Biggest change was - I stopped hating God and started loving Him.
I also stopped hating people and started loving them - because I realized they were just like me.
I stopped being afraid, because I realized God loved me and paid a great price to redeem me from the power of Satan and Hell.
I stopped thinking I was such a "know-it-all" when I realized I had been deceived my whole life, and didn't even know it.
I stopped thinking that the whole world revolved around me, and realized I was just one small person among billions - yet I was someone, because God had taken notice of me, and visited me, and had mercy on me!
I realized life did matter, and what we say and do and even think is immensely important. I realized I still had an enemy - and unless I learned how to deal with him I was in danger of falling back into my former darkness.
I realized that I was indebted to tell others what I had found - the True God, and an eternal hope.
I realized how much more I need to realize what is real.
2007-11-27 15:30:25
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answered by wefmeister 7
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I was 14 when I was "born again" although, at the time.. I didn't know that's what people called it, because I didn't know any other christians then.
I was just a little girl so I wasn't what you'd call a big time sinner, although I needed Jesus just as much as anyone else.
The changes I saw in my life were that I was overflowing with joy, peace and love to a degree that I didn't know was possible. I wanted nothing more than to tell everyone I met how much God loves them.
I still had to learn to trust Him through the years... learning to trust in what you cannot see is sometimes very difficult, especially when hard times come. When they did, I often saw myself as the person in the footprints poem, thinking that God left me when i needed Him the most, but eventually I learned that He really wouldn't leave or forsake me, nomatter what.
2007-11-27 15:42:06
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answered by Anonymous
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The only thing that remains constant IS change..
As I always tell my fellow religious folk, DON'T change who you are... Jesus never did!
For those who "run" away from their past.. run from WHO they really are.
Once you accept who and what you are in Christ, then God forgives you BECAUSE you forgave yourself.
For example, let's say that on the day of judgement...you are put to the test, about who you were as an alcoholic.
All someone or something would have to do is stick you in a room full of alcohol.
Now, let's say that you are "coping" with what you were drinking.. but do it socially.. and NOT as much as you did before.
This is "dealing" with what you considered to be a sin. Which ultimately is what YOU consider to be sin.
This may be something hard for the alcoholic, but easy to someone who doesn't drink as often.
Never run away .. turn and fight it. Because if you keep running from something, eventually there will be nowhere left to run to.
Change happens when you see THEE truth.. there is no sin unless what you make of it. Where does it say the "7 deadly" sins in the Bible? .. Man made that up.. Just as we make up OUR own SINS... turn and face it! and you will SEE a whole new world!
I have more teachings on faith if you want to see what I have done with scripture.
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/oceanremix
or
http://geocities.com/oceanremix/linesoftruth.html
2007-11-27 15:26:14
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answered by oceanremix 2
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Many, many changes...We got saved at the same time and I noticed my DH changing right before my eyes...he stopped cursing,,,he quit drinking,,,,and this was hard because at the time,,,he was the lead singer for a rock band....which he quit as soon as he could find another job...he became a new person....
I hope I did too...I started trying to live my life in the way I knew Jesus would want me to do...I quit smoking....I stopped worrying about my looks and started paying more attention to my insides....I knew I would never be the same...My goal was now different...I no longer cared about the worldly things,,,I had and still have my mind on my final destination...Heaven...What a glorious day that will be when we all get together with our loved ones who have gone on before...The future is not what it used to be....
2007-11-27 15:27:17
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answered by dreamdress2 6
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You are given a new heart when the Holy Spirit comes into your life.
Was I cured of addictions and sin? No
Was I freed from guilt? Yes
Do I still allow myself to get caught up on the guilt of sin? Yes but fullishly because as soon as I remind myself it's stupid to get hung up because Jesus has forgiven that sin then I get passed it.
The change is an internal one. For me I feel happier and I have a more gentle nature. I'm quicker to forgive than grow angry. I'm not worried about the afterlife. I no I have a friend always by my side. And I have developed a higher interest in faith and spirituality.
2007-11-27 15:22:13
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answered by Chip 2
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