What happens when we die is a big
question we ask. As the Bible states there are only two possible outcomes,
Heaven or Hell. The latter is such a horrible place that is actually mentioned
more times in the Bible than Heaven. Many people try to avoid the subject of
Hell for a fear of seeming to judgmental; however, if one person hears about
it, and is saved from it, then it is surely worth having a few people being
just slightly offended with you.
If you have read about the torment in
Hell, then the chances are you would do anything to avoid it, but how do you
know you are saved from it. The way of salvation is simple, just ask God
through prayer to forgive you of all the sins that have messed up your life,
and he will write your name in his book of all of us who will one day live with
him forever in a place better than the best place we could ever imagine. There
is no specific words that have to be prayed, no precise passwords, no fancy
words that need be used, just as long as you have wholeheartedly asked him to
save you, then you have found the only way to Heaven!
If you have prayed this sort of
prayer before, but feel you have gone away from God, then why not pray this
prayer again, you can never pray this to many times.
Like I said, there is no specific
prayer that has to be prayed, but if you are totally stuck and don’t know what
to say, here is a suggested prayer:
Dear Lord
I confess I have not been following
you, and have not been the person you created me to be. I ask that you will
take away the barrier of sin that has barred me from you, and I thank you for
dying on that cross so I could live with you forever.
Amen
God won’t mind at all if you read the
prayer on here or anywhere else, as long as you meant it.
For all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace that came
through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23-24 (NIV)