A Clean Slate

This Sunday, April 12th of 2009 marked the biggest day of my life thus far, which was my baptism.

My Journey to Christ, in my own simple words...
Going through periods rebellion and denial, I conclude that I'm a sinner. Meaning that I have selfish & evil desires created from my heart that results in (sinful) actions. And by committing sins, I would be a slave to these sins, forever. Sins of power, materialistic wealth, greed, lust and etc will eventually lead to conflict with others and destruction for myself.

However, I discovered that God loves us too much to let us perish. Because of his unfailing love, grace and mercy - He sent Christ, who died for us, while we were still sinners. His death (a perfect, unblemished sacrifice) on the cross wiped all my sins away. Past, present and future, allowing me to reconcile with God and have life again. A clean slate, a fresh start.

You may wonder, am I suddenly & magically a different person altogether? Yes and no. I am different now because Christ is in me. However, I still inherit many of my old ways, which require lots of work to get rid of...

But going forward, I will put all my trust in Christ and be obedient to Him. I will attempt to live a consistent life that reflects His teachings, in the Word (The Bible) and most importantly, love one another as He did.

Thanks be to God.