For those of you who haven't ever seen it, it's about a young woman (Julia Roberts) who is a prostitute. While working the strip one night, she stumbles across Richard Gere, a rich business owner looking for directions. Long story short, Richard Gere ends up hiring her for a week. He takes her off the streets, brings her to a fabulous, ritzy hotel, buys her new clothes, takes her to operas, polo games, fancy dinners, and introduces her to very influential people. He introduces her to a brand new lifestyle. One which she had never so much as imagined. As she begins to realize that there is such thing as a "better life" She no longer has any interest in returning to her life on the street. As a matter of fact, after being showered by Richard Gere's goodness and managing to fall in love, the idea of going back to what she once was, was pretty much out of the question.
Needless to say why this is one of my favorite movies. It reminds me of the Kingdom of heaven, and of course makes me think about my relationship with the Lord.
1 Collossians 1:13 - "He has delivered us from the kingdom of darkness (sin and death) and translated us into the Kingdom of His beloved Son"God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet in sin, Christ died for us. While I, Tiffany, was yet in sin, living a sinful lifestyle, rejecting God, and rejecting the Holy Spirit; Christ's sacrifice had already been made to reconcile me back to God. His blood had already been shed just for me, so that when God looks at me, He sees me righteous, sanctified, and justified (Just as if I'd never sinned!). He looks at me and sees His Beloved Son!!! :-)
When you make a decision to do a you-turn to Jesus, and receive His Holy Spirit, He will shower you with goodness. Give peace where there's chaos, joy where there's depression, love where there's rejection, comfort where there's loneliness, health where there's sickness, and life where there was death. Jesus, through His Holy Spirit, truly gives something real and lasting. He offers a great exchange, or a great deliverance, where we can be free from the things that keep us bound. The things that keep us separated from Him. In the age we live in today, joy and peace in its truest most genuine form is a rarity. There is a huge, God-sized void in human hearts, waiting to be filled with the goodness of God!!!We've managed to try and temporarily fill it with drugs, alcohol, sex, relationship after relationship, careers, etc. Yet just like everything else that's temporary, when its over it leaves you in the same condition you were in before and worse off with each attempt. I can personally attest to that fact!!!!!
So yeah, I feel kind of like Julia Roberts in pretty woman when I say that Jesus truly changed my life!
The goodness of God leads you to repentance (Romans 2:4). After you have truly, without a doubt experienced the fullness of God, and all His goodness, a lifestyle of sin doesn't seem as appealing. He gives me everything I need, so I give Him my life!!!! ( Took that quote from Danielle Latty)
But don't take my word for it, Oh taste and see for yourself!!!
Apple of His Eye <3
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