Four Steps to Attaining God's Plan for Your Life
1. Recognize God's Plan - Peace and Life
God loves you. He wants you to have an abundant life with peace and an assurance that you will have eternal life.
The Bible says...
"We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." -Romans 5:1
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." -John 3:16
"I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." -John 10:10
2. Realize Our Problem - Separation
We were created with a will and the freedom to choose. As individuals, we make the choice whether we want to love and obey God or not. It is an act of our will.
The Bible says...
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." -Romans 3:23
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." -Romans 6:23
Trying to Reach God
In their attempt to reach God, people have tried many ways to bridge this gap.
The Bible says...
"There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death." -Proverbs 14:12
"But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear." -Isaiah 59:2
3. Respond to God's Remedy - The Cross of Christ
Jesus Christ died on the Cross and rose from the grave. He took our place on the cross, the punishment we deserved, to bridge the gap between God and mankind.
The Bible says...
"For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Jesus Christ." -1 Timothy 2:5
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." -Romans 5:8
4. Receive God's Son - Our Lord and Savior
It is your choice. You can receive Him by personal invitation.
The Bible says...
"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me." -Revelation 3:20
"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." -John 1:12
"That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." -Romans 10:9
A Prayer of Commitment
"Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. I believe you died for my sins. Right now, I turn from my sins and open the door of my heart and life. I receive you as my personal Lord and Savior. Thank you for saving me now. Amen."
God's Assurance - His Word
If you prayed this prayer,
The Bible says...
"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." -Romans 10:13
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast." -Ephesians 2:8,9
When we receive Christ, we are born into God's family through the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer.
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