Christianity is more than just a belief system or a label, it is a way of life. To be a Christian is to have placed your life, your trust and your faith into Jesus Christ, who was fully man yet fully God as the Son of God and died for our sins. Please understand that Christians are not perfect by any means and we have the same struggles, the same problems, and the same sins that everyone else does. We make the same mistakes! The difference is that we have hope and help through Jesus to get through absolutely ANYTHING that could possibly be placed in our path - including the devastation of perinatal mood disorders. However, being a Christian does NOT mean that we will avoid difficulties or have our struggles magically disappear. We merely have supporting arms to get us through our deepest valleys. Please know that God has been reaching out to you for some time now and persistently pursues you as a bridegroom pursues His beloved bride. In fact, it is no mistake that you here reading this! The Bible paints a beautiful picture of God's love for us:

"...I have loved you...with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself." (Jeremiah 31:3)

It is God's love that draws us to Him, yet our natural tendency is to pursue what we desire for our lives instead of what God desires. Sometimes we do things intentionally or unintentionally that hurt ourselves or others, and goes against our ethics, our conscience, and God's commands. The Bible calls these types of choices and mistakes sin, and sin separates us from God and His love, for sin breaks His heart. (Romans 3:23) God hates sin because it destroys our relationship with Him and ultimately will cause us eternal pain and suffering.

At this point you may be asking, "How can I restore my relationship with God?" Well, we have great news for you! God came to reestablish His relationship with His creation personally and in the most amazing way! God became a man and His name is Jesus. The Bible tells us that Jesus is more than just a man for He is fully man and fully God. He has walked in our shoes and has felt our pain and our temptations, yet did not sin! Even Jesus' name means "God with us."

"Before anything else existed, there was Christ, with God. He has always been alive and is himself God." (John 1:1-2)

God desires for you to seek Him, to have His help in times of need, to give you wisdom and His peace, and most of all He desires to give you eternal life with Him, rather than eternal separation from Him.
So the obvious question is if Jesus is God why did He die such a horrible and painful death by being cruicied on a crude cross? Jesus died in order to pay the penalty for my sin and your sin - for everyone's sin in the past, in the now, and in the future. The Bible tells us that the penalty for sin is death:

"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:23)

Jesus knew that we could not afford such a high price so He gave the ultimate sacrifice of Himself.

He took our sins on Himself when He died on the cross. When Jesus died on the cross He made it possible for us to have our sins erased and our relationship with God restored. Jesus proved that He has defeated sin, death, and hell when He rose from the dead three days later. In the same way, we can defeat sin and death and avoid hell and arise a new person by restoring our relationship with God.

• Admit our need for Christ. A living relationship with God is a gift that we cannot earn:
  
  "God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it." (Ephesians 2:8-9 NLT)
  
  
• We seek God's complete forgiveness:
  
  "But if we confess our sins to him, he can be depended on to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong. And it is perfectly proper for God to do this for us because Christ died to wash away our sins." (I John 1:9)
  
  
• Transfer our trust to Jesus alone for eternal life. He alone can give you eternal life:
  
  "There is salvation in no one else! There is no other name in all of heaven for people to call on to save them." (Acts 4:12)
  
  "(The) Salvation that comes from trusting Christ... is already within easy reach." (Romans 10:8 NLT)

It's not complicated. If you would like to transfer your trust to Christ right now simply pray this prayer with a sincere heart:


Dear Lord,

I know that I am a sinner and I need your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I invite you into my heart to be my Lord and Savior. I want to begin trusting in you. Thank you, that I am now a child of God and am going to heaven. Amen.

If you were sincere you are now forgiven and completely accepted by God!

GOD'S ASSURANCE IS HIS WORD. THE BIBLE SAYS...

"For whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:13)

"God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins." (Colossians 2:13)

What Do I Do Now?

• Read your Bible daily.
  
• Talk to God in prayer everyday.
  
• Attend a Bible teaching Christian Church.
  
• Get involved in a small group.
  
• Begin spiritual growth through baptism.
  
• Tell others of your new life in Christ.