GOD LOVES YOU.
And He has a wonderful plan for your life!
Two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ came to earth to show us what God was really like and to become the way home for us to experience His Father's embrace. This is your birthright and your destiny. To live here on earth as a much loved child of Almighty God.
If something inside of you resonates with the desire to find out where you really belong, we would encourage you to take a few minutes to discover God's heart by reading the explanation below...
God Has Been Misrepresented
Over the centuries there have been many misconceptions about God and His true nature. He has been misrepresented to us by legalistic religious leaders and angry earthly fathers who have, by their lifestyles, distorted His true image.
God is not distant and angry as many of the renaissance paintings portrayed Him. The truth is that He is loving, kind and gentle. In fact, you could say that He is the nicest Person in the universe!
Over the centuries there have been many misconceptions about God and His true nature. He has been misrepresented to us by legalistic religious leaders and angry earthly fathers who have, by their lifestyles, distorted His true image.
God is not distant and angry as many of the renaissance paintings portrayed Him. The truth is that He is loving, kind and gentle. In fact, you could say that He is the nicest Person in the universe!
God is Love
The Bible says that God is love and that He is also a real Father. When you combine these true attributes, you will see that God is a loving Father and the longing of His heart has always been that you would know that He really, really loves you! Though He partnered with your earthly parents when you were conceived, you originated in His heart long before He created the world! He feels the same way about every person on the planet!
The Bible says that God is love and that He is also a real Father. When you combine these true attributes, you will see that God is a loving Father and the longing of His heart has always been that you would know that He really, really loves you! Though He partnered with your earthly parents when you were conceived, you originated in His heart long before He created the world! He feels the same way about every person on the planet!
Father's Original Intent
God's original plan in the Garden of Eden was that humanity's first couple (Adam and Eve) would live forever in His loving presence. And in that place of perfect love, they would raise children who would be loved completely as well.
It was the Father's hope that each generation would grow up in the light of His love so that they would never know a day of rejection or pain in their lives. In this perfect place of goodness, each child would flourish and become all that the Father intended for them to be.
God's original plan in the Garden of Eden was that humanity's first couple (Adam and Eve) would live forever in His loving presence. And in that place of perfect love, they would raise children who would be loved completely as well.
It was the Father's hope that each generation would grow up in the light of His love so that they would never know a day of rejection or pain in their lives. In this perfect place of goodness, each child would flourish and become all that the Father intended for them to be.
Love Cannot Be Forced
However, love is not something that can be forced upon someone, so God gave Adam and Eve the privilege of a free will. They had the freedom to trust God and stay in the garden and they had the freedom to disobey Him and live their own life and leave.
In the book of Genesis (chapter 3) we read that the latter happened and as a result of their choice to become independent, they became separated from God. Their choice to walk in their own ways brought devastating consequences to them and the human race.
However, love is not something that can be forced upon someone, so God gave Adam and Eve the privilege of a free will. They had the freedom to trust God and stay in the garden and they had the freedom to disobey Him and live their own life and leave.
In the book of Genesis (chapter 3) we read that the latter happened and as a result of their choice to become independent, they became separated from God. Their choice to walk in their own ways brought devastating consequences to them and the human race.
Broken Relationships
As a result of Adam and Eve's actions, a new deadly disease called 'sin' infected humanity. The world that God originally intended to be perfect and full of love, was now wrought with pain and suffering because of the consequences of sin.
It is a known fact that hurting people tend to hurt others, which is a legacy that has been passed on from generation to generation from the moment that Adam and Eve left the garden until today.
As a result of Adam and Eve's actions, a new deadly disease called 'sin' infected humanity. The world that God originally intended to be perfect and full of love, was now wrought with pain and suffering because of the consequences of sin.
It is a known fact that hurting people tend to hurt others, which is a legacy that has been passed on from generation to generation from the moment that Adam and Eve left the garden until today.
If you want to hear a few stories of how people found their way home to love, watch this video...
Understanding Our Need For Love
Since God originally created us for love, we are all born with a great expectation to be loved and accepted. It is a scientific fact that babies who are not shown loving touch in the first few months of their lives can be physically and emotionally damaged.
Unfortunately our parents could only express the love that they had first received from their parents. As a result, many of us have grown up with love deficits in our hearts. While we may know we are missing something, we might not be able to identify the emptiness that resides in the deepest part of our being.
Since God originally created us for love, we are all born with a great expectation to be loved and accepted. It is a scientific fact that babies who are not shown loving touch in the first few months of their lives can be physically and emotionally damaged.
Unfortunately our parents could only express the love that they had first received from their parents. As a result, many of us have grown up with love deficits in our hearts. While we may know we are missing something, we might not be able to identify the emptiness that resides in the deepest part of our being.
Filling The Void
All we know is that we need to try and fill the emptiness somehow. Some of us try to fill this void in relationships, others in performance and success. And others seek to dull the emptiness with addictions and empty pursuits of things that never live up to their promised fulfillment.
The reality is, that no matter what we do, if we do not encounter what we really need, we will always be left with a feeling of emptiness in the deepest part of our being.
All we know is that we need to try and fill the emptiness somehow. Some of us try to fill this void in relationships, others in performance and success. And others seek to dull the emptiness with addictions and empty pursuits of things that never live up to their promised fulfillment.
The reality is, that no matter what we do, if we do not encounter what we really need, we will always be left with a feeling of emptiness in the deepest part of our being.
Having A Personal Relationship With God
There is only one place where we will find the true love and acceptance that we were created to experience and that is in a personal relationship with the One who created us.
We were all born with a God sized "hole in our soul" that can only be filled by God Himself. While many of us have tried to fill this void with other things, it is like putting a square peg in a round hole... it just doesn't fit.
There is only one place where we will find the true love and acceptance that we were created to experience and that is in a personal relationship with the One who created us.
We were all born with a God sized "hole in our soul" that can only be filled by God Himself. While many of us have tried to fill this void with other things, it is like putting a square peg in a round hole... it just doesn't fit.
The Good News!!!
The good news is that God wants to be in a relationship with us MORE than we want to be in a relationship with Him! It was because of His great love and His desire to be reconciled with us that He sent His one and only Son into the world two thousand years ago.
It is amazing to think that the One who knit us together in our mother's womb desires to be in a living, loving relationship with us! While every person on the planet became His offspring through our natural birth, it is our Heavenly Father's desire that we would actually become His full fledged children through a new spiritual birth.
The good news is that God wants to be in a relationship with us MORE than we want to be in a relationship with Him! It was because of His great love and His desire to be reconciled with us that He sent His one and only Son into the world two thousand years ago.
It is amazing to think that the One who knit us together in our mother's womb desires to be in a living, loving relationship with us! While every person on the planet became His offspring through our natural birth, it is our Heavenly Father's desire that we would actually become His full fledged children through a new spiritual birth.
Finding Our Way Home
Though God has always wanted to be reconnected with His lost children, there was still this issue of 'sin' that had to be dealt with. That is why our He made a way for us to come home by sending His only son, Jesus Christ to destroy the power of "sin" once and for all.
In obedience to His Father, Jesus took upon Himself the weight of all our sin, nailing it to a cross when He died on a placed called Calvary. In His last breath, He cried out words that would change the destiny of mankind forever when He shouted... "Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do!"
Though God has always wanted to be reconnected with His lost children, there was still this issue of 'sin' that had to be dealt with. That is why our He made a way for us to come home by sending His only son, Jesus Christ to destroy the power of "sin" once and for all.
In obedience to His Father, Jesus took upon Himself the weight of all our sin, nailing it to a cross when He died on a placed called Calvary. In His last breath, He cried out words that would change the destiny of mankind forever when He shouted... "Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do!"
Jesus Christ Is The Way To The Father
Three days later, Jesus rose from the grave, conquering sin and death once and for all for you and me. His sacrifice paved the way for all of us to be able to come home to our Heavenly Father. In John 14:6, Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me".
Because of what Jesus did on our behalf, we can now have full access to Almighty God any time, night or day. The sacrifice of His life was the only price that could be paid for our redemption so that we could be fully restored to the family of God.
Three days later, Jesus rose from the grave, conquering sin and death once and for all for you and me. His sacrifice paved the way for all of us to be able to come home to our Heavenly Father. In John 14:6, Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me".
Because of what Jesus did on our behalf, we can now have full access to Almighty God any time, night or day. The sacrifice of His life was the only price that could be paid for our redemption so that we could be fully restored to the family of God.
Would You Like To Receive This Gift?
God has promised to give you a new heart and a fresh start in life. It is His gift of eternal life that comes completely free to those who will simply believe it to be true. If we simply say 'yes' to God and receive His greatest love gift, the life of His Son Jesus Christ, we become fully restored to our Heavenly Father's original intent for our lives.
