Come Back Home
Maybe you’ve never really said yes to Jesus. You’ve been around church your whole life, or you’ve never set foot in one, but you’ve never actually crossed the line and said, “I need You. I’m Yours.” If that’s you, keep reading — this is for you too.
Or maybe it’s not that at all. Maybe you did say yes once. You remember the moment. But somewhere between then and now, life happened. You got busy, you got hurt, you got numb, and God became something you used to talk about instead of someone you actually talk to.
Maybe you’ve never really said yes to Jesus. You’ve been around church your whole life, or you’ve never set foot in one, but you’ve never actually crossed the line and said, “I need You. I’m Yours.” If that’s you, keep reading — this is for you too.
Or maybe it’s not that at all. Maybe you did say yes once. You remember the moment. But somewhere between then and now, life happened. You got busy, you got hurt, you got numb, and God became something you used to talk about instead of someone you actually talk to.
Or maybe — and be honest with yourself here — you’re angry. Not just distant. Angry. Something happened. A prayer that didn’t get answered the way you needed it to. A diagnosis. A divorce. A dad who left. Or worse — someone who was supposed to represent God to you, a pastor, a leader, a “godly man,” used that position to hurt you instead of help you. And somewhere in the wreckage of that, you decided it was easier to walk away from God than to keep hoping in a Father who let it happen, or in a church that failed you.
If that’s you — Man to Man, I get it. And I want to say something you may not expect: God is not offended by your anger. He’s not standing over you with His arms crossed waiting for you to apologize before He’ll talk to you. He’s the one who ran toward the prodigal son while the son was still a mess, still smelling like the pigpen, still not sure if he even deserved to be called a son anymore. The father didn’t wait for a clean explanation or even to be cleaned up first. He ran.
That’s who God is. Not the guy who hurt you. Not the ministry that used you or let you down. Not the silence you got when you prayed and prayed and nothing changed. God let’s people have free will, and sometimes people — even people wearing a title — use that freedom to wound instead of love. That’s on them. It has never been on God, and it was never His heart for it to happen to you.
Here’s the truth the whole Encounter is built on: it’s not about cleaning yourself up first. It’s not about behavior modification, trying harder, or getting your act together before you’re allowed to come close to God. It’s about the cross. Jesus already paid for every failure, every wound, every wall you’ve built, every reason you have to be angry. Christ didn’t die for the version of you that has it all figured out. He died for the guy who’s still standing in the wreckage, still not sure if he wants to trust again.
Coming back to God — or coming to Him for the very first time — isn’t complicated. It’s not a program. It’s a conversation. It sounds something like this:
“God, I don’t fully understand everything that’s happened. I’ve got anger, I’ve got hurt, I’ve got distance I put between us. But I’m done carrying this alone. I believe Jesus died for me and rose again. I’m asking You to forgive me, come into my life, and be my Father. I want to know You — really know You — not the version someone else showed me, but who You actually are.”
That’s it. That’s the whole thing. No performance. No fixing yourself first. Just honesty and surrender.
Coming back to God — or coming to Him for the very first time — isn’t complicated. It’s not a program. It’s a conversation. It sounds something like this:
“God, I don’t fully understand everything that’s happened. I’ve got anger, I’ve got hurt, I’ve got distance I put between us. But I’m done carrying this alone. I believe Jesus died for me and rose again. I’m asking You to forgive me, come into my life, and be my Father. I want to know You — really know You — not the version someone else showed me, but who You actually are.”
That’s it. That’s the whole thing. No performance. No fixing yourself first. Just honesty and surrender.
“SURRENDER = VICTORY”
If you prayed that and meant it — even if your fists were still a little clenched when you said it — something real just happened. Not because of a formula, but because God has been waiting for you, not the cleaned-up version of you, just you.
And if you’re still angry, still not ready to fully trust — that’s okay too. Bring Him the anger. He can handle it better than you think. The worst thing you can do isn’t bringing God your anger. It’s staying away and never bringing it to Him at all.
You don’t have to carry this by yourself anymore. Come back home. God offers peace.
And if you’re still angry, still not ready to fully trust — that’s okay too. Bring Him the anger. He can handle it better than you think. The worst thing you can do isn’t bringing God your anger. It’s staying away and never bringing it to Him at all.
You don’t have to carry this by yourself anymore. Come back home. God offers peace.
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