Dear Brother and Sister,

 

For sure you need to know that God Loves you and, 
thus has a wonderful Plan for you.

 

“For God so loved the world that he gave his

one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” 
(John 3:16).

 

You may be having problems and that you feel you are no longer able to hold and get an answer to that;

but this is a message for you : God knows you by name.

 

Benefits from Change

 

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Every time in our Life we feel troubled and frustrated by what we see , 
experience and some times we regret for our past.

But the Bible says
''For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the 
Gentiles--when we walked in lewdness, lusts, 
drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries. ''1Peter 4:3

 

And also adds '' 4 In regard to these, they think it strange that you do 
not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.'' 1Peter 4:4

 

For this to be realised, we need to shift to a new Life

 what some people call "Entering a New Orbit"

“The new character, being finite, can still make mistakes 
and actually does so; but that is not the primary fact. 
The primary fact is that all of the person’s powers are employed 
in a new way and that his movements are dignified by a new direction.
He is a wandering planet which becomes stable in its movements 
by entering a new orbit.”
D. Elton Trueblood, author, educator, philosopher and theologian 

 

 I had been a wandering planet, but through the generosity, patience 
and mercy of a loving father, my life was stabilized.  I was brought 
into a new orbit – welcomed into, and made a member of, God’s own family.

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Personal repentance is vital in the transformation process. 
Repentance literally means “a change of mind.” 
It is to say to the Father, “I want to turn toward you and 
away from the life I’ve lived independently from you.
 I am sorry for who I’ve been and what I have done 
and I want to permanently change. I receive your forgiveness for my sins.”

Many at this point experience a remarkable “washing” 
from a lifetime’s accumulation of all that can degrade 
a person’s soul and spirit. Whether or not we sense 
God’s forgiveness, if we repent, we can be very certain 
that we’re forgiven. Our confidence is based on God’s 
promise to us, not how we feel.

We come into a personal relationship 
with the Lord when we make life’s 
greatest decision – the turning point referred to earlier. 
It is to believe that Jesus is the Son of God, 
the One who died for our sins, 
who was buried and was raised from the dead – 
and to receive him as our Savior and Lord. 
When we believe in this way, we become God’s children. 
This is emphatically promised in 
John’s gospel: “To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, 
he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12).

Would you like to receive Jesus Christ as your savior? 
If you would, you can pray a prayer like this:

“Jesus, I need you. I repent for the life I’ve lived apart from you.
 Thank you for dying on the cross to take the penalty for my sins.
 I believe you are God’s Son and I now receive you as my Savior and Lord. 
I commit my life to follow you.”

 

Once a solid spiritual foundation has been set in place, 
we are able to grow into the new life God has promised us. 

 

Galatians 6:7 "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; 
for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap."

 

Now you can reap fruits of your prayers 
when you BELIEVE.

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However, you need to to behave differently and we move on. 

 But our new relationship brings needed constraints. It is not “anything goes,” 
for we see that our God is a holy God. He is to be honoured, revered and obeyed. 
As we embrace the high standards he has set for us, 
we realize even they are for our benefit. 
In fact, everything he provides us and does for us is for our good.

 

Our new life in Christ is not one of unbroken success. There are fresh challenges.  
Old habits and old associations don’t change easily.  Conflicts arise.  
There are even spiritual forces that oppose us.  We doubt.  
We become discouraged. 

Yet it’s different.  We’re not on our own. 
We have entered a new and living bond with Jesus Christ. 
He leads. We follow. 
Our faith is set on a new foundation – and that foundation is Christ. 
How wonderful and reassuring are his words to us: 
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

In time, the transformed life impacts everything we are and do.  
Recall the relationship Adam experienced with God before the fall.  
Would not the Lord want to see that kind of fellowship restored, even in our work? 
As one business owner commented in an interview with 
the Harvard Business Review, “I would love to get the workplace as close 
to the Garden as possible, knowing we can’t.  But I shouldn’t stop trying.” (HBR, Jan-Feb 1999.)

 

Maybe you’ve been searching for answers for your own life, 
including the answer to life’s greatest question – how should I relate to God? 
Or maybe you’ve begun your faith journey but need to solidify basic understandings. 

 I urge you to rise to the challenge.  If these thoughts and words are timely, 
please reflect on them and, with God’s help, act on them.

Philemon's Love and Faith

 4 I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers, 5 because I hear of your love 
^(H) and faith toward ^[b] the Lord Jesus and for all the saints. 
6 [I pray] that your participation in the faith may become effective 
^(I) through knowing every good thing ^(J) that is in us ^[c] for [the glory of] Christ. 
7 For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, 
because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed ^(K) through you, brother.

 

16 : But I didn't want to do anything without your consent, 
so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will.