Tonight, one of my neighbors came over while I was studying my Bible. He said, "Alicia! You spend so much time studying that and it's not even for a class! You're crazy!"
I responded, "Well, yeah!"
He was so puzzled! He asks me, "What if your God turns out not to be real? That could happen you know. He could have just been made up to make money for churches and you will have wasted all this time."
I replied to him, "Not possible. He's real for sure, I just know it, without a doubt."
That's about as far as that went. Thinking about it now though, I wish I would have replied, "You know, if my God doesn't exist, then I will just die and you will just die and nothing will happen. However, what if my God is real? What will happen to me then? and what will happen to you?"
I believe God exists with everything in me. I do not doubt it at all. I also believe that Jesus is the Son of God and died on the cross for everyone to have a chance at eternal life. In my own life, following God has been extremely rewarding and has completely changed my life. I know that whatever happens in this world, God is in control and I will be okay, and at the end of this life I get to go to Heaven and spend eternity with my savior and never feel an ounce of pain EVER AGAIN. In this life, I have hope, and never need to feel anxious because God has my heart and life in his hands. People may think I'm crazy for being so crazy about God, and people may think it's a waste of time, but I know that God's promises are real.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, from the dead and to an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade. Kept in Heaven for you." (1 Peter 1:3-4)
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