had a positive attitude toward life.
These three steps brought us NEW LIFE. We not only had Jesus in our hearts, but we also let Him change our actions and thoughts. Our lives became different.
We weren’t satisfied with that, but we wanted to grow in our faith and understanding of God. So we began to read the SCRIPTURES daily and apply them to our lives. We tested any advice from man with the teaching of the Bible. We obeyed God. We set our sights on heavenly things and rejected earthly ideas and goals. Unfortunately, many new believers skip this vital step in the ladder of success, and they never find true fulfillment.
We then experienced more fully the LOVE OF GOD. We listened to Him and let Him guide our lives because we truly loved. Him. We knew His love right after we chose to follow Him, but now we experienced His love changing us more and more. We became channels of love to spread God’s love to others.
One major result was that we experienced true JOY. We enjoyed life whether good things or bad things happened to us. We knew God was blessing us and we wanted to share our joy with others.
We continued to repeat these vital steps: we made godly CHOICES, FORGAVE one another, rejected BITTERNESS, and experienced NEW LIFE from God. We studied the SCRIPTURES daily and tried to live by them; we truly LOVED GOD and shared His love.
As a result, each of us in the family experienced JOY, giving the glory to God. Even now my sisters and I have JOYFUL LIVES in spite of some disappointments and heartaches that have come. Our parents have gone on to be with Jesus in heaven, and we will see them again.
Whether you are a father or mother or a child or a growing adult, you can start this chain of blessing in your family by making the CHOICE to receive Jesus into your heart today. Your choice will affect others and spread forgiveness, love, and joy throughout your family.
Will you make this CHOICE to let Jesus into your life today? If you have already made this choice, begin to tell others about it and experience the JOY and blessing of God. Your family will never be the same.
– Rosemary Watson
The blessings in my life started with CHOICES. First, my parents’ choice to receive Jesus into their life. Eventually I, too, made that decision. I already believed that Jesus had come to earth to die for my sins, but on November 23, 1941 I sincerely gave myself to Jesus. Then I let God guide me and help me to make right decisions.
There were still some problems in our family, but we began to FORGIVE one another. We realized that since God had forgiven us for our sins, we should be kind and not hold grudges.
The result of this was that we had NO BITTERNESS about our difficulties. We didn’t groan and sigh about the past, but instead we thanked God that He was in control. We believed He could bring blessing out of our troubles. We had a positive attitude toward life.
These three steps brought us NEW LIFE. We not only had Jesus in our hearts, but we also let Him change our actions and thoughts. Our lives became different.
We weren’t satisfied with that, but we wanted to grow in our faith and understanding of God. So we began to read the SCRIPTURES daily and apply them to our lives. We tested any advice from man with the teaching of the Bible. We obeyed God. We set our sights on heavenly things and rejected earthly ideas and goals. Unfortunately, many new believers skip this vital step in the ladder of success, and they never find true fulfillment.
We then experienced more fully the LOVE OF GOD. We listened to Him and let Him guide our lives because we truly loved. Him. We knew His love right after we chose to follow Him, but now we experienced His love changing us more and more. We became channels of love to spread God’s love to others.
One major result was that we experienced true JOY. We enjoyed life whether good things or bad things happened to us. We knew God was blessing us and we wanted to share our joy with others.
We continued to repeat these vital steps: we made godly CHOICES, FORGAVE one another, rejected BITTERNESS, and experienced NEW LIFE from God. We studied the SCRIPTURES daily and tried to live by them; we truly LOVED GOD and shared His love.
As a result, each of us in the family experienced JOY, giving the glory to God. Even now my sisters and I have JOYFUL LIVES in spite of some disappointments and heartaches that have come. Our parents have gone on to be with Jesus in heaven, and we will see them again.
Whether you are a father or mother or a child or a growing adult, you can start this chain of blessing in your family by making the CHOICE to receive Jesus into your heart today. Your choice will affect others and spread forgiveness, love, and joy throughout your family.
Will you make this CHOICE to let Jesus into your life today? If you have already made this choice, begin to tell others about it and experience the JOY and blessing of God. Your family will never be the same.
– Rosemary Watson
posted by Rosemary @ 11:18 AM
