Connecting
with God
San
Juan, Puerto Rico
“For I know the
plans I have for you,” declares The Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm
you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on Me and come and
pray to Me, and I will listen to you.You will seek Me and find Me when you seek
Me with all your heart.
Jeremiah
29:11-13
I was at
a time in my life when I felt like I was not giving God my all. There was a part inside that, for whatever
the reason, I would keep to myself. I
had to realize that this would affect my life in the future.
This
became evident when I went to a summer camp last year. There, all my problems, personal conflicts,
and such became very vivid to me. It was
as if God wanted to make things clear to me.
I remember one day, the pastor said something that hit me hard. I had enjoyed the messages from this preacher
all week, but something he said during this particular sermon just struck
me. He said: "The problem is that
we don't have faith in God, because if we did, we wouldn't be worrying so much,
and we would have just given it all to God."
I
remember that night he gave a powerful testimony, and in the end, with all of
us crying, we bowed down to God. I
apologized to Him and told Him I would give Him my all, including all my
worries. I asked Him to break the chains
that bound me. And in that moment I made
a connection with God, and He delivered me.
This happened when I looked for God truly. It can be hard, but if we hang on to His
promises and have faith, we can be certain that He will always deliver us, no
matter what. Having a relationship with
Jesus is more than just praying to Him and reading the Bible without ever
really having any type of connection or any kind of trust. If we want a true relationship with God it
has to start by trusting Him fully.
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