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So now you are trusting Jesus alone

Of course you want to find out more about this wonderful Saviour who has forgiven you everything just as you asked Him to. This will certainly seem too good to be true.  You will want to find out more about your Lord.  So you read the Gospels and the rest of the New Testament. Start here where you can read the words Jesus actually said.  Do this because you love Him and want to get to know Him.  Do not do it as a brownie point getting exercise.  That is over, behind you. Your love for him springs from His love for you. Walk in His love and live for Him.  It may seem like a good idea to read the Bible through in a year but this is a foolish idea, because to read that much, in a day, you cannot possibly take it in and benefit from it.  By all means choose a book of the Bible to read through at your own pace and giving due thought to it. Now you want to do God's will, ask Him, he is the only one who knows what that is for you.  Don't worry He has planned in all your mistakes and has a purpose for everything in your life. You are on the first step of a wonderful life that never ends.

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