God truly has a plan for each one of us, but it will only start "materializing" if we repent, are born again, and have a zeal for doing God's will and not ours, at all times, exactly as Jesus did His whole life (john 6:38) in a healthy relationship, both people would do anything for each other because they love each other God loves us, BUT we have to show Him that we love Him as well for Him to start working in our lives, and the only way to do that is by keeping His commandments (john 14:15)🌹

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i used to be really sad whenever i had to face any struggle (financial, sickness, etc.) but since i have repented, been born again, and decided to do God’s will at all times, i realized that everything happens for my own good (romans 8:28) thus, i started to “consider it all joy when you encounter various trials” (james 1:2) sometimes it’s hard to rejoice but i still do it (the closer i come to God, the easier it is to do it), because i know that God allowed it to happen for my own good🌹

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i carefully curated every book i read. i never picked one randomly. every book was chosen because i believed it held the key to the information that would change my life. but none of them changed anything and i got to the point where i stopped believing that a book could change a person at all. and then one did.🌹 https://thehiddeni.substack.com/p/i-read-to-be-changed-and-i-wasnt

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i used to believe that just faith in Christ will save me, but: “for just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.” (james 2:26) you can think about it like this: body = faith breathing = works just as a body without breathing would be dead, so faith without works is dead. examples of a living faith: when abraham took isaac to sacrifice him because God told him to do so. when we overcome anger or any other sin in our flesh.🌹

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to be saved we have to pay a price which is to die to ourselves the price we pay may look enormous in our eyes, but compared to what we are predestined to receive, which is to become like Christ (Romans 8:29), it is nothing dying to yourself means denying our own will and choosing to do the Will of God instead for example, if we want to go somewhere but God doesn’t want us to be there, then we don’t go. we die to our own will but to be willing to pay that price, you have to believe first🌹

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right now there is a war on the verge of starting here in romania as in the past months a lot of russian/ukrainian drones have been testing our defense i’ve never wanted to go to war because i didn’t want to die knowing i was going straight to hell, but i am no longer afraid BUT God has filled my heart with such peace. i can’t even put it into words. and I know this peace can fill anyone’s heart, because God is willing to give it to anyone who decides to follow Him. before it’s too late🌹

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i encourage people to read the New Testament more than the Old Testament, first, simply because it is through the New Testament that we get to see the life of Jesus and learn how to walk the way He did it is more important to receive revelation about that, because walking the same path Jesus did is the only way to overcome and be saved from the sin in our flesh entirely, and eventually become like Christ🌹

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Jesus and we have been born with a flesh full of sin (anger, pride), but He overcame all of them without sinning once (Hebrews 4:15), paving the way for us to do it like Him Jesus' death saved us from the penalty of sin (BUT ONLY if we repent and are born again), and His life can save us from the power of sin BUT we don’t have the power to do so on our own when Jesus ascended to His Father, the Holy Spirit came to earth, and together with God’s grace, they are the power we need to overcome🌹

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i’ve been following God for some time now, and i've realized that i should’ve come to Him because of the kind of being He turns me into, rather than because i knew i was going to hell when i died we are born with this flesh which is full of sin (anger, pride), and when we repent and decide that we want to do God’s will ONLY, God’s work starts within us, completely changing us from the inside. with time, all of those sins turn into fruits such as patience, kindness, and so much more🌹

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apart from the fiction books i've read, which weren't a lot, i've always read because i wanted to have my life changed. i always picked up a book because i thought it might give me the key to what i was obsessively looking for. and well, none of them did, until one finally did.🌹 https://thehiddeni.substack.com/p/i-read-to-be-changed-and-i-wasnt

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the entire work of salvation was to save us from sin entirely. we stop just at Jesus’ death that saved us from the penalty of sin (BUT ONLY if we repent and are born again) He came as a Man, with sin in His flesh (anger, pride), and was tempted in all areas exactly as we are, but He didn’t sin once (Hebrews 4:15) when He was crucified, He had overcome every possible sin that our flesh may have, and through His life He paved the way for us to do it exactly like Him🌹

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Christianity has become more of a trend these days, and its entire connection with God has been lost i am seeing people posting about handwriting the bible, “i have 38 bibles,” “i’ve read it so many times,” and other thoughts or questions that don’t bring any salvation the only way to be saved is to repent, be born again, and do God’s will every single moment of your life. if you are obedient to him, you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit and receive all that you need to become like Christ🌹

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Christ “has entered as a forerunner for us” (Hebrews 6:20), which means that overcoming sin in our flesh and doing God’s will all the time is something that we can do as well a proof that we can accomplish it is that God “predestined [us] to become conformed to the image of His Son” (Romans 8:29) anyone who decides to repent, be born again, and do God’s will every single moment of their life is predestined to become exactly like Christ. how amazing is that??🌹

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a while ago i wrote a short thought on the difference between quitting an addiction and being freed from it, in the context of smoking, as i've been freed from it this year. i've decided to expand it a little more, and write an entire essay around it, simply because the way freedom feels is something i'd love for more of you to experience.🌹 https://thehiddeni.substack.com/p/the-first-time-i-truly-felt-free

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we have the chance to go to Heaven and be saved from the penalty of sin through what Jesus did for us but simply trusting in that won’t get us there if we keep on sinning conciously (smoking, gossiping), refuse to enter the narrow path, and refuse to deny our will in favor of doing only God’s Will then we won’t get to Heaven and once we are on the narrow path, through God’s grace, we can get cleansed from all the sin that exists in our flesh (pride, love of money) and become like Christ🌹

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