I've been trying to come up with differents stories to write. Stories about faith, Jesus, God. Stories that ignite courage within the soul. Stories that heal, redeem, set free.
But it wasnt until now that I've realised that only one story is meant to be told. One TRUE story. Faith, courage, healing, redemption, and freedom is wrapped up into this one story. And that is the story of Jesus. The savior of this world. The One who sets the captive free. The One who heals and redeems. The One who died for you and me.
Now, dont click off this just yet. I know what you're thinking. I heard this plenty of times before. Here we go again, another Christian shoving their religion down my throat.
Wait.
There was a reason you clicked on this.
You were probably looking for something good to read. Like another story about a bad boy meeting a good girl. Admit it. Thats the only thing you see here on Wattpad nowadays.
Yet, I guess you could say that this story has its similarities to a bad boy good girl plot. We as humans are bad. Its cradled within us as soon as we enter the world. Evil. If we're lucky, some of us were raised in a Christian home. And I mean a loving Christian homes. We were taught to love and fear the Lord.
But at times even that can not protect us from the evil one. Soon enough some of us get entangled in the world, rebelling against the very thing that can save us. We turn away from God. We hide behind lies that display a disguise of truth. We pretend like we're free.
And there are some of us that have never grew up in a Christian home. We dont even know or understand what it means to be a Christian. We are told many things. Most Christians are hypocrites! All they do is judge! We define God by human nature. We define God by what other people have experienced. Yet we dont look for ourselves. Maybe you've experienced these Christians first hand. But does that mean we define God by one human's actions?
Im getting off track here. Like I was saying, we're all bad; evil. We are all sinners. But then there's God. He's good. Well, more than good, He's All Powerful; All Mighty. And He loves us so much that He gave His only begotten Son to die for us.
Why? Why would God do that? Why would He sacrifice His own Son just for little ole me? I'm nothing. Doesn't God know what I've done? How can He forgive me? Im too far gone to be saved!
I thought the same things at one point. I was convinced God was disappointed in me. I was convinced I was too far gone. That who I was was who I would always be. It takes a lot for us to realise that God loves us. That He can save us from our sins.
Weeks before I got saved, I was exhausted. Restless from my sins. Haunted by the things I did. My friends always told me I was the innocent one. They would say I didn't have anything to be forgiven for. Yet they didnt know what was on the inside of me. They didnt see.
But God saw.
He saw the hurt, the pain, the anxiety that wouldnt leave me. I wanted to be saved. I wanted to be free. Free from my sin. Free from the guilt, the shame, and everything I was chained to.
He made a way and I grabbed it. He sent a person in my life. A Christian who told me the truth about Jesus.
The truth about salvation. The truth hurts. Yes, it cuts deep within your soul. Some of us, if not all of us, are scared of the truth. Of what it will reveal. We're so quick to scream out, "Stop judging me!" But when in reality not all Christians are judging you. They only want to help you. To guide you to the One who can save you.
Will you turn to Him?
What does that even mean, you might be wondering. It means exactly what it says. By turning to Jesus we automatically turn our backs against our sin, our past, and the very things that plague us night and day.
