TO THE CHRISTIANS
First of all, happy valentine’s day to all my readers and followers. Wondering what I’m doing here on Valentine’s Day, guess what I have a nice Valentine’s Day special present for you and I’ve entitled it “To The Christians”. Before you read, start to ponder on the title for some few seconds. Now I believe you are done so let’s zoom into action. Before I say anything let’s read something on what the scripture says about eternal life. 1John 5:13 says “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life” Amen. Also John 5:24 says “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes in him that sent me has everlasting life and shall not come into judgement but has passed from death into life” Amen.
Most Christians of today, tend to doubt their chances of going to heaven. Also ignorance of eternal life is making some also doubt their chances of going to heaven. Others also look at themselves and think they are not qualified. But the more you look at yourself the more you see faults which make you feel uneasy. But this shouldn’t be so.
As a motivator and counsellor, I will say as long as you’ve accepted Jesus Christ as your personal saviour, baptized, having the Holy Spirit within you, and leading a righteous life, you shouldn’t doubt this chance of going to heaven. We all make mistakes but one or two mistakes should not let you doubt this chance. What do I mean by this? You fornicated and so what? You practiced homosexualism and so what? You masturbated and so what? You practiced lesbianism and so what? You watched pornography and so what? You kissed someone and so what? You stole and so what? You gossiped and so what? Many other mistakes which I can’t list all. Is this the reason you are not going to church anymore? Is this the reason you hide at the back during prayer meetings? Is this the reason you don’t have your quiet time anymore?
When you make a mistake, accept it, correct it and keep on pressing towards the goal. How? Get on your knees, pray to God to strengthen you and increase the concentration of the Holy Spirit within you. Grant you self control and join you as you get back into the race. There will always be criticisms from friends, neighbours, course mates, roommates, fellow church members, family members etc but that should not weigh you down. Instead just welcome them, say thank you, and continue pressing towards the goal.
Conversely, this should not be an opportunity for us to continually and willingly sin with the intention of still having eternal life and still in the race. We will lose this eternal life and get kicked out of the race if we continually and willingly sin. The scriptures confirms this in Hebrews 6:4-6 which says “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the son of God and put him to an open shame” Amen. As a motivator and counsellor, I believe self control and the increased concentration of the Holy Spirit within you will help you continue in this race of pressing towards the goal.
Remember, God is not a man to go back on his promise. Whatever he says, that he does. So what the problem and why are you looking down on yourself? Rise up, shake the problem and doubt off and get back into the race of pressing towards the goal.
And as you are in the race, remember you are always the head and not the tail. Time up, got to continue the race, so see you in heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
