Dixie: Wake-up call.

I am touched by a tragedy that happened in our city.  As I am writing this, a funeral service is beginning for a young lady named, Dixie.  A couple from our church started a ministry to strippers and help those who want to get out of the industry.  It's called, Jesus Said Love.  www.jesussaidlove.com   Emily has been mentoring Dixie for about 3 years, and last week, she decided she wanted to follow Jesus--meaning put her faith in Jesus, believe that he died for our sins, rose again on the third day, and that because He came to earth, He provided a way for us to spend eternal life in Heaven.  This also means that once you put your faith in Him, He restores you, changes you and you have a helper and friend in your time of need.  (read my blog for examples of this) That same day, her boyfriend decided to put his faith in Jesus and they got engaged.  Sunday, they were going to be baptized at our church, but instead, Dixie is in Heaven, due to a motorcycle accident that happened Thursday.  We know she is in Heaven, because it says in the Bible that "All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." (Rom 3:23) and "The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Rom 6:23)  "Believe on the Lord, Jesus, Christ, and you will be saved."  (Acts 16:31) And the verse most people have heard "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life."  John 3:16
God worked in her life for 3 years through Emily, and because she chose to give her life to Him, we know where she is today.  What a tragedy that so many people don't want to think about these things, and they, too, are taken away in an accident.  I do believe there is a loving God, and I do believe that Jesus lived here on this earth to take away the sins of the world so that we could have relationship with Him, and I do believe that Heaven is real, and that Hell is real.  Please take a moment to think about these things--do you know what you believe and why?  If this happened to you, what do you think happens to your soul?  Feel free to ask me or others questions.  Don't wait until it is too late.