Before Jesus Changed My Life
Prior to Jesus saving me in 2019, July 7th, I was full of myself. Living life for myself. Doing what the Bible said, but just so that I was following what it said and doing what a “good” person would do. I didn’t love God. I didn’t care about sin. I was a lying hypocrite who was worried about everyone else's sin around me and didn’t care for hearts, and just wanted to avoid hell. God wasn’t my hope.
How Jesus Changed My Life
How did Jesus change me? How hasn’t he changed me?! When my marriage was about to fall apart, and I was about to lose what I would have called everything important and all the signs of success, God brought me to my knees, as low as I could probably go. I literally cried out to him and said I couldn’t do it on my own. It was in that moment that God opened my eyes to my sin, that he created me for a purpose, and it wasn’t for myself and pleasing myself. I repented of sins. God transformed me in that moment. I was saved. It was like John Bunyan described with Christian losing his pack. I felt a weight fall off that I couldn’t have believed possible. My desires changed, I was quite literally transformed and not one aspect of it came from me. The Holy Spirit now resided in me. I was now able, equipped, and had new desires that prior to that time were not possible of my own actions, wants, or needs. I left that garage a transformed man, and have since lived life with a different purpose.
My Life After Jesus Saved Me
Since being saved, everything is different. Transformation, the Bible uses this for a reason. I have been literally transformed, and it wasn't possible by me. I have lived life with one particular scripture as a life verse. “In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths”. I am not perfect at this, but God is faithful and the Holy Spirit convicts to keep my eyes where they should be, on Him. This scripture couldn’t be more true. I have seen it time and time again. Abiding in Christ, following in obedience, and glorifying him with a true heart has always led to spiritual growth, and leaps in faith and joy. Sanctification is so real, God is faithful and continues to work on me, refine me, encourage me, and move ever closer to my now, real hope, eternity with God. To worship, Glorify, and spend all my days with. I now have desires that previously, were nonexistent, and were taboo to me. Thank you, God!