Is Jesus really in charge of your life?

The subject of salvation has many misconceptions and falsehoods in the Christian world.

The beginning of understanding is you were created for God and not for your beliefs, desires or worldly affinities. Salvation is not about taking from God; it is a heart attitude to serve God. 

God created you for His purposes not yours. The creative purpose of God is to love Him above all else and to love others unselfishly. Your prejudices and dislikes have to die on the Cross.

The love for Christ requires strict obedience and loyalty to Him. Nothing can stand in the way of your relationship with Jesus.

Salvation is an agreement to be a servant of God operating with His values and bringing glory to His name. 

The servant is not above His Master. The Christ follower must seek the will of God every day of His life and comply with the requests of God without hesitation or doubt.

God is at work building His character in you at all times and the demands of God are always changing. As you become more spiritually mature the requests of God will be more extreme. So you must keep your heart and soul open to new challenges from God. 

Jesus is asking for you to be morally upright and think through His mind. He will go to radical measures to correct your amoral or self serving motives.

Walking with Jesus is a symbiotic relationship built on faith and yielding to the Holy Spirit. Jesus wants to give you more than you ask or think but He is looking for a believer who has laid down His life for Him!

There is no self in serving God!