What Will Heaven Be Like?

 

Be Not Anxious

 

Where Is Your Treasure?

 

Cast Your Cares

 

The Wonders of Nature

 

The Beginning of Wisdom

 

Life Changing Power

 

Poverty of The Soul

 

Threefold Identity Of Bethlehem's Baby

 

The Unmerited Favor of God

 

A New World

 

The Eternal Fact

 

Unity in The Scripture

 

The Mind of Christ

 

Ills of the Human Race

 

Love One Another

 

Don’t Be Greedy

 

Sufficient to Save

 

Demands of the Soul

 

Internal Strife

 

Faith Pleases God

 

What Does ‘Merry’ Mean?

 

Christmas Is Not a Myth

 

What Is in a Gift?

 

Jesus, What A Lovely, Wonderful Name Isaiah 9:6

 

The Giver of the Gift

 

Give and Take

 

Seeing Salvation This Christmas

 

The End of Life

 

What God Expects

 

Sufficient to Meet Your Needs

 

Establishing Peace

 

God’s Unspeakable Gift To Man

 

Christmas The Coming Of The Everlasting One John 1:1 and Verse 14

 

Talk Verses Action

 

No Strings Attached

 

Words to Count On

 

Being Grateful in Word and Deed

 

Satisfaction of Soul

 

Jesus to the Rescue

 

Solving The Problem

 

Disappointment Becomes Joy

 

An Upside Down World

 

The Power of Choice

 

A Genuine Hero

 

Real Encouragement

 

Time For Us

 

Thoughts and Actions

 

Things That God Don’t Know

 

The Joy Of Living In God’s Furnace

 

Released From Selfishness

 

Our Many Blessings

 

The Peace of Jesus

 

A Clear Message

 

A Call To Decision

 

The Highest Law

 

You Can Have True Unity

 

A Global Best-Seller

 

Loyalty And Faithfulness

 

The Cupboard That’s Never Bare

 

Prayer Is a Conversation

 

The Hands of Jesus

 

The Refining Fire

 

An Angry World

 

A Proud Look

 

Our Greatest Need

 

The Most Unique Person

 

Tears of Repentance

 

Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

 

Comfort in Mourning

 

Fully Surrender

 

Look Deeply

 

Making A Difference

 

Practice Good Stewardship

 

Who Is He?

 

Believe in the Holy Spirit

 

The Compassion Of The King

 

What Are The Signs Of His Coming?

 

The Wisdom of God

 

We Are God’s Children

 

His Love Is Obvious

 

Courage to Stand

 

The Example Of Barnabas

 

Reconciliation

 

Light and Shadow

 

Salvation Through Trust

 

Taking A Daily Dose

 

The Work Of The Holy Ghost

 

Being Rich

 

Where Is Your Hope?

 

Keep Moving Forward

 

Refining Fire

 

Energy Under Control

 

True Happiness

 

God Made Us Unique

 

The Mind Of Christ

 

The Vocabulary Of Praise

 

Complete Victory

 

Commitment and Purpose

 

Love Covers

 

There Is No Place Like Home

 

Faith Produces Works

 

Love In Spite Of Ourselves

 

Live Creatively for Christ

 

God Provides

 

He Changes Us

 

The Need for Wisdom

 

The Purpose of God for You

 

New Heaven, New Earth

 

The Second Coming Of The Lord

 

Truth Brings Freedom

 

Seek God For Yourself

 

The Need for Love

 

Everlasting Peace

 

AN EXAMPLE OF FAITH

 

Seeing Our Need

 

God, The PeaceMaker

 

Always Be Vigilant

 

Presenting Christ Effectively

 

The Ultimate Question

 

Questioning

 

The Unpayable Debt

 

God, Our Helper

 

The Miracle of Life

 

Christ's Threefold Mission

 

Joy in Sharing

 

The Promises Of God

 

Love In Action

 

What Jesus Wants For You

 

Four Nevers

 

Our Basic Need

 

Depend on Him

 

Christ Is Our Comforter

 

The Ability to Believe

 

The Purpose Of His Coming

 

Wisdom to Understand

 

Evidence of Jesus

 

Shine Your Light

 

The Amazing Love Of God

 

Seven Happy People

 

Transformed By Grace

 

Don’t Trust Your Heart

 

Unchanging Human Nature

 

What Makes Christianity Different?

