Darrell Cain's TESTIMONY
I used to believe that being a good person was enough to please God, but something was always missing inside. Although I wouldn't admit it, I was basically selfish and didn't think much about what God really expected of me. But then, I began to hear more about God's Word and read the Bible. God is a perfect being and perfection is required in the presence of God. How can anyone achieve perfection? The least sin disqualified me from that. I realized that I couldn't undo the sins in my life, but I didn't fully grasp the idea of salvation. I felt a terrible emptiness inside, even though most of my life seemed OK.
Then, about the time that I was beginning to think God didn't care about me, God answered a prayer and opened my understanding of salvation. God had a plan for my forgiveness from the beginning of time. That plan was made complete by allowing his son to be born into this world as one of us and taking on himself the sins of the world. He offered himself (our salvation) as a gift to anyone who was willing to accept it. It wasn't what I could do, but what Jesus Christ had already done by giving His life for my sins and then rising from death to prove God's Word as truth. All that I had to do was literally surrender my will to God's will - let him be the master of my life - and accept the forgiveness offered to me.
I now have a relationship with God through Christ. With God's Holy Spirit working through me, I can be content in all things, because I know that God will provide what I need (even if it's not what I want) and I will never be alone. I work to make God's priorities my priorities and to share His Word with anyone who will listen.
There is a God-shaped space in the heart of each one of us. Only He can fill that void. It is the faith of our belief that pleases God. The idea that one can please God by an accumulation of good works alone is a foolish one. What does God want with good works if He and his Son are ignored. All that exists is here because of God.