OneMinuteTestimony
Matthew 6:33 Seek Ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
I was defined by two things: work and play held together by pride. I was running a decent sized company chasing the american dream of success working from many times 4am to 10pm. I was a workaholic pursuing success and stuff. To escape the pressures of life I escaped on a dirt bike and raced every weekend. This was how anyone who knew me described me. My passion for bikes had become an idol and where I placed all my remaining energy. God allowed me what I thought was success in both. During this period in my life I also had started going back to church, and God started pursuing me.
When you feel that tug in your life for a better life; for a life living for something more than this world can give you, most likely that is God stirring in your soul. John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. As I listened to my pastor and started feeling I wanted more, I began the conscious effort of trying to read my Bible every day. As I began that pursuit, God began to reveal Himself to me, and showing me he had been there all along. Satan doesn’t let you go easily; God will allow him to test your faith; but if you remain true to God, He will never allow Satan to give you more than you can handle. 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
My life began to change. I downsized my company and I begin to realize how I had made dirt bikes an idol, and I began to place them where they belonged as recreation. I began to see the pursuit of all the success and ‘stuff’ means nothing when you die. You cannot take anything you gain here with you into eternity. It is as building a sandcastle at the tides edge; inevitably it collapses and washes away. Your life can change and matter now if you answer the tug in your heart and open the door to Christ. Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. I have in my life now a peace in an out of control world. Although it still comes at me with anxieties, it cannot rob me of my focus on God and the things of God. You too are living in a world slipping away from God focused on the present material gain. Do not allow yourself to be pulled into that pit of hell as a result. Open the door of your heart; let Christ come in, and change your focus to eternity with Him. There will never be true change in your life until you truly change through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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