So, hopefully, you saw this link on the bottom of the business card and got curious.

Yes, I am a Christian.

It could mean a lot of things to a lot of people, but perhaps you’re reading this to see what it means to me and what it could mean for you.

It means that Jesus Christ is my life. It means to me that even as I struggle in life sometimes, I am never alone. It means that because I am a Christian, sometimes I struggle because it is no longer just about me. Sometimes I want to do or say something but the life of Christ within does not want to do that or say that. You might say, why struggle then. Just do whatever you want. You only live once. Why be subject to limitations or restrictions. Do you.

Would we tell a person with diabetes, “eat whatever you want, you only live once?” Or to tell a child who has found a lighter and enjoys setting things on fire, “if you like it, do it!” Why do we try to convince the diabetic to stick to their diet or try to take the lighter from the child? Yes, we have this one life, so isn’t it most reasonable to make the most of it?  Within limitations as in these simple examples, there is life, quality of life, extension of life. So, limitations are not necessarily a bad thing at all. As Christians, we tend to emphasize all the obvious benefits of having Christ as life because they are overwhelmingly wonderful: peace with God and man; knowing the love of God by experience and expression; forgiveness; contentment; joy; eternal life—all that the Son of God, Jesus Christ, is, has been given me by faith. Wow.

What is faith? Isn’t it just believing? I understand faith as the means for me to sense God. Like hearing is for the detection and receiving of sound waves that are not visible, faith is for the detection and receiving of spiritual things, as the Bible tells us, God is Spirit. Which one of our organs faiths? That would be our human spirit. It is deeper than our soul, the heart of who we are, and it is aided by our hearing and seeing and speaking.

So, how did I become a Christian? For me, it started with this realization that I was a sinner, that I wasn’t right with God. I didn’t come to this realization on my own. Another Christian pointed this out as the Bible says, “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” I had heard this before, but this time it was different. It was as if some extra light was shed on me and I was able to see myself as a sinner. I did things I would rather not have others know about, that I rather hide and try to justify, even though I didn’t kill anyone, I know I had done things that were wrong and it wasn’t hard for me to do those things. Sin. When I came to see that I was a sinner, then all the thing I heard about Jesus, the Son of God, dying on a cross on a hill near Jerusalem to take my punishment for my sin because He loved me, started to be relevant to me. His resurrection from the dead, on the third day, (which is why we celebrate Easter) was so accessible. Did I understand it all, no. But I was touched, and I accepted or received this truth to be mine. And when I did so, I knew something had changed within me, but I couldn’t explain it. I have come to realize that Jesus Christ came to be my life, taking residence in my spirit, and now, things were different.

So, if you are likewise touched as you are reading this, as simple as this is, you can do what I did at that time, which was to simply pray, or talk to God, who is omnipresent, (everywhere),

“Dear Lord God, I am a sinner, too. I want to know forgiveness, I want to know your love. I want to receive Jesus as my life. I accept that He died for me and He rose from the grave. Please give me faith. Thank you for loving me.”

If you prayed this sincerely, the Bible says that if we confess our sins, He is faithful to forgive us and to cleanse us from unrighteousness. And confession or profession is expressing what is in our heart. This profession is what saves us, the Bible says, and Christ is now our life! Can you leave a message here if you prayed?

And yes, I will get back to the limitations.