One of the most comforting truths about God is that He invites us to come to Him just as we are — weary, broken, sinful, and burdened. Throughout the Bible, we see this open invitation echoed time and time again, proving that God’s desire is for us to draw near to Him, no matter the condition of our lives or hearts.In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus makes a compassionate call:
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
This is an invitation for those who are tired, worn out, and overwhelmed by life’s pressures. Jesus doesn’t ask for us to fix ourselves first or to appear perfect — He simply says, come. In Him, we find rest not just for our bodies but for our souls.Similarly, Isaiah 1:18 presents God’s heart for those entangled in sin:
"Come now, let us settle the matter," says the Lord. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow."
God acknowledges the stain of sin but promises transformation. He doesn't tell us to clean ourselves up before approaching Him — He says to come, and He will do the cleansing. This is the essence of grace: being accepted by God despite our mess, with the assurance that He will make us new.In the final chapter of the Bible, Revelation 22:17 reiterates this open door:
"The Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let the one who hears say, 'Come!' Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life."
It’s a universal call — for the thirsty, the desperate, the longing. No qualifications are required other than a desire to receive life from God.John 6:37 offers a powerful assurance from Jesus:
"All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away." There is no rejection with God when we sincerely come to Him. This verse dispels the fear of being turned away due to our past mistakes or current struggles. If we come, He receives us — fully and completely.At the same time, James 4:8 encourages us:
"Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded."
Drawing near to God initiates a transformation in us. Yes, repentance is necessary, but God honors our first step toward Him. He meets us where we are, guiding us into purification and renewal.Lastly, in Luke 5:31-32, Jