Here's a journal I'd love to share with all of my friends. :) While some of you may know all of this, I wanted to make it anyways. Just in case some of you don't.

God loves you so much that He wants you and all of you. And if you love Him, you will feel a great amount of joy in your spirit. God's not forcing you to choose Him. He loves you enough to give you free will. But that doesn't mean He wants you to choose the wrong choice. Here are a couple of things to increase your spiritual knowledge.



1. Have a Relationship

Some people think that the way to get to Heaven is just by believing in what Jesus did. Yes, you do have to believe in what Jesus did for you, but there's a bit more to it. Believing in Jesus' death doesn't just mean you believe that it's true about what he did. It means you believe and accept it into your heart that this was all an act of love. When you accept Jesus into your heart, that means you're having a relationship with him. But you have to keep that relationship. Once you have it, that doesn't mean you're guaranteed to go to Heaven. People can accept, and then later reject Jesus. So, make sure you keep God's word in your heart. Read the Bible. And pray as often as you can. Don't let your relationship with God go stale!


2. Share His Love

After you receive God's love, He wants you to share it with people who feel like they don't have anyone that loves them. As much as God wanted you, He wants everyone else. It's up to us to spread his love and share the Gospel. And know this. You'll have great rewards, eternal rewards up in Heaven for every good thing you do in Christ.


3. Know What Really Matters

Whatever you do on this earth won't be that much important in an eternal perspective. While doing things on this earth isn't bad, or something God doesn't want you to do, make sure you keep in mind that you've got to do things that really matter in the future. Only things you do to help people to Christ and helping to spread God's love really matter. And believe me when I say this. What you experience here, you can't even comprehend what's in store for you in Heaven when you're with God for all eternity.


4. Know Who Really Matters

Due to my experience of rejection in my childhood, I always wanted to feel loved. But I had it in me that people would be the source of that. But I was wrong. Knowing that God loves me is honestly all I need. God forbid this happens, but I'd rather have everyone on earth hate me and God love me, than to have everyone accept me but get judged by God. People are not your source of joy. God is. They can make you happy, but God's joy is eternal. And in actuality, if it weren't for God, people who help you out wouldn't have been there to help you. If someone rejects you, know this. As long as you're loved by God, what does their rejection matter to your personal life?


5. Trials Are Not Curses, Rather Blessings!

People go through many things in life that are beyond their control, and it can get very frustrating. I for one have, and I honestly haven't acted the right way towards them all the time. So, keep in mind, when you go through something after you've accepted Jesus, it's to help strengthen you. Your circumstance may not change, but your perspective can. Even if it feels like God isn't there, keep in your heart that He is. He'll give you the strength and endurance to get through what's trying to tear you down. These trials test your faith in God. If your problem doesn't change, then that doesn't mean God isn't listening to your prayers. Just keep strong in your faith, and then, better things will come.


6. Stand Against The Enemy

Your enemy, Satan, hates God with a passion. And if you walk with God, he hates you too. He'll try to put things in your mind to keep steer you away from God, and eventually flat-out turn away from Him. He's not going to just leave you alone. If he hates God, he hates everything He does, which includes creating and loving you. Know the lies the enemy tries to use, and stand strong against his wicked schemes.





With much love,

AttackPacPlus. ^^