Because I Love You!
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I'm not someone who talks a lot and says what I feel or think...but when I do, I hope people listen because I feel what I do say is important. The last couple of weeks, I have had a thought come into my mind, but I keep pushing it away thinking that if I really need to do this I will truly know it. Every day this thought keep recurring to me and after what I heard today in the news, I felt I need to do this. I ask you to please read all of this. I know a lot of you that may read this don't share my faith and I have never pushed you into believing as I do because I wanted you to respect me and not be offended....but I am willing to risk my friendship with you right now to let you know what I need to tell you. Please don't stop reading this. It is very important to me for you to read this.
I truly believe with ALL my heart that Jesus is coming soon.....sooner than we all think He is. I have been really concerned about fears I have had for my children. Those fears are resolved, even though Satan does try to stir me up about it at times...........but I need to tell you all too about Jesus because I want to make sure you go to Heaven with me too!
I know it is hard for some of you to believe in something you cannot see........but if you trust me and have respect for me believe me when I say Jesus is real!! He is more real to me than anything in this world. I believe with all my heart, soul and mind that He did come to this earth, lived among us, died to save us and is living in my heart! I want you all to believe this too! Please do try to seek Him out and have Him to help you to see He is real too! He will if you ask Him!
When you have assurance that what I say is true, please consider the following things. You cannot get to Heaven and receive salvation from sin unless you do the following. Please do not stop reading! Please!
In the Bible (I am using the New Living Translation), there are verses to help us know our need for God. The first verse is Romans 3:23. It says For all have sinned; all fall short of God's standard. This pretty much says we all are not perfect. No one is perfect. You can do lots of good things and say a lot of nice things, but we all still do bad things whether we admit it or not. I've been accused many times of being a Miss Goody Two-Shoes, but I am here to say I AM NOT! I try to be good and kind because I want people to see Jesus in me, but in my mind I am a terrible person. I know I cannot get into Heaven based on my kindness or whatever deed I do.....and neither can you. In God's eyes, sin is all the same.....whether we think bad things or go out and kill someone. It is all the same. According to Romans 6:23 the wages of sin is death....if we do not ask God to forgive us we will be separated from Him forever. You are probably thinking "so what? What do I need with God". You need Him more than you think. God gave us life and even if we don't care one iota for Him, He cares for you so much. He cares for us even though we treat Him like crap....and we do. I treat Him that way...but yet He still loves me and I can't imagine.......I don't want to imagine....being without Him.
Well, what can we do? Our world lives like we can do all things on our own.....so what can we do to get God's acceptance of us? In Titus 3:5 the Bible says He saved us, not because of the good things we did, but because of His mercy. He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit. Then Romans 5:8 says But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. God sent Jesus to come to us to die for us on the cross. Jesus had the opportunity to not do it, but He did. I often wonder why did He have to die. But if you think of it.....would you die for someone who did something bad in their place? I might for my children, but I certainly wouldn't for you or anyone else....but Jesus did! It was the ultimate sacrifice. Is there any more of a way to show your love for someone? I think not at all. Because of His death, He took our penalty of sin so we would not have to suffer it.......but we have to accept that He did this. If we don't, we will take the penalty ourselves. We will be sent to Hell. I know a lot of people say "If God loves us why would He send us to Hell?" God is giving us a choice. If He made you follow Him, would you respect Him? Remember when you were a child....when your parents told you to do something and disciplined you, did you think "Gee! Thanks Mom and Dad! I'm so glad you are making me do this even though I'd rather do something else!" NO! Of course not! God doesn't want to force us to do something either. He wants you to love him and know how much He cares for you but He isn't going to force you to love Him. All you need to do is what John 1:12 says....But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God. John 3:16 says it all....For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
If you want to become one of God's own, just say this little prayer or one of your own. All you need to do is tell God you are a sinner and need His forgiveness and that you want Him in your life. This prayer will guide you if you need help:
Dear Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and I need you in my life. Please forgive me of all I have done and please be the Lord of my life. Thank you for coming to earth and dying for me. Thank you for being my Saviour! Amen!
If you didn't pray this, I beg of you to please consider it before it is too late. I love you very much and want you to be in Heaven with me. Please if you have questions, go to another Christian you respect or email me (see link to right) and we will most certainly help you!
Thank you for reading this and please take this seriously. I love you too much not to say anything.
Last night, the bed was a bit crowded. We had to shard the bed with 4 extra visitors by the name of Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster and Ernie. Nathan was so funny because he would get upset if his new friends didn't have any cover to cover up with or a pillow to lay their head on. This morning, I took this picture of him. He sure loves those dolls. He has dragged them with him all day.
This morning, we visited Colonial Williamsburg. It was neat seeing all the old buildings. This was the settlement where George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and all those famous guys first settled. The picture below is the mansion they all lived in for a while. We didn't get to go inside (it was $30/person to go in) but they say it is something to see!
We did get to go into this Episcopal church. It was built in 1715 and it still holds services. They were actually holding one when we first got there, but afterwards they let us go in. They have no electricity in it at all. All the lighting is by candle. The pews were sectioned off and had doors on the end. The doors were used to keep heat in for the settlers. They would bring in hot bricks or pots and lay them at their feet and shut the doors to keep warm. Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, and George Washington had their names on one of the doors.
To get to the settlement, we had to take a half mile walking path. It was nice and peaceful. At the end, there were some bulls fenced in. Nathan really liked getting a good look at them.
After Williamsburg, we headed to Virginia Beach. I took these pictures from our hotel balcony. It's a bit chilly, but it is still nice here. We went on the beach tonight. This is Nathan's first time to see the ocean. Unfortunately, my camera memory card filled before I could get a picture of his first venture on the beach (My moma got some though). He loves the sand! He was scared of the water at first (thank goodness - I had this fear he would tear out into the water and get sucked in by the tide - I know, I'm crazy!). Everytime Tripp would try to get Nathan's feet wet, Nathan would scream and run away from the water. Finally, he got so involved playing with the sand, the tide came up and got his feet. After that, he kept wanting to get his feet wet, but thankfully he wouldn't venture out into the water too far. Tomorrow I will definitely get some pictures of him playing. We are also planning to rent a bicycle made for 4 and ride it along the boardwalk. They have a nice riding path here for that. Good night and will post more tomorrow!
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