I am not ready
You acknowledge that Jesus is the only way back to God. You also believe that Jesus died for your sins and that you can experience God’s love and forgiveness through Jesus.
But you feel you are not ready to turn your life over to Jesus.
If so, we encourage you to find out why you feel you are not ready. What is holding you back from trusting Jesus with your life?
Remember, God is love. God is absolutely good. He is life and also light. Those who are in fellowship with God have everything!
Jesus wants to be your Lord and desires you to be in fellowship (relationship of love and trust) with God because He loves you.
Learn more about God’s unconditional love for you to “Accept God’s Love.”
I think I’m a Christian
Perhaps, you grew up in a Christian home or a church community and always thought you are a Christian because of the people around you.
True Christians are dwelt by the Holy Spirit, and Jesus is in them (John 17:22–23).
From this truth that Jesus is in believers, we use the expression, “inviting Jesus into our life as Lord and Savior”, to mean the beginning of new life in Christ.
For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; it is not from works, so that no one can boast. For we are his creative work, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we can do them. (Ephesians 2:8–10)
Because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousness and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation. (Romans 10:9–10)
You become Christian by the grace of God through faith in Him, confessing that Jesus is Lord, and believing in Him as your Savior.
This act of believing and confessing together is repentance—turning away from your self-directed life to God’s way of life under His rule and authority.
If you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you belong to Him. He is in you.
For you, the best place to continue your spiritual journey is The Adventure of Living with Jesus. This study will help you understand better your relationship with Jesus. If you faithfully practice what you learn in this study, you will begin to live an abundant life Jesus promised.