RE: spiritual journey and multiplication in the lo

Dear Aff, Praise God! When you commit your life to Christ: 1)    Christ comes into your life (Revelation 3: 20) 2)    You become a child of God (John 1: 12) 3)    Your sins are forgiven (Colossians 1: 14) 4)    You have the gift of eternal life (1 John 5: 11) www.growinginchrist.com and www.greatcom.org/spirit have good resources. www.looktojesus.com has more information. www.4laws.com has the gospel message in many languages. www.BibleGateway.com has the Bible online.   Focus on Jesus and His loving forgiveness. Trust the promise of God's Word, the Bible, not feelings. Receiving Christ begins a life long relationship with Him. The Bible refers to this as Eternal Life--begin to know God in this life, and continue in relationship with Him in the next. "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, the new has come." (2 Corinthians 5: 17). Just like a seed in the ground cannot grow without water and sunshine, neither can we grow in our faith without certain key elements. Spiritual growth results from trusting Jesus Christ with every detail of your life. It must start by getting to know Jesus, because you can't trust someone you don't know. Praying is talking with God. Talk to Him as a Friend. G – Go to God in prayer daily (John 15: 7) R – Read God's Word daily (Acts 17: 11) – begin with the gospel of John O – Obey God moment by moment (John 14: 21) W – Witness for Christ by your life and word (Matthew 4: 19 & John 15:8) T – Trust God with every detail of your life (1 Peter 5: 7) H – Holy Spirit – Allow Him to control and empower your daily life and witness . . . (Galatians 5: 16-17; Acts 1:8) We have many difficulties, but God comforts us when we put Him first in our lives. The First Commandment is to love God with all your heart and strength and mind. Hebrews 12: 2 says to keep your eyes on Jesus. He promised to be with us always. We can do nothing without the Vine/branch relationship (John 15: 5-15). Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks (Philippians 4: 4-8). Trust God always to give wisdom and strength to live each moment for Him.                                                    I pray that as you seek and praise God, you will feel His presence. Trust Him to make you more like Jesus day by day. God bless you with peace and give you hope Gigi