If you have a desire to come home, the words below may help you express your thoughts to God. It's not these exact words that will save you, but the attitude of your heart towards your Heavenly Father.
God has promised to give you a new heart and a fresh start in life. It is His gift of eternal life that comes completely free to those who will simply believe it to be true. If we simply say 'yes' to God and receive His greatest love gift, the life of His Son Jesus Christ, we become fully restored to our Heavenly Father's original intent for our lives.
If you have a desire to come home, the words below may help you express your thoughts to God. It's not these exact words that will save you, but the attitude of your heart towards your Heavenly Father.
A prayer to come home...
Father, I want to come home. I believe that you love me and that you sent your only Son to die for me. I turn from my own ways of doing things and I turn towards Jesus. I receive the free gift of His life in exchange for my old life. I place my faith and trust in Jesus alone to save me.
Father, I want to come home. I believe that you love me and that you sent your only Son to die for me. I turn from my own ways of doing things and I turn towards Jesus. I receive the free gift of His life in exchange for my old life. I place my faith and trust in Jesus alone to save me.
Your New Relationship With God
As you begin your new life as God's child, you will have the privilege of getting to know Him as your Father because you are now part of His incredible family!
By faith in Jesus Christ, you can be assured of the many truths found in the Bible. We would encourage you to start reading the Bible and begin in the New Testament. A good place to start is the Gospel of John. Here's a link to a free version you can read online or download to your mobile device... https://www.youversion.com
As you begin your new life as God's child, you will have the privilege of getting to know Him as your Father because you are now part of His incredible family!
By faith in Jesus Christ, you can be assured of the many truths found in the Bible. We would encourage you to start reading the Bible and begin in the New Testament. A good place to start is the Gospel of John. Here's a link to a free version you can read online or download to your mobile device... https://www.youversion.com
Here are a few truths from the Bible that will encourage you in your new life in Christ...
You Are God's Child
John 1:12-13
12 But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name: 13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (WEB)
God Loves You
1 John 3:1
Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. (WEB)
John 1:12-13
12 But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name: 13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (WEB)
God Loves You
1 John 3:1
Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. (WEB)
You Have The Assurance Of Eternal Life
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (WEB)
He Put His Holy Spirit In You
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
21 Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God; 22 who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts. (WEB)
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (WEB)
He Put His Holy Spirit In You
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
21 Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God; 22 who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts. (WEB)
You Can Talk Directly To God
Matthew 7:7-11
7 “Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! (WEB)
Matthew 7:7-11
7 “Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! (WEB)
Nothing Will Ever Separate You From His Love
Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (WEB)
Practical Steps To Help You In Your Walk With God
1. It would be helpful for you to get a Bible and start to read it. A good book to start with is the Gospel of John in the New Testament.
2. Cultivate your new relationship with God by simply talking to Him. Often this is called 'prayer', but in reality it is simply keeping an ongoing conversation with the Lover of your soul.
3. There are millions of people around the world world who have made the same decision that you have made so you are not alone. It would be helpful if you could find a gathering of believers that we often call a church and get to know them. They will be a really great source of encouragement to you as you learn what it means to have Almighty God as your real Dad!
4. Share your decision to follow Christ with a close friend because oftentimes, when we tell others what we did, it helps to reinforce what we now believe.
Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (WEB)
Practical Steps To Help You In Your Walk With God
1. It would be helpful for you to get a Bible and start to read it. A good book to start with is the Gospel of John in the New Testament.
2. Cultivate your new relationship with God by simply talking to Him. Often this is called 'prayer', but in reality it is simply keeping an ongoing conversation with the Lover of your soul.
3. There are millions of people around the world world who have made the same decision that you have made so you are not alone. It would be helpful if you could find a gathering of believers that we often call a church and get to know them. They will be a really great source of encouragement to you as you learn what it means to have Almighty God as your real Dad!
4. Share your decision to follow Christ with a close friend because oftentimes, when we tell others what we did, it helps to reinforce what we now believe.
Experience a hug from God!
If something deep within you resonates with a desire to know God more intimately as your Heavenly Father, we encourage you to ask Him to help you get in touch with the little child within that simply needs to be loved.
...Then open your arms and your heart and get ready for a 10 minute hug from God as you watch this video.
If something deep within you resonates with a desire to know God more intimately as your Heavenly Father, we encourage you to ask Him to help you get in touch with the little child within that simply needs to be loved.
...Then open your arms and your heart and get ready for a 10 minute hug from God as you watch this video.
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