The following four principles will help you discover how to know God personally and experience the life you were meant to live:
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Believe God created me to receive his love and to know him personally.
“Long before God laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, and settled on us as the focus of his love.” Ephesians 1:4 (Message)
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paid for by Jesus.
“We’re all like sheep who’ve wandered off and gotten lost. We’ve all done our 
own thing, gone our own way. And God has piled all our sins, everything we’ve done wrong, on him (Jesus).”
Isaiah 53:6 (Message)
“Jesus personally carried the load of our sins in his own body when he died on the cross so that we can be finished with sin and live a good life from now on.” 1 Peter
“Give yourselves completely to God—every part of you—for you want to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for his good purposes.” Romans
“It makes no difference who you are or where you’re from – if you want God and are ready to do as he says, the door is open.”
Acts
“You will be saved, if you honestly say, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and if you believe with all your heart that God raised him from death.”
Romans 10:9 (Contemporary English Version)
A simple prayer you can pray:
“Dear God, I don’t understand it all yet, but I believe you love me and made me for your purposes. I’m sorry that I’ve lived for myself instead of for you, and I ask for your forgiveness. Thank you for sending Jesus to pay for my sins. I want Jesus to be the Lord of my life. Please help me to learn to love you and trust you and live the life I was meant to live. Amen.”