Have you had a deep, and personal relationship with God? A relationship that came about because of your desperate need for Him in your life through your personal tragedies, and realized God’s genuine and agape love for you above all?

A personal encounter with Jesus Christ leads to a strengthened and intimate relationship with Him.

My personal relationship and Encounter with Christ

I grew up right next to the Church since my dad was a pastor where I could step out from my mom’s kitchen door right to the backside of the Assembly building.

I attended very Sister’s Meeting, Bible Study, Worship, Sunday School, and Prayer Meeting whether I liked it or not.  My parents attended them and I had no choice then.

I went mainly because my parents asked us to be ready and attend before everyone else came .

Then at the age of 15 I went to a Catholic boarding school approximately 1192.9 miles away from  home, where the only time I went home was once a year. There were no regular meetings like I was used to and for few weeks it was a breather.

But then came the homesickness, psychosomatic symptoms, hurts, and flashbacks of childhood abuses in full force and I began to stumble spiritually and emotionally.

I didn’t know where to turn after being so used to be under the care and rules of parents. All of a sudden life became lonely even in the crowd, and I was lost and broken.

The boarding home had a small chapel for prayer ,and I recall how one night after everyone else slept, I tiptoed and entered the Chapel. ( We had to be in bed by a certain time)

There was a small light near the altar in the dark, and I knelt down and whispered in tears, “Where are you, God?”. Speak to me and give me a sign!

Suddenly I heard the winds whistling, and a strong breeze rushed through the open window and touched my face. The winds turned the pages of the Bible there and I leaned to touch the page.

ISAIAH 54 in large print never shone so brightly before my very eyes.

verse 4: Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth

 

verse 7: For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back.

 

10: Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,

 

17: no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.

 

For the very first time in my life, I knew I asked something to the Lord, and He answered me through the powerful wind that He has always been near, and knows all my aches.

I felt loved unconditionally. Everyone else abandoned me but the Lord stepped in.

Personal Relationship with God:

Jesus became my personal God that very night . HE was not just my grandparents or my parent’s God but MINE – God of Diana.

The road from there on was never ever easy. But I knew my God never left my side even when I tried to push Him away over the years.

Christianity is known as a religion to many, but it is a relationship with the God of this Universe. The Only God who loved us SO MUCH that He chose to die for us.

-Dear friend, do you find yourself in a crossroad where God has become optional or a stranger?

-Do we go to church because we feel forced to by our parents?

Do we feel the need to fulfill some ritualistic pattern every Sunday ?

-Are we ashamed that others at home,school, or workplace will notice our association with Christ, un-friend us?

God is not legalistic and force His rules upon us, but He is kind, gentle, patient, and wants us to willingly follow Him.

Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

Romans 6: 23 says that all have sinned and the wages of sin is death. Christ paid the penalty of our sin and loved us way before we ever loved Him. He stands at the door of our heart and knocks like the perfect gentleman asking our permission to let Him in.

So, won’t you have your personal relationship with Lord God today?

Here are 5 ways to have a step by step personal relationship with God :

1.If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness . 1 John 1:9

 

2. Seek and deeply long for the Lord and His strength [His power, His might];
Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually. Psalm 105:4(AMP)

 

3. For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ  to God, among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; 2 Corinthians 2:15 (AMP)

 

4. That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death Philippians 3:10 (KJV)

 

 5. But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him [as His very own and is greatly loved]. 1 Corinthians 8:3 (AMP)

May this Lord God whom I love and serve be yours too to call upon forever. The Lord promises to lend his ear to anyone who diligently seeks HIM today . You are not abandoned by HIM.

Until next time

Diana