 

SOMEONE WHO CARES

 

The Importance of Knowing the Bible

 

Oh What a Savior!

 

You Must Die to Yourself

 

Jesus Is More Than Just a Man

 

Use Your Mind

 

Glory In The Cross

 

Guard Against Greed

 

The World's Greatest Sin

 

God's Endless Love

 

Jesus Never Changes

 

A Pure Heart

 

The Lamb Of God

 

Satisfaction In Him

 

Standing Firm

 

We All Need Faith

 

Tame Your Temper

 

Come See A Man

 

Sight For The Blind

 

The Secret Of Contentment

 

A Breakthrough

 

Sitting On The Well

 

The Secret Of The Abundant Life

 

The Secret Of Happiness

 

Our God Is A God Of Order

 

Growing As A Christian

 

The Power Of Speech

 

Not Good Enough

 

The Real You

 

But God

 

The Divine Standard

 

A Heart Of Belief

 

The Life Of A Servant

 

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope Light From God’s Word Using Your Bible For A Road Map Proverbs 13 verse 13

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel Angels Looking After You Psalm 91 verse 2

 

PERSEVERE

James 1:2-4---My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

Testing – “That by which something is tried and proven.” According to this passage, trials test (or prove) faith. And faith develops perseverance, which is necessary if we are going to be spiritually mature. Most believers would likely agree with this truth. But, what about the joy? How many of us consider it pure joy to face trials? The problem for many of us isn’t a lack of knowledge. The problem is a divided heart. In order to find joy in the midst of trials, Christ and His glory must be the object of our heart’s affection. In every situation, our goal must be to know Him more and to reflect His character. Only when this is true can we have joy when our faith is being tested. Perseverance is not easy. Just ask any long-distance runner. It hurts to keep running when everything in you longs to stop. The motivation to continue is the reward. The same is true spiritually. Considering it joy to face trials does not mean that we enjoy the hardship. God is not asking us to be happy to have cancer or to lose a job. Jesus was not happy when He went to the cross…but “for the joy set before Him” He endured (Hebrews 12:2). The joy comes because our hearts are fixed on Jesus – He is our reward. And to be mature in Him we must learn to persevere. So, if you are struggling to have joy when your faith is tested, examine your heart. Where do your affections lie? Take heart and persevere! The reward is worth the hardship.

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope Light From God’s Word Don’t Live In Fear Psalm 27 verse 1

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel Real Living Psalm 63 verse 1

 

A Perfect Healing

Jeremiah 17:14---Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

You have many afflictions. You need so very, very much, a perfect healing. You want a perfect healing for the brokenness of your heart. You want a perfect healing for the brokenness of your relationships. You want a perfect healing for sicknesses, illnesses, and diseases you face. You want a perfect healing for yourself and for others. As you look around your world, a world full of sickness, illness, disease, and dysfunction, you see no such thing as perfect healing. As you look at your world, you are tempted to discount as total foolishness the idea any kind of perfect healing can occur. However, there is perfect healing. There is perfect healing because the Lord's kingdom is within you and therefore not far away. In the Lord's kingdom, your heart is always mended, your spirit is always repaired, and your soul rests in the Lord's eternal love. In every moment of your life, affirm before Him how you can touch the Lord's perfect healing. In every moment of your life, you are immersed in the Lord's healing love.

