My Story
Before I trusted Jesus with my life I felt afraid and uncertain of my future and what would happen to me when I died. I felt distant from God and felt the burden of trying to be good: to be on my best behaviour if you like before God;so he would accept me. I just could not keep up the pace of trying to be good all the time and even after doing this still not knowing if God would accept me.
I clearly remember receiving eternal life when I was about fourteen. Before this time I had known about God, gone to church, Sunday school and confimation. My relationship with God felt more like that of a distant aquaintance.
Then, I received eternal life. I think I was very warm towards God and he brought me to a decision point after I learned how I could have a relationship with him. I remember clearly saying YES! to Jesus to be my Lord: in other words the leader of my whole life.It was like he offered an invitation to me to have an everlasting relationship with him.
After I trusted Jesus with my life and received his forgiveness for my sin - I received eternal life and relationship with him. I know in my heart and mind that I have a constant connection with God ; that he loves me dearly; that I have a father in heaven; real meaning and purpose in my life; and that he is transforming my heart and mind and entire person into someone so different to what I was like before I knew him. I stand in the freedom of his forgiveness.
A deep sense of real joy and peace came to me when Jesus showed me acceptance with God and relationhip with him is not about being on your best behaviour or doing more good things in your life than bad. I am so grateful that God is so generous, merciful and loving that he would offer me his free gift of eternal life and forgiveness.
I know for sure that I have eternal life right now and this will continue with God in heaven after I die.
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