Friend

Friend,

Have you ever gotten a call in the middle of the night and didn’t want to answer it? Have you ever battled with making a decision knowing deep down inside that the choice is clear? That’s exactly what happened to me when God called me to His Salvation…six years ago. Since then, I’ve made a lot of mistakes, but I’ve learned some valuable lessons along the way. I don’t regret anything.

Do you ever think about what would have, should have, or could have happened if God didn’t love us? I think about it all of the time, and then I think about the end result…giving my life to Christ was the best thing I’ve ever done. There has been many rough moments, but my good days out-weigh my bad…I was able to cleanse my mind, spirit, and body. You name it, and I have probably done it…sex, drugs, lies, cheating, stealing and oh yeah, there WERE more, but God saved me. I am free from it all. God has transformed me and reshaped my entire life.

I have always tried to piece together the reasons for unexplainable phenomenon, and I have yet to complete the whole puzzle. I realize that no matter how much we desire to know or want to figure out, what’s meant to happen, will happen; what will be, will be.

Seek God with all of your heart and know Him for yourself the way He knows you; and most importantly, receive salvation.

I was afraid to surrender my life to Christ because I was satisfied with how I was living, but despite all that I thought I had, I still felt empty. I knew something was missing and I knew that, for once in my life, I didn’t have it and I had to find it. Honestly, I think the scariest part was I also knew what was missing, and where I had to go to find it. I remember standing still in the middle of my apartment one day and saying under my breath, “God I need you. I can’t do this by myself. I don’t know what to do anymore. I’ve tried everything. Please help me”. I also remember going on about my regular business after speaking those very words, but I expected something special to happen because I did something that was bold and different, and my heart was in it, for real! I was desperate. I had to see how God was going to answer my request, and if He was who He said He was, I wanted to see Him do it. It wasn’t anything that I expected, but it was everything that I needed, and more.

I constantly think about those simple little words that remind me, “be anxious for nothing, but in all things, pray…” I’ve tried doing it my way; I know what it is like. I’ve been doing it God’s way for the past six years (please know that comes with a few backsliding moments), and I know what that is like. There is no comparison; the choice is clear. I hope you understand that if it’s not God’s way; I don’t want it any other way.

I am absolutely positive that God knows the plans that He has for me; He will perfect that which concerns me, and He will work out His plans for my life. What about you? I want you to experience having a relationship with God that surpasses any that you may have with close friends and relatives, and even the one that you have with yourself.

Corruption, disappointments, disputes, struggleS…how do people survive such a nasty and distasteful world without being caught up in or overtaken by such wickedness?

This is real! The devil is playing for keeps, and so is God. I had a choice to make, and so do you and everyone else. Make your choice and stand by it because life doesn’t change; people do.

If you haven’t made the decision to answer the call to salvation, I hope that you accept God’s invitation the next time He extends one to you. I pray that God will have His way with you and change your life around. All that God has done for me, I believe He has already done the same for you.

I hope that you continue to reflect on what has gotten you to this point, and Who will, and can only, take you to the next level. God is waiting, answer His call, today!

Peace and Love,
Sonora Baker
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Scriptural Reference: Isaiah 55 - “Invitation to the Lord’s Salvation”