"God comforts us in all of our troubles so that we can comfort others in their troubles."
- 2 Corinthians 1:4
"God comforts us in all of our troubles so that we can comfort others in their troubles."
Help for Parents & Grandparents
God is mentioned a lot in this website. That is not by accident. The website was started to help pastors whose kids abuse drugs/alcohol. All of the contributors are people who say they have faith in God. But, what exactly does that mean?
We were all created as four-dimensional people. We all have rational, emotional, physical and spiritual sides to us. The spiritual side is the most important. Genuine spirituality centers on Jesus Christ. He said: He and God are one; if we have seen Him we have seen God; that we must be born spiritually and that He would send the Holy Spirit to take up residence in our lives—to conform us to the image of Jesus Christ.
The reason we need to be born spiritually is because we are all born as imperfect, sinful people. Such people cannot enter God’s presence. There is a chasm between God and us. Jesus Christ bridged that chasm. That is what spiritual birth is: to acknowledge that we are imperfect and sinful, that Jesus Christ died to be the substitute for us and that we need to appropriate what He has done for us. This is life’s most important decision. It is not to be taken lightly. But, the decision can be made through praying a prayer something like this: “Jesus Christ, I acknowledge that I am imperfect and sinful. I acknowledge that you were perfect when you were on earth. I ask you to forgive my sin. I ask you to come into my life through the presence of the Holy Spirit who will begin conforming me to your image.” It is possible to pray this prayer right now. Since it is life’s most important decision, there really is no reason to delay it. Simply pray it in your own words.
When we make the decision to ask Christ to forgive our sin and come live in us, we become children of God. Until that time, we are His creatures but not His children. The Bible makes it abundantly clear that God has a purpose for each of His children. Part of that plan is to be working in their lives to bring them into conformity to the image of Christ. This is not something we manufacture: rather, it is the work of the Holy Spirit—who is the presence of Christ in our lives—to be changing us from the inside out.
If this prayer expresses what is on your mind and you prayed here, let us know if you would like us to send you some material to help you develop and nurture this new relationship you just began with Jesus Christ. If you are not certain, please give us your name and address anyway and we will send you some material that will help you know more about inviting Jesus Christ into your life. You can submit a prayer request by clicking here. You can remain anonymous if you prefer.