From Head To Heart
How does someone go from believing about Jesus’ redemption in one’s head to believing it in one’s heart?
I grew up in a Christian family and for my entire childhood heard about sin and God’s offer of salvation. I knew it so well and had heard so many testimonies of people getting “saved” that I thought I had it figured out. But I would ask Jesus to be my Savior repeatedly just in case I hadn’t “done it right.”
When I was 13 years old there was a week of gospel services at the church where our family attended. God started working on my heart. I began to wonder what it really meant to “accept Jesus as my Savior.” The more I thought about it, the more confused I became. At one point, I felt totally empty and utterly lost.
One night, after a gospel meeting, I went into my bedroom feeling miserable and hopeless. As I was lying on my bed, it was as if the light turned on in my heart. I “saw” Jesus on the cross dying for my sin and I simply rested on that truth. The burden of sin and the empty feeling were gone!! I knew that I now believed and trusted in my heart what Jesus did for me on the cross. It wasn’t anything I did or didn’t do; it was what He did for me! I no longer just believed in my head.
I thank and praise God for opening my eyes to see what Jesus accomplished on the cross so I could have my sins forgiven and have a relationship with Him!
– Janine Sonoda