People Have Questions

People have questions about God, and questions about what He does. Some of these questions are hard questions. People ask things like, "Where are the answers when I need answers but no answers can be found?" "Where are the answers when I have cancer and I have to decide whether I want surgery or chemotherapy?" "Where are the answers when I am elderly and I am forced into leaving my home and I have to decide whether I will go to a retirement home or move in with my children?" When we need answers, sometimes it seems God is far away. The Psalmist talked about God when it seems God is far away when the Psalmist wrote in Psalms 22:19 "But you, O Lord, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me." Where is the answer when you have to decide whether to put your parent in a nursing home or try to take care of him or her yourself? Where is the answer when you are a single parent and you have to decide whether to put your child in a daycare center or whether to hire a babysitter you barely know? Where is an answer from God and God's guidance for decisions you have to make when all the choices are bad ones? Part of the answer must rest in trust in the Lord and in trusting our ability to be His humble and contrite child. Part of the answer is in our ability to be willing to do only His will and not our own.

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope Light From God’s Word God Hears Us Mark 11 verse 24

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel This Could Be The Day Mark 13 verses 35 and 36

 

The Comfort That Only God Can Give

2 Corinthians 1:3-5--- Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

Grief rips away at the heart and can turn a life teeming with meaning into an empty wasteland. When tears well up in our eyes and grief fills our soul, what are we to do? In a time of grief, our first instinct should always be to run to God. In God's arms we find the comfort and warmth of His love. In God's arms, we can find new meaning and new purpose when the dark days of grief attack us. However, when we lead lives apart from God in the present or when we think we do not need God in the present, then when grief comes, God is hard to find. When we share all we are and share all we have with God when the times are good, He most surely guides and comforts us when times of grief overwhelm us. When you pour out your heart and love for God today, no matter what grief might fall into your life tomorrow, all the love you gave Him comes back one thousand fold when you need Him the most.

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel Running the Christian Race Hebrews 12 verse 1

 

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope Light From God’s Word Fighting An Anxious Spirit 1 Peter 5 verse 7

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel Forgive Like Jesus Matthew 18 verses 21 and 22

 

Over Committing Yourself

Luke 10:42---But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Some people would feel they are living a diminished life if they did not live an over-committed life. Constantly living like you are putting out "brush fires" is a lifestyle that can hurt you in a major way. This kind of lifestyle becomes a dependent/co-dependent lifestyle when over-committing is done from a sense of weakness or powerlessness. Even when weakness and powerlessness are not issues, some people lead a "too busy" life. Piling up commitments in our life to the point where we run ourselves ragged is not helpful to us, to others, and is not a blessing to God. To healthfully maintain our soul, we are to live in peace and harmony with God. Over-committing is not a way to live in peace and harmony with God. Having more things on our agenda than we can possibly do also takes away from our efficiency because we can easily miss doing what is important.

GABC, Adel Sunday Evening 1/9/2022 The Possibilities Of Faith Mark 9 verse 23

 

GABC, Adel Sunday Morning 1/9/2022 A Golden Nugget Of Comfort Nahum 1 verse 7

 

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope Light From God’s Word Why Me Lord Lamentations 3 verses 31 thru 33

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel Open And Shut Doors Revelation 3 verse 7

 

Our War In Life

 Our war in life is not with the burdens we must bear. Our war in life is with the dark powers that want us to believe we cannot live because of the burdens and obstacles we face each day. The inside of your life is God's domain, His territory, and His kingdom if you give the inside of your life over to Him. It is the inside of your life where the mighty victories of your life are won with His help. You can pray for things to change on the outside of your life. However, God's greatest victory through you is when He and you defeat the influences on the inside of your life…the influences that keep you down, defeated, depressed, and hopeless.

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope Light From God’s Word Not Forsaken 2 Corinthians 4 verse 9

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel Remove The Wall Proverbs 18 verse 1

 

Our Vision Through Hope

Acts 23:6--- But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

Paul was on trial before the Sanhedrin and he was testifying on his own behalf. He was testifying about his hope when our bodies die, we have a chance to spiritually live forever. Hope is such a wonderful fuel for the soul. Hope is the fuel enlivening our imaginations and stirring our hearts. Hope motivates us and gives us visions. This hope in Christ gives us the courage to risk our life with calm, inspired hearts and a vision of heaven and eternity. Too many of us look at our life and see a time when we will die, yet our hope in Christ should give us a vision into the future of our life which has no end with Christ. Our hope in Christ gives us a vision of eternal glory with no end. Instead of death, we look forward to our day of glorious transformation.

