Maybe you came to this site by way of one of the wristbands, word of mouth, Facebook or some other way but I'm glad you found the site. My hopes and prayers is for this site to be a source of encouragement for believers, non-believers, or the curious. I want this to become a community and network for people to share our stories, experiences and testimonies that God is real and He does work. If you have a story to share, please do so under the "Testimonies" page. If you don't have a story about how God has worked or is at work in your life, then I hope that these real stories of real people will encourage you to know God is real, He does care about you and he wants to continue to change, grow and develop you into the person he has created you for to be.
Mark 8:34-35 “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must give up himself and his own desires. He must take up his cross and follow Me. 35 If anyone wants to keep his own life safe, he will lose it. If anyone gives up his life because of Me and because of the Good News, he will save it.
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Wouldn’t it be great if everyone lived in such a way to put others before themselves? How much better would our world be if everyone lived for the purpose of living for others with a “higher calling”. When we live only for ourselves, our wants, our desires, things get out of balance very quickly. Our own natural selfish ways (apart from Christ) will lead us into our own ways (sinful ways) such as greed, lust, anger, envy etc. When we live without meaningful purpose, we easily fall victim to living for the momentary unsatisfying and destructive pleasures of the world.. that never satisfy such as illicit sex and porn, drugs and alcohol, and any other vices that we can fall victim to without God.
You see, only Christ can show us that true separation from “self” and these sinful ways.
Christ is the ultimate example of dying to self. He literally chose to give his own life for each and every one of us. That is the ultimate act of love, that God would give up his only son Jesus to live for his purpose of death.. for you and for me! God felt that something needed to be done to save the world from themselves (sin) so he chose to have his son Jesus, born of an unnatural virgin birth, to enter this world as man. Jesus’ first purpose while on earth was to teach others about God’s goodness to everyone and spread this same message of God's love. His second purpose was to fulfill God’s ultimate will, which was to save us from ourselves, our sin and ultimately our eternal death and forever separation from God. He saved us by dying himself, the most gruesome, horrifying death on the cross. You might think that doesn’t make sense, but the story doesn’t end there. When everyone thought the story was finished, Jesus was saved after three days and He rose back to life again to spend eternity with his Godly father in Heaven. This is what gives me and you hope that we can have the same purpose and saving.
The same opportunity exists for you and for me. If you choose to believe, you too can have the hope. You do have the opportunity to live for others and to have a wonderful purpose to live for God, to show God to others while we are here on earth. We too can choose to figuratively “die to ourselves” a little more to give up our life for His purpose, His calling as we prepare for our eternal Heavenly destination with Him.
What that looks like for you, I can’t say. It is our own independent journey that God will reveal to only you as you begin/continue to grow towards him through bible reading/prayer and submission to God.
Let’s show the world God’s goodness, love, and hope when we live apart from ourselves with God.
God wants you. He wants your life, you soul, your talents, your passions, your gifts to be shared with others. It won’t happen properly (outside of ourselves) without Him… and putting Christ before me.
John 15:5- "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
Wouldn’t it be great if everyone lived in such a way to put others before themselves? How much better would our world be if everyone lived for the purpose of living for others with a “higher calling”. When we live only for ourselves, our wants, our desires, things get out of balance very quickly. Our own natural selfish ways (apart from Christ) will lead us into our own ways (sinful ways) such as greed, lust, anger, envy etc. When we live without meaningful purpose, we easily fall victim to living for the momentary unsatisfying and destructive pleasures of the world.. that never satisfy such as illicit sex and porn, drugs and alcohol, and any other vices that we can fall victim to without God.
You see, only Christ can show us that true separation from “self” and these sinful ways.
Christ is the ultimate example of dying to self. He literally chose to give his own life for each and every one of us. That is the ultimate act of love, that God would give up his only son Jesus to live for his purpose of death.. for you and for me! God felt that something needed to be done to save the world from themselves (sin) so he chose to have his son Jesus, born of an unnatural virgin birth, to enter this world as man. Jesus’ first purpose while on earth was to teach others about God’s goodness to everyone and spread this same message of God's love. His second purpose was to fulfill God’s ultimate will, which was to save us from ourselves, our sin and ultimately our eternal death and forever separation from God. He saved us by dying himself, the most gruesome, horrifying death on the cross. You might think that doesn’t make sense, but the story doesn’t end there. When everyone thought the story was finished, Jesus was saved after three days and He rose back to life again to spend eternity with his Godly father in Heaven. This is what gives me and you hope that we can have the same purpose and saving.
The same opportunity exists for you and for me. If you choose to believe, you too can have the hope. You do have the opportunity to live for others and to have a wonderful purpose to live for God, to show God to others while we are here on earth. We too can choose to figuratively “die to ourselves” a little more to give up our life for His purpose, His calling as we prepare for our eternal Heavenly destination with Him.
What that looks like for you, I can’t say. It is our own independent journey that God will reveal to only you as you begin/continue to grow towards him through bible reading/prayer and submission to God.
Let’s show the world God’s goodness, love, and hope when we live apart from ourselves with God.
God wants you. He wants your life, you soul, your talents, your passions, your gifts to be shared with others. It won’t happen properly (outside of ourselves) without Him… and putting Christ before me.
John 15:5- "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
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