"...there is more joy in Heaven over one sinner that repents...".
Luke 15:7
You just made the best and most important decision of your life! Welcome to the family. The family of God's Kingdom.
Once you believe on Jesus as your saviour you are adopted into the Kingdom of Heaven
as a son or daughter of the King. You are now royalty and can enjoy all the benefits
that come with adoption in His family. He gives you Love, Hope, Power, Peace,
Purpose, Authority and a guaranteed home in heaven with Him forvever and ever.
Here's some of the things Jesus promised you when you follow Him and His ways.
Authority
"Look, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions,
and over all the power of your enemy the devil, and nothing from him will hurt you" - Luke 10:19
Royalty
"He made us Kings and Priests to God and our Father" - Revelation 1:6
Direct access to God the Father
"For through Him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father." - Ephesians 2:18
Healing
"...they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." - Mark 16:18
Home in Heaven
"In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you." - John 14:2
Seated with God
"And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus" - Ephesians 2:6
Purpose
"Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation." - Mark 16:15
Never Alone
"...I will never leave you or abandon you." - Hebrews 13:5
Promised He will come again
"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself..." - John 14:3
Holy Spirit inside you
"And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever" - John 14:16
Do greater things than Jesus
"whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do.." - John 14:2
Know the truth
"When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth..." - John 16:13
Wisdom
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously ..." - James 1:5
Power, Love and a Sound mind
"For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and a sound mind" - 2 Timothy 1:7
No fear
"There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear..." - 1 John 4:18
All sins washed away
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." - 1 John 1:9
Provision
"And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:19
Protection
"The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." - Psalm 18:2
Steps for new believers...
Get around other believers
It will make you strong and encourage your spirit. Church is a great place to start - find a good church and plan to attend regularly. Pray to God and ask Him to show you a good church. Share your heart with good people there. Don't be afraid - God loves you and will provide good people to come along side you and help you to know Him better. God will reveal Himself to you more and more every day. Keep seeking Him and you'll find more and more of Him. He loves you and wants you to know Him. A good church will also teach you more about God, His ways and how to know Him better.
Read the bible
It's one of the ways God talks to us and teaches us about Him and His ways. His Word is extremely powerful. Even if you don't understand it at first, read it anyway - it speaks to your spirit not your mind. The bible is actually God himself and is the living Word of God. Your mind will understand once God reveals His truths to your spirit. I use a daily bible reading app on my phone that works really well. You can also get the bible as an app on your phone too which is really useful.
Pray to God
Ask Him for the things you need, tell Him your problems, thank Him for the good things He's done. There's no correct way to pray apart from honouring God and seeking Him. Prayer is just talking to God. Don't be too surprised if He talks back. He talks to me all the time and tells me stacks of stuff - He's the best. Prayer is all about relationship. It's a two way street between God and you. Just start talking to Him and He will hear you. Soon you'll have the peace of God in your heart and your life will change dramatically.
Feed your spirit in the things of God
I have a daily devotional that I get emailed every day as well as a daily bible verse that really helps me to keep my heart aligned to God and His ways. There are hundreds of daily verse and devotional apps for smartphones + stacks of great websites out there. Feel free to contact me if you need some help in finding some good, solid and encouraging resources to feed your spirit with.
Know your enemy
Once you believe in God you are part of an army. An army used to set captives free from the lies of our enemy the devil. He doesnt want you to do this and will try to stop you at all costs - but don't fear, Jesus beat him on the cross and gladly hands you His victory for each situation every time you ask Him. Some of the ways the devil tries to prevent God's army is discouragment, temptation and fear. God is greater than all these things. Lean on Him, He always makes a way for you to escape and have the victory He wants for you. He also has immeasurable forgiveness for us when we do fail - no matter how badly we fail. So you have nothing to lose if you stick with God. He'll stick with you through the best and the worst - He promises it - and He never breaks a promise.
And most of all, Always remember God loves you
