I was reading Lori Wick's "Leave a Candle Burning" this past weekend. Came across this section of text which was thought provoking and added to some of my recent thoughts.
One of the characters was have some insecurity about their decision to accept Christ as Savior and below is some of the text ....
"Did I really believe?"
"Right now we're going to operate under the belief that you did, but I can tell you some things you can watch for. ... A repentant heart and a hunger for the truth of God's Word."
"...too many folks think they can make Christ their Savior but not their God. They think that a one-time prayer experience and regular church attendance are enough, but the Bible says that we're like slaves to a master, the most wonderful Master in the universe, but still a master. The giving up of our will, of expecting to have our way, and of being in control are some of the things God expects from us."
"[He/she] was not a person who liked being told what to do. [He/she] was capable and strong, and in the past quite certain [his/her] sin was not serious enough to condemn [him/her]."
"And that's how I'll know. ... My heart will be changed."
I have also been reading the two books "The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception" and "Fool's Gold" by John MacArthur. God's Word has been diluted in today's church environment and truth has become relevant versus absolute.
We are not in control; we are not the ones who establish what is truth. It is God. True believers hunger for God's word (truth) and are repentant because of understanding the truth. The result is a changed heart.
I am hungry for truth and praying that my heart will be continuingly changing to become more like His.
One of the characters was have some insecurity about their decision to accept Christ as Savior and below is some of the text ....
"Did I really believe?"
"Right now we're going to operate under the belief that you did, but I can tell you some things you can watch for. ... A repentant heart and a hunger for the truth of God's Word."
"...too many folks think they can make Christ their Savior but not their God. They think that a one-time prayer experience and regular church attendance are enough, but the Bible says that we're like slaves to a master, the most wonderful Master in the universe, but still a master. The giving up of our will, of expecting to have our way, and of being in control are some of the things God expects from us."
"[He/she] was not a person who liked being told what to do. [He/she] was capable and strong, and in the past quite certain [his/her] sin was not serious enough to condemn [him/her]."
"And that's how I'll know. ... My heart will be changed."
I have also been reading the two books "The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception" and "Fool's Gold" by John MacArthur. God's Word has been diluted in today's church environment and truth has become relevant versus absolute.
We are not in control; we are not the ones who establish what is truth. It is God. True believers hunger for God's word (truth) and are repentant because of understanding the truth. The result is a changed heart.
I am hungry for truth and praying that my heart will be continuingly changing to become more like His.
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