Yahweh!

Since becoming a Christian and accepting Jesus as my saviour, I have felt such peace inside. My life is still the same with the same money worries and concerns for my children, but the way I deal with these anxieties now is through the word of God and praying to Him. Becoming a Chrisitian is a slow process for me, but that's the way I like it. I don't expect great changes to the practicalities of my life, even though some things have improved, but I do feel more tolorant of the way my life is. I know that God gives me what I need and not so what I want. Like a parent to a child. I give my children what they really need, such as food, clothes, warmth and love. Even though they want the latest Playstation Game or to play out the front till it's very late, these are the things I won't provide for them and although they may feel put out by not having these things now, I hope that in the future when they are adults they will appritiate my reasons for not giving them everything they want. God is the same for us. He gives us what we really need and when my life is tough and I'm struggling to cope, I remember the greatest gift God gave to me and that's Jesus. He is the main thing I need in my life. He lifts me up when I am down, He lights my path when I'm lost in the dark and He gives me what I truly need (the Holy Spirit) rather than material things. Sometimes I feel selfish and impatient but like it says in the bible, you only get what you put in and so when I havn't prayed for a while or talk to God, I notice that my life becomes hard again and I start to feel negative. If any Christians are reading this, remember to keep reading the bible and pray to our Father even when your life is going well, remember to thank Him. And for non-Christians, God is there for everyone and He loves us all and that you are not alone.

Evening all! I would like to explain the reason for choosing Yahweh as a blog address. I have always believed in God, but it has only been this year that I have come to accept Jesus as the Son of God. I thought that praying, reading the bible occasionaly and telling people that I believed in God was enough for me. I didn't feel the need to pursue God any further, besides I was a nice, good person and there was no reason for me to become a Christian. Even though I married into a Christian family I didn't feel the desire to become one. I wasn't sure why they had to be Christians, surely believing in God was enough. But after many more years of reading the bible, I come to realise that the devil also believes in God, but he doesn't follow, worship or love Jesus. I began to concerntrate on reading about the life of Jesus and what He said and did. This became my first stepping stone to becoming a Christian. I learnt that Jesus was a really cool bloke back in His days and an even greater man when He died for our sins. So then I started to accept Jesus as the Son of God, but I wasn't really feeling it. Some Christian friends of mine spoke about the Holy Spirit and how it can give you peace. I had read about the Holy Spirit and it sounded great, I sure wanted some of that. Time went on and still no Holy Spirit, but I carried on praying and reading the bible. All of a sudden I realised that God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are all one. It all made sense and I couldn't believe that for many years I overlooked that. It wasn't long after I had accepted and understood this that Jesus filled me with the Holy Spirit. As it happened, all my worries, guilt and negativity flowed out of me and love,love,love filled within me. After I wiped the tears of joy away, I made a conscious decision to follow Jesus and become a Christian. I was Baptised on Easter Sunday and I felt that I wanted to do something for God as a thankyou for sending Jesus Christ our Lord to die for me. I opened the bible and found Yahweh in the first sentence I read. Yahweh is a transliteration meaning 'The Lord' and from that I chose the name as this blog address.

Welcome readers to my new Blogsite. It is getting late now so my first posting will unfortunatly be very short, as I'm quite tired.