Broken Soul

God accepts you as a broken soul, and He offers a gift of healing. He is waiting for you to accept yourself as a broken soul and simply receive His gift.

Day by day He desires to renew and deepen His relationship with you.

When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.
Romans 5:6

"For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me in earnest, you will find me when you seek me. I will be found by you," says the LORD. "I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes."
Jeremiah 29:11-14

So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and in his good time he will honor you. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you.
1 Peter 5:6-7

Happy are people of integrity, who follow the law of the LORD. Happy are those who obey his decrees and search for him with all their hearts.
Psalm 119:1-2

The LORD is my shepherd; I have everything I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.
Psalm 23:1-3

I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the darkness.
John 12:46

Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.
Matthew 6:32-33

Salvation that comes from trusting Christ—which is the message we preach—is already within easy reach.
Romans 10:8

Eternity is Multiple Choice

I believe that we all have a very important spiritual choice before us. Your choice will mean that this Earth is either the closest to Heaven or the closest to Hell that you ever experience. While we live on this Earth we all experience a little bit of both Heaven and Hell throughout our lives. When our souls leave our bodies, our eternity is finalized. We will either be in Heaven forever in the presence of God, or in Hell forever separated from God.

Please do not procrastinate on this choice. The sooner you reconcile yourself with God the sooner He can begin healing your soul and provide for you in ways you never could imagine! He daily seeks to grow in intimacy with you, all you need to do is respond.

The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise to return, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent.
2 Peter 3:9

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.
John 3:16-17

But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
Romans 5:8

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23

For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9

Are you in Egypt?

The historical account of Moses leading the nation of Israel out of slavery in Egypt is widely familiar (known as the Exodus). If this is not familiar to you, or you want to refresh on the details, please read the Book of Exodus.

The short version is that once upon a time a man named Joseph, who was an Israelite, became very powerful in Egypt because of his good reputation with the Pharaoh at that time. Eventually other Israelites came to live in Egypt. After all of those people died, the new Pharaoh became afraid that the Israelites would overthrow him, so he made them all slaves. Moses was born to an Israelite woman, but was raised by Pharaoh's daughter. Later he facilitated the negotiations with Pharaoh to free the Israelites.

When the Israelites left slavery in Egypt they faced new challenges in their freedom. They often become ungrateful for their freedom and complained that they wished they were back in slavery in Egypt instead. God was using these challenges to teach them to trust in Him alone, He was very disappointed that the people thought the Pharaoh could take better care of them.

I read this passage today in my Bible and thought it might be a great metaphor sometimes in our lives. What is your "Egypt?" Where do you go when you need help? Does that help seem to be fruitless, counter productive or even dangerous? There is a living God - all knowing, all powerful and ever present - who desires to be your Savior and Provider, if you will turn to Him and ask.

Excerpts from Isaiah 30 (vs 1-2, 15, 18-19) and Isaiah 31 (vs 1 & 3)

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,
and rely on horses,
and trust in chariots because they are many,
and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!

Now the Egyptians are men, and not God,
and their horses are flesh and not spirit;

"Woe to the rebellious children," declares the Lord,
"Who execute a plan, but not Mine,
and make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
in order to add sin to sin;
who proceed down to Egypt,
without consulting Me,
to take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh,
and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!"

"In repentance and rest you shall be saved,
in quietness and trust is your strength."

Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you,
and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.

He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry;
when He hears it, He will answer you.