Surgery Day

Today is the day that I go in for my surgery.  I have spent time with family and friends, and said what I have wanted to say.  Being unable to talk, is a BIG issue for me.  One thing I have been told over the years is that "I talk too much".  More by employers than family!  I'm sure family will be glad for the respite.
In my time being unable to speak, I will spend more time listening.  But I have learned in life, that I gain far more by listening then I do talking.
So today, I pray for peace, wisdom, boldness to tell others about Christ and the love He has for each one of us, and that for everyone that I meet, know and love, that they will take the gift of grace that God is offering and live a life fulfilled in ways you could never  imagine.
He doesn't promise there will not be sorrow and pain, only that He will never leave you nor forsake you.  I would rather go through all that I have been through, with Christ as my Saviour, than to have lived life without Him. 
He has woven a rich tapestry of experiences throughout my life.  To have had the undeserved honour of following a risen Christ does not compare to the richest gifts this world has to offer.  There is no substitute for the love of Christ.  He is the final substitute.
I know that gaining eternal life by just believing in Christ might see easy.  We want to do something stupendous to gain it.  In this world, most things are earned through hard work.  But not the gift of salvation.  It is free.  It is not fair, it is merciful.  If it was so easy, then everyone would believe.  Sadly, not everyone does.  God wants none to perish.  That is why He sent His only Son to die on the cross, take on the wrath of God in our place, be separated from God so that He can take on our sin, and then rise from death to life. 
This was not just a "good man" that lived on earth with a good heart and good philosophies.  It was the Son of God, brought down on earth, so that God could provide a way for his creation, man, to come back to Him.
If we are all created from atoms, or monkeys, or whatever devise chosen today, then where did the atom and monkeys come from.  Who created them?  We are decendants of Adam, not atoms.  We are created in His image, not the image of monkeys.
So if God is speaking to your heart.  If He has shown you many times that He is real.  If He has saved you from trouble, death, pain, or sorrow, then please do not turn your back on His outstretched hand.  He is not offering a life of difficulty, He is offering a life eternal, and a walk with Him that will enrich your lives in ways you could never have imagined.
I don't know why God chose me to walk this path with Him, I only know that I am so grateful that His gift of grace was given to someone like me, so unworthy and undeserving, so that I might have a rich full life.
May Christ never stop calling your name, and may you have the wisdom to answer when He does.
In Christ's love,
Marlene