{"id":546,"date":"2010-06-18T22:38:56","date_gmt":"2010-06-19T03:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pastorfrog.com\/?p=546"},"modified":"2010-06-18T22:47:51","modified_gmt":"2010-06-19T03:47:51","slug":"spirit-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pastorfrog.com\/?p=546","title":{"rendered":"Spirit &#038; Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you making opportunities to obey the Spirit and teach the world about who God is?\u00a0 It&#8217;s kind of a big deal if you think about it.\u00a0 If you&#8217;ve been saved by God, that means you were rescued from death&#8211;plucked from the fiery pit of Hell and turned from a wicked and sinful monster into a saint.\u00a0 But Jesus didn&#8217;t sacrifice himself to turn you into a decoration (like the statues you see of dead people).\u00a0 He gave his life so that you could have life, and then he said it&#8217;s your turn now!\u00a0 Go into all the world and save some people!\u00a0 Don&#8217;t waste the precious gift you&#8217;ve been given&#8230;spread it around.\u00a0 There&#8217;s more than enough to go around.\u00a0 God doesn&#8217;t want anybody to die without him.\u00a0 If you&#8217;ve found God&#8217;s grace don&#8217;t hide it, divide it!<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t been saved, that means you&#8217;re still dead in your sins.\u00a0 And you probably already know exactly what I&#8217;m talking about.\u00a0 Your own conscience is probably telling you exactly what it is that is keeping you apart from a relationship with your Creator.\u00a0 Today is the day of salvation.\u00a0 Make the choice to leave your sins in the past and to start living for God, and you will find a life more amazing than anything you&#8217;ve ever known.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not always easy.\u00a0 In fact, Jesus guarantees that you&#8217;ll face persecution if you live life his way.\u00a0 But it is so worth it!\u00a0 To actually live in relationship to God and know his presence in your life outweighs all the troubles you could ever face.\u00a0 And we haven&#8217;t even gotten to Heaven yet.\u00a0 That&#8217;s the icing on the cake of a real relationship with Jesus!\u00a0 Make the decision to find forgiveness and turn your life around and live by the awesome power of the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 You won&#8217;t be disappointed!<\/p>\n<p>PS. 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