How do you know if you are a Christian or not? Many years ago I was faced with that question, and I thought I was a Christian just because I went to church with my Grandmother while visiting a few times a year and went to vacation bible school during summer break. I figured since it was a Christian church that I went to, that must mean I am a Christian, right?

Well, a few years ago, I learned the truth. I won't go into the whole story here, but I will give you the Reader's Digest version. Even when I joined a church back in the 80's, I tried to understand how all this stuff works with God, The Bible, and it just didn't make sense to me. I wanted to believe but it wasn't coming together in my heart or in my mind. Then I saw some people modeling the Christian faith in a way I never experienced before. They had true joy and peace and happy marriages, happy families and business ethics I was almost envious of. I longed to have what they had. I started reading some books they recommended reading and in that I found that things started coming together for me. Things I had heard before started clicking for me. I had heard these same things before, but this time I realized it was true. In the past, I thought it was all hogwash. God was setting a foundation for me without me realizing what was about to happen next. Before I knew it, my world came crashing down around me. I reached out to God in desperation, hoping He would hear my pleas and that He would answer my prayers and prove to me that He exists. And in that time, He revealed Himself to me and I opened my heart to receive Him and His son Jesus. And to think all along I thought you just had to be a good person when really all you have to do is put your faith in believing that God gave His son so that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life. So let me assure you, you can never be good enough to get into heaven. You must place your faith in God. Want to know more?