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope Light From God’s Word The Eternal View 2 Corinthians 4 verse 18

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel Blessed By Brokenness Jeremiah 15 verse 19

 

Our Victory Is In Jesus

Proverbs 24:26---An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

We may think we cannot do many things when we are burdened down and in great pain. We may think we have no choices. We may think there is no end to our plight. We may think we cannot deal with things as they are. However, when we are in the deepest darkness, we must be willing to admit we can be wrong and we must be willing to admit we can be deceived. When we think we have no choice, we must be honest. For when we have Christ alive within us, He gives us the power to do many things we cannot normally do when we are burdened down. When we have Christ in our life, our pain may not stop, but our victory over the pain can still be achieved. When we have Christ in our life, we have many more choices than we think we have if we are honest about how things are and what we have done and not done. When we have Christ in our life, there is for us a great and victorious end to our plight. In Christ, there are victories to be won every minute. In Christ, there are triumphant moments every moment. In Christ, we have won even when we seem to have been pounded down in utter defeat. In Christ, the trials and heartaches of this life grow dim as we come to Him seeking His healing love. In our life, there is more to life than the reality of our trauma and tragedy. In our life, we have a mountain of Great Power where we can go and kneel down in prayer. In our life, our mountain of Great Power is a place called Calvary. On Calvary, a place where Christ suffered more than we have suffered or will suffer, our victory over every moment of our trauma and tragedy was won. On Calvary, Christ died to set us free forever.

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope Light From God’s Word Spending Time With God Psalm 4 verse 4

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel Seeing Who You Are Proverbs 23 verse 7

 

The Most Dangerous Enemy

Proverbs 27:1---“Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”

 J. L. Ralston said: "Our most dangerous enemy on this side of the Atlantic is the idea that we have plenty of time." This is equally true in the matter of preparedness for eternity—as well as for our country! Because we don’t know when we may lose the use of our faculties, because we have no lease of our lives, because we don’t know not when the Lord Jesus will come again, and because the Word commands it, we should act NOW. After serving the Lord for more than 35 years as a pastor I suppose the greatest excuse I’ve ever encountered is, “I’ll be saved one day.” Many I heard who made that statement to me is now absent from their body and gone. As far as I know one day never came for some of them, they departed this life without giving their heart to the Lord. Our text says Boast not of tomorrow, and I’ve said throughout my ministry that tomorrow never comes for when it gets here it’s today. The Bible says, “In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. (2nd Corinthians 6:2) Today, Now is the day of salvation, tomorrow will be too late, one day will be too late. NOW is the Time! Choose This Day Who You Will Serve! Jesus’ Invitation has never changed it is still Come unto Me.

Wednesday Evening 1/5/2022 Called To Holiness Sanctification Text 1 Thessalonians 4 verses 1 thru 12

 

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope Light From God’s Word Overcoming Weariness Galatians 6 verse 9

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel Sound Doctrine Luke 6 verse 46

 

Our Mission

When we fully believe the love of Christ heals all wounds, then our life and our church become an instrument for God and of God. When our life and church become an instrument for God and of God we have a mission for God. Each of us has a part to play in helping people lead better, fuller, more holy, and more devout lives. When we fully believe the gospel, great things start happening. Tragically, we don't have more people in the Christian faith. Even more tragic, we don't each have an individual mission we have accepted from God. In the Southwestern United States, during the region's formative years in the 1800s, a mission was both a building and also a group of missionaries. Can you imagine the impact and excitement a little group of people could have in your city or neighborhood if everyone in the group had the zeal of a missionary? Another definition of the word "mission" is the meaning associated with a course of sermons and services designed to quicken the faith and zeal of Christians or to convert unbelievers. Who gets quickened today? Religious fire and fervor sometimes come out in a church service with a lot of vocalizing of Amen's and hallelujahs. But the fire and fervor of the Christian faith must also come out in what the church does in the world. The evangelical fire that only stays in the church sanctuary does not help the work of God as much as letting the Light of Christ's love burn brightly in the world outside the church walls. Love must be taken to others who are not in church. Our mission should be to let Christ's love burn within us outside the church walls.

