In Him

As I look back over my life, I see so many opportunities that I let slip away. The opportunities I speak of are the ones that involve my walk with The Lord. Because of a self centered life I missed a lot of what God had for me at the time. My dad and mom both were devout Christians and raised us to know right and wrong; but being brought up in a Christian family didn't exclude me from making bad choices. I was saved at the age of seventeen, but I didn't follow after the Lord in all my ways. Over the next several years I selfishly did the things I wanted to do. Bad teaching, no teaching and giving in to my own selfish desires robbed me of the true knowledge of God and the abundant life in Jesus Christ; but in my heart I knew something wasn't right about my relationship with the Lord. As I studied the life of the Israelites in the Old Testament, I realized how their on-again off-again life was like mine. Then the Lord spoke to me and said "you can't live this life I've called you to in your own power or with your own smarts". He told me I needed to know Him and know who I am in Him. We will just flounder around through life if we don't truly know Him. The Lord told us that we perish for lack of knowledge… the knowledge of Him; for only by knowing Him can we know who we are. So I committed myself to the Lord, to know Him and find out who He made me to be. These past years of seeking Him have been so rewarding and full of His glory. The further down the road that I've traveled with Him the sweeter the journey has become. I am amazed at every turn; God is so much more than we think or even imagine and He has made us new creations beyond what we realize. Romans 8:29 tells us that Jesus Christ was the first-born among many brethren and that those brethren are being conformed into His image. All who receive Jesus as Savior and Lord are born again; they are part of the family and kingdom of God. Our Lord has taken them from the kingdom of darkness and moved them into the kingdom of His Son. They are not who they once were, they have become the sons and daughters of God Almighty. The very Spirit of God Himself now lives within every child of His.

If your hungry heart has ever told you, "I know there is more than I am experiencing, God I want more of you", then you're on the right track. I have written the following pages to assist you in your pursuit of knowing Jesus and who you are in Him. Although there is yet much for me to learn and my journey is not yet complete, I pray there is a spark in these pages that you can light your candle by. May you receive the revelation of Jesus as you read and study these pages and may your life become a flaming torch for His glory.