Christian Prayer Room

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So here is how it works...so to speak...in case you dont know. All of us were born sinners destined for Hell. However...at some point in a persons life the Holy Spirit starts reaching out to you thru thought...feelings...emotions...and at that time you are under conviction...Jesus is knocking at your hearts door...drawing you to God...your creator...inviting you to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Its that little voice in your head...your heart...that is telling you to change your ways...stop living for yourself....stop living for satan...and to accept the free gift of salvation. Heres one example of how the Holy Spirit worked in me. I had been boozin and druggin for 23 years...this is 1993. I was one messed up dude and suddenly i found myself 3 or 4 times a week....around ten at night...i would find myself with my whisky bottle and beer in hand...sitting on the couch wasted...watching a hour of Jimmy Swaggart preaching the word of God to me and at some point during that hour...most every time...i would say to myself...what am i doing...why am i watching this...but i would sit there and watch the entire hour. Well...in hind sight...i was under conviction by the Holy Spirit...and this went on for 2 years! Then finally i got on my knees in my bedroom one night around midnight at age 40...wasted of course...and cried out to Jesus to save me! And not only did He save my soul He also saved my life as i have been sober for 30 years now! So you see...some folks finally hear that calling and repent and are saved. However...for "most folks"...they just keep ignoring that calling and over time...the years...it grows more and more silent and dim as a persons heart grows harder and darker...and they never accept Jesus. So i ask you this morning if you are unsaved....does the Holy Spirit have you under conviction...do you sometimes find yourself seeking something better...do you hear a little voice in your thoughts and heart trying to show you the way to Someone better. Please hear me...pay attention...as i said i was 40 years old before i accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior...and at the rate i was going if i had kept pushing those thoughts out of my head and heart...i have no doubt ...i would be in the torment of Hades awaiting judgement day to be cast into the lake of fire in hell because my body and mind could not have lived thru much more of the self-destructive lifestyle....25 years worth...that i was living....so...where are you headed? Do you know Jesus? When this body dies and ? we step into eternity there are no do-overs… It is either Heaven or Hell for forever...?think about it.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
2 Peter 3:9

Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment
John 16:7-8

I Have No Regrets About My Past...My Past Is Who I Am Today...Born Again!
Rick j Sane