Sweet Salvation
May 12, 2008 by kaybaylor
I was blessed enough to lead a someone to Christ tonight.
It was so exciting, and beautiful to watch her as she began to understand what Christ has done for her.
The gift of salvation is so precious, and one I often take for granted.
Tonight was a wonderful reminder of the unimaginable goodness of Christ and His love for His bride.
Reflection:
What does the gift of salvation mean to you in your life?
How does it motivate you?
I would often worry. “I have to save the world!” “But how?”
I would fear failure, as I have many times before. I would plan and prepare for defeat, before the battle was fought.
I would Love to hate, as it was the perfect excuse for everything wrong with everything.
As I continued my Life, wandering towards flames, I felt a tug in another direction. Perhapes it was much more than a tug, more like a yearning, a dryness in my throat, I had not had water in days it seemed, I craved something else, I lost my love for the world, as the Lord was good to show me what was truly in the world.
“Seek and you shall find”
I had heard it, but was it true? Was this really how it is supposed to work? Would God even accept me? I know myself, I know I’m not worth it. What do I have? What am I? certinally not good enough.
These things haunt most, they haunted me. I needed escape, I needed freedom. Like we all do, like we were meant to.
When I was saved, When I had truly given my life to Christ, these things became as nothing. My mind was open, my heart was alive!
(You see, I had become deadend to emotions, I felt nothing)
I have been set free from these things! these things that would have me destroyed! It is such a suprise, when your eyes are open for the first time, “Behold! all things are new!”
and it is so, I Love seeing this in new Christ followers, I can sense it, and see such in thier eyes. when paul said “so that my joy may be complete” or “I thank God for every time I think about you” I just feel like that was what motivated him to write in such a way, to risk himself
to give up himself.
that the Love of God be spread! That the gift of salvation be known!
Why do we become selfish and fear?
We have to give ourselves up! make fools of ourselves if need be for the sake of anothers’ salvation!!
I had become deadend to emotions, before Christ,
After Christ, I could feel, and my heart goes out to people who…. just… are~.
and I am able to Love his Children with such a Love that comes from him. because before him, I had nothing.
That! is why I know he gives me all I have, even my mind
Goodnight