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope Light From God’s Word Bringing Yourself into Subjection 1 Peter 5 verse 6

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel Overcoming Your Frustration Romans 8 verses 20 and 21

 

Our Greatest Weapon Against Evil

The most important job a communicator of the gospel has is to help the receiver of the communication connect gospel truth to everyday life. In our reality, Satan attacks every person's life. When a person is disconnected from others and disconnected from God, Satan takes advantage of this lack of connection. When people lead disconnected lives, everyday life easily turns into chaos. Connected lives are fruitful lives. Connected persons live life on purpose, for a purpose. Disconnected lives are full of problems. If our heart is connected to Christ, our faith is unshakable. When our connection to Christ via the Holy Spirit is unbreakable, we would forever walk in the glory and grace of his presence. However, our faith is not strong and our connection to Christ is weak. When our faith is weak, our connection to Christ becomes weaker, and we end up in this downward spiral of losing what little faith we possess. For persons who are Christians, Satan tries to attack our connection to God by using adversity, pain, and suffering to weaken our connection to Christ. As Satan attacks, connections begin to fade, and there is backsliding. We must counter-attack Satan with prayer, meditation, humility, and an open heart to Christ's redeeming love. A melted heart kneeling before the Cross is our greatest offense against the evil one.

Hospice Chaplaincy Through The Eyes Of A Retired Hospice Chaplain

Written by, Dr. Danny V. Ray

Several years ago someone asked me, “Preacher what is a Hospice Chaplain?”

After having the opportunity to serve as a hospice chaplain for Hospice of Tift Area for seven years and Bethany Hospice for two years, I learned that hospice care is much more than treating pain, suffering, and symptoms. If I was looking for words to describe some of the things I learned there would be words like empathy which is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. One of the most important things anyone can ever do for those who are terminally ill is to reach a place of understanding and caring. Another word is the word sympathy and one must be careful with this word. Those who are terminally ill wants you to understand but not to pity them. With that being said, the greatest gift I believe God has given to me is the spirit of compassion.

To be compassionate is to be so caring for the sufferings of others that you are willing to suffer with them. As I study the life of Christ I see Him as one who had this type of compassion. I believe that is why he had to go to the mountain places to get away to refuel and strengthen himself for service. I have called this refilling your bucket. I remember one time feeling so empty and weak that I went to my Director and told her that I needed a day to go and refill my bucket. Her reply to me was, “go you know what you need to do.” I believe one of the greatest illustrations of being compassionate is given in John’s Gospel chapter eleven verses thirty-two through thirty-five, where we read the story of Lazarus. (Then when Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. When Jesus, therefore, saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, and said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept.) Though He appeared to have arrived late He was there providing the ministry of presence (Being There). Notice what those who saw Him cry said, “Behold how he loved him!”

Now to answer the question, “What is A Hospice Chaplain?” A hospice chaplain is one who cares when no one else takes the time to care, to love those who everyone else has written off because of their lifestyle, to cry with those who are crying, to hurt with those who are hurting, to just be present with a listening ear maybe even not having to say one word, just being there to represent a spiritual presence. I have spent Christmas Eve with families who were hurting, sitting with them, as they say, goodbye to their loved ones. I watched as they cried and have cried with them. Being there not so much because it was my job to be there, but being there because I wanted to be there with a hurting family. I suppose Theodore Roosevelt said it best, “Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care.”

