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You know the story. You know who he is. Or do you? He is the CHRIST. The SAVIOR. The ALMIGHTY ONE.
He is the one who DIED so sinners could have eternal life in Heaven.
He is the one who LOVES you.
He is Christ the KING.
A little while ago, I had a dream that really affected me. When I woke up, I had been changed.
I am going through right now what is possibly the hardest thing I have ever had to deal with. I have been very scared and very alone. Never before have the psalms or the stories of Job and David been so real to me as they are now. I have written a few of my own psalms, because in this time of difficulty all I have is God, and God is all that will pull me through this. My constant prayer has been for God to pull me close and draw me near to him.
In my dream, I was sitting beside a big man, and I was holding his hand. It wasn't romantic or anything, we were just very close. He was telling me how things were going to be. Not specifics, but he was telling me that things were going to be tough.
Hearing this upset me, and I turned and looked at him and said, "Daddy--", searching for the words I could say to try and understand.
He looked into my eyes, smiled, and said "Shh..." very softly. And with that he told me that although these things would happen, he would take care of me and it would be okay. I spent the rest of that night beside him under his protection, and the feelings I experienced are still clinging to me days later.
I have been without a dad for 10 years now, and I have imagined countless times what it would be like to have one in my life who loves me incredibly. But these thoughts, no matter how earnest, are only thoughts. They bring me no comfort, and only make me feel sorry for myself. But the amazing thing that affected me about this dream was that for the first time, my longing for that fatherly love had been fulfilled.
And I then realized that the man in my dream was no other than the living God. He had answered my prayers.
Because the Christian has HOPE. For the nonbeliever, if things suck on Earth, that's all there is. The Christian has the love of GOD. I wouldn't vouch for it if it hadn't been so real to me, but it's changed my life and I am a completely new person.
If you have DOUBTS, QUESTIONS, or just want someone to talk to, please drop me a line. I will do whatever I can to help you out. Jesus has been great to me, and I want to share him with you.
Despite popular belief, there's more to being a Christian than just believing in Jesus. It's hard. But I tell you this, I would rather live a complete life of misery as a Christian than one day as a non-believer. I can say that because I've been there. And life as a Christian, although not easy, is life on a completely different level.
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