“Father, I acknowledge that You created me and that only You can satisfy my heart. It’s in You, my Creator, that I find my purpose. But I have sinned against You by turning my back on You and trying to replace You with other things. This has left my heart hard and empty and deserving of eternal death. But I have come to learn that You love me and I now believe that You sent Your Son, Jesus to die on the Cross for my sin and that He rose from the dead. I receive Your forgiveness and gift of eternal life. I place my life in Your hands and choose to be a follower of Jesus. Amen.”
The moment you finished saying this prayer, this is what just took place in your heart…
And you did not receive the “spirit of fear,” leading you back into the fear of never being good enough. But you have received the “Spirit of full acceptance,” accepting you into the family of God. And you will never be orphaned, So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God's Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, "Abba, Father." For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God's children." (Romans 8:15-16 NLT)
