🌅 The Eight Step Ladder to the Presence of GodA Clear, Upward Pathway to Jesus Christ — Our Living Savior and Intercessor“Therefore, He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them.” — Hebrews 7:25 (NIV)Jesus Christ is not distant. He is alive. He is ministering for you at the right hand of the Father (Romans 8:34; Hebrews 8:1). The pathway to Him is not complicated — it is deeply personal, relational, and transformative. Drawing from the New International Version (NIV) and the Spirit-led counsel of Ellen G. White, here is a clear, upward journey — Steps to Glory, Steps to the Presence of God.1️⃣ Awakening — Recognizing Your NeedScripture (NIV):“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” — Romans 3:23“The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” — Romans 6:23The first step upward is humility, awareness that we are scoundrels, thereby accepting responsibility for the choices made. We acknowledge that we cannot save ourselves. It is only through the free grace and mercy of Christ, accepting His life, death and resurrection as our own.Sin is not merely mistakes or the bad choices made— sin is separation from the Source of Life.Ellen White writes in Steps to Christ:“The first step to Christ is taken through the drawing of the Holy Spirit.”“I have seen the tender love that God has for his people, and it is very great.”Conviction is not condemnation — it is love of the Father through His Son Jesus drawing you into His presence, calling you home.2️⃣ Repentance — Turning the Heart Toward GodScripture (NIV):“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out.” — Acts 3:19Repentance is more than sorrow; it is a change of direction. It is the prodigal son rising and returning to the home that he so shamelessly left. (Luke 15).Ellen White describes repentance as:“A hatred of sin and a turning away from it.”True repentance is empowered by grace. We do not clean ourselves up to come to Christ — we come to Christ to be cleansed, wooed by the grace, mercy and love of God."Genuine repentance springs from a sense of the offensive character of sin. These general confessions are not the fruit of true humiliation of soul before God. They leave sinners with a self-complacent spirit to go on as before, until the conscience becomes hardened, and warnings that once aroused them produce hardly a feeling of danger, and after a time their sinful course appears right. All too late their sins will find them out, in that day when they shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering forever. There is a vast difference between admitting facts after they are proved, and confessing sins known only to ourselves and God."3️⃣ Confession — Opening the Heart Vulnerably, FullyScripture (NIV):“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” — 1 John 1:9Confession restores intimacy. Nothing is hidden from Him, yet He invites us to speak freely.Ellen White reminds us:“Confession of sin, whether public or private, should be heartfelt and freely exSend us your questions to be featured on the next podcast!Thank you for being part of the AskGod365 podcast community. We value you and appreciate greatly the time you are spending with us today. Please share your comments and questions at AskGod365.com Listen. Learn. Think. Grow. Together. AskGod365. Answers to life’s difficult questions.

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