If you’re searching this, you probably said yes to Jesus and now you’re wondering if it was real. Maybe you keep asking yourself, “Will I really make it?”
If you turned from your old life and opened your heart to Jesus, I’m so proud of you. You made the most important decision you will ever make. That takes courage. That takes faith.
I know because I’ve been where you are. I was standing on the street, moments away from ending my own life, when Jesus stepped in. He didn’t just give me hope. He gave me a whole new life. And now that same Jesus is living in you. You’re not alone anymore.
It rests on what Jesus did
You didn’t earn your salvation. Jesus paid for it at the cross.
Isaiah looked forward to the cross and said it plain: “he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him” (Isaiah 53:5). Peter looks back and says Jesus bore our sins in His body on the cross (1 Peter 2:24). Past tense. Already done.
In the Old Testament, God covered sin. Jesus didn’t just cover it. He removed it, as if it never happened. He did the same with your sin when you came to Him.
So when doubts come, look at what Jesus did, not at how you feel.
You’re a new creation
The Bible says that if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). You are a new creation now.
Something became possible after the cross that was never possible before. The Holy Spirit used to come upon people for a time. Now He lives inside you. You are the temple of the Holy Spirit. Romans 8:11 says the same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you.
That’s what makes you new. God gave you a new nature and a new identity. You’re not a servant trying to earn permission. You’re a son. You’re a daughter.
The Holy Spirit isn’t a battery you have to keep charged up. He’s a Person, and He lives in you. He wants more of you, more of your yes.
God doesn’t quit on you
So, will you really make it? Let me tell you: yes, you will. God’s Word says that “he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:6).
God doesn’t quit on you. He began this work, and He will carry it on to completion. The old is gone, the new has come, and your best days with Him are ahead.
In one of my trainings, I gave everyone this assignment: every morning, before you check your phone, say out loud: “I am sent. I carry His authority. I am not disqualified. I am His.” Let that be the first thing you say tomorrow. Let it set the tone for your day.
Start walking with Him
There are a few simple things you can do today. Tell someone about your decision. Telling someone makes your faith stronger.
Tonight, find a Bible or open one on your phone and read John chapter 3. Start there. Then pray. Simply say, “Thank you, Jesus, for saving me.”
This week, look for a Bible-believing church near you. You weren’t made to do this alone.
Your next step
If you’ve given your life to Jesus, tell me so I can pray for you by name. If you’d like, I’ll walk with you through your first 10 days with Jesus.