No little thing

   Without question the most significant decision you will ever make is what you do about Jesus. Who is He? Was (and still is) He who He said He was and did He do what is reported of Him? What difference does He make in your life? Your initial decision and the choice is simple: accept Him and all this means for your life or reject Him. If you choose to accept Jesus and His Lordship over your life you enter into a never ending adventure. Truly, when you meet the Lord for this first time you discover that nothing will ever be the same again.

  That being said, what you do next is entirely your decision too. Do you want to discover all that is contained in accepting Jesus' Lordship? Do you really want to become the best you that's possible? You really can't do it alone... you need the Lord's assistance to grow into that beautiful person you really are. And it is never instantaneous - it takes time and it takes commitment to make whatever changes you decide you will undertake. I believe we all are involved in an ongoing activity of personal growth, which is no little thing.

  Make up your mind that you will still make mistakes, still say and do what you wished you hadn't. However, now you have assistance (scripture, prayer, the Holy Spirit, fellow Christians) to accomplish the goal of being all you're meant to be. When you do those things you wished you hadn't, you have greater assurance about righting your wrong. And while you do reap what you sow, you do have the ability to be fruitful with a good crop.

 Unfortunately, many people who do accept Jesus as Lord seem to stop at the point of salvation and never continue their journey into the fullness, the abundance that comes with accepting Jesus. I suspect many are unaware but there are also those who, while they acknowledge who Jesus is and did all that He said He would do, they don't move on because...??? concern that their old ways will have to change? That they don't have the strength or will to grow? There can be multiple reasons for stopping. The interesting point is that whether or not we grow and become all that He has for us is really our choice. We are the decision maker and our decision is no little thing.