Welcome

Welcome to Keep Your Wonder. Perhaps you have come to this page on purpose, or perhaps by accident, or maybe even by divine appointment. This blog is meant to be an encouragement to all who read it. The posts on here are referred to as “words” and really all that means is I have a conversation with God and I record what He is saying. It’s filtered through me and so is colored by my voice a little bit, but I’ve discovered that this is actually the fun part for God. He likes partnering with His children and He enjoys working through the gifts He has given us.

If you don’t know God, or you’ve only had negative experiences associated with God, let me take a moment to introduce you to Him. His name is Jesus, He loves you, He died for you and all He wants is to have a deep, abiding relationship with you. He wants to give you a brand-new life, a life free from bondage and torment. He has an amazing plan for you. So how do you get started with an amazing life with Jesus? Its actually really simple. Give the leadership role of your life to Jesus by admitting that you’ve sinned in your life (little not-so-secret secret, so have I, so has everybody) and you need Jesus’s help to change (again, so do I and so does everybody else). Ask Jesus to forgive you for your sins, and ask Him to help you forgive anybody who has hurt you.

Here is a prayer for you to pray: “Jesus, I have sinned and done wrong in my life and I am sorry for that. I need your forgiveness. I want you to be in charge of my life and my heart. I forgive those who have hurt me and release any and all offense done to me. Jesus, please send your Holy Spirit into my life, baptizing me with your love and power. Thank you. Amen.”

If you’ve come to this page and have prayed the above prayer, first of all, welcome to the family! Your next steps will be to find a church where you can grow, find a person who is mature in their relationship with God and ask them to mentor you. If you don’t have a Bible, get one and read it every day. Ask the Holy Spirit to talk to you and teach you as you read. Pray (have a conversation with Jesus) every day, and listen to what He’s saying to you as you seek Him. And last but not least, get in and stay in community with your church family. You aren’t meant to do this alone.