I have cared for so many in the nine years that I served as a hospice chaplain. Being there, representing God, and His spiritual presence too many who would have never had a relationship with Him if chaplaincy had not been provided. In the nine years that I served, I made many friends in our service area. I have stood by the bedside, and at the funeral home and helped with many funerals to these families. I would dare say I probably preached three hundred or more funerals for families who allowed me to walk through the deepest of all dark valleys with them.

I have been out of the full-time hospice chaplaincy for several years now. I use the term burnout as I felt I needed a break from seeing so much death and suffering. In the time that I have been away, I have used hospice services with my mother and have stood by the bedside of our church members and their families as loved ones died. We live in the land of the dying and the only hope we have to offer is the hope of Christ. As a chaplain I never tried to teach people how to die, I always prayed to be able to teach them how to live. Jesus said in John’s gospel chapter eleven verse twenty-six, “whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” I believe it.

I may one day soon if God opens the door walk back into hospice chaplaincy. While I have enjoyed being back in the church and the pulpit, I must share the truth there is nothing like taking the church into places it can’t go to represent God’s presence, I love the Hospice Chaplaincy Ministry as well as the opportunity to serve as a pastor.

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope Decide To Believe His Word Isaiah 41 verse 10

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel The Comfort Of God’s Presence John 14 verse 16

 

Our Encouraging God

What a mighty God we serve!

What a creative Creator we serve!

What a utilitarian God we serve!

Paul is bound in chains but the very chains that are supposed to keep him quiet and stop a religious revolution are encouraging others.

Your chains, your difficulties, your problems, your traumas can be used by God if you let Him.

The burdens you bear can be dedicated to God.

When you truly turn the chains and burdens put upon you by Satan into a renewed dedication to serving Christ then the incredible will happen.

Sunday 1/2/2022 Jesus Can Not Be Hid Mark 7 verse 24

 

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope, Light From God’s Word Battling In Prayer Matthew 26 verse 41

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel Handling Opposition 1 Samuel 18 verse 14

 

Opening Your Heart

You can think or say the words "Lord Jesus, please come into my heart." However, just because you say these words does not mean that you mean them. Too often, people want Christ in their hearts solely for an emotional benefit for themselves. To have His love in you and to sense His presence you must open the door of your heart. Your reason for opening the door of your heart must not be connected to you and what you need. Your reason for opening the door of your heart must be because you have seen the Savior, that you love Him, and that you are willing to surrender all you have and are to Him. You can think or say the words "Lord Jesus, please come into my heart." However, just because you say these words does not mean that you mean them. Too often, people want Christ in their hearts solely for an emotional benefit for themselves. To have His love in you and to sense His presence you must open the door of your heart. Your reason for opening the door of your heart must not be connected to you and what you need. Your reason for opening the door of your heart must be because you have seen the Savior, that you love Him, and that you are willing to surrender all you have and are to Him.

Encouragement For Today Rays Of Hope, Light From God’s Word Filled With Jesus Philippians 3 verse 13

 

Coffee ☕️ And Conversation Rays Of Hope From GABC, Adel God’s Plan For Your Victory Joshua 17 verse 13

 

Opening Your Heart

You can think or say the words, "Lord Jesus, please come into my heart." However, just because you say these words does not mean you mean them. Too often, people want Christ in their hearts solely for an emotional benefit. To have His love in you and to sense His presence, you must open the door of your heart. Your reason for opening the door of your heart must not be connected to you and what you need. Your reason for opening the door of your heart must be because you have seen the Savior, that you love Him, and that you are willing to surrender all you have and are to Him. You can think or say the words, "Lord Jesus, please come into my heart." However, just because you say these words does not mean you mean them. Too often, people want Christ in their hearts solely for an emotional benefit. To have His love in you and to sense His presence, you must open the door of your heart. Your reason for opening the door of your heart must not be connected to you and what you need. Your reason for opening the door of your heart must be because you have seen the Savior, that you love Him, and that you are willing to surrender all you have and are to Him.