My sister Shay answers questions on becoming (and being) a Christian

Last updated on: March 27, 2016 at 8:00 pm by Sean Lowe

My sister Shay answers questions on becoming (and being) a Christian 2016-03-27T20:00:00-04:00 Sean Lowe

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Happy Easter, everyone! I hope you and your families are enjoying the day. My sister wrote a nice blog post on how to ask Jesus into our lives and I thought it might be good to share this with you guys as well.

After all, Easter is a wonderful time to take assessment of your life — Here’s what Shay wrote over at Mix and Match Family:

1. How do I start my relationship with Jesus?

First, you have to acknowledge him and ask him to live in your heart. Just simply pray and tell him that you need him…that you want him to be a part of your life forever. Don’t wait until you feel like you have all of your stuff together and you’re on the road to perfection…Christ isn’t looking for perfection…he’ll take you just as you are. He’s right there waiting for you…seek him.

From my personal experience, I do not know what I would do without my relationship with Jesus. I have walked through some really dark days in my life, but I always knew that I wasn’t alone. The peace, hope, joy and love that comes from having a relationship with Christ has kept me going.

2. Now what do I do???

Thank goodness my friend Kelly wrote this amazing post several years ago about what to do after you establish you want a relationship with Jesus but don’t know what to do after that. I bet I’ve emailed this link out to hundreds of people. Click here to read Kelly’s “Now What?” post.

3. What version of the Bible do you read?

I really like the New Living Translation. If you don’t have a Bible, you can always download the Bible app for free! I use my Bible app all.the.time. Within the Bible app, you can pick your translation, get a verse of the day, do Bible studies, just read through the scripture…it’s 2015 and sometimes the best way to do things is the techy way and the Bible app is perfect for that.

It looks like this…

4. What Bible study should I do?

I like the daily devotional Jesus Calling by Sarah Young. I typically read the little one minute section every day before doing my actual study. There are so many good studies out there! Here are just a few I love…

Let’s All Be Brave by Annie Downs

Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman

The Insanity of God by Nik Ripken

The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel

The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel

Radical by David Platt

God is Able by Priscilla Shirer

Pray Big For Your Child by Will Davis Jr.

So Long Insecurity by Beth Moore

Breaking Free by Beth Moore

The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

5. I want to start reading the Bible. Where do I begin?

I always encourage people to begin by reading one chapter of John a day along with one chapter of Proverbs. As you read, really ask God to help you understand how you can apply these scriptures to your life.

6. How do I find a church?

Ahhh….well, seeing that it’s the week of Easter, you’re in luck…this is the best time to try out a church! Sometimes, you don’t find the right church right off the bat and it takes some church hopping. When we lived in Detroit, it took us about 3 months of hopping until we found one where we just automatically felt like we belonged. We enjoyed the sermon, the music, and the other people there just felt like a match for us. Don’t get discouraged…and don’t give up. When we moved to McKinney, TX, we found the perfect church for us on the first try…you just have to get out there and try to find one.

7. What does your daily “quiet time” look like?

I did a post on my daily quiet time last year. Each morning, I sit down with my Bible, my Bible study, my coffee and prayer time with Jesus :). You can read that post here.

What is the ecumenical council where Roman Catholicism addressed modernization in the 1960s?

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Council of Nicaea Ephesus Trent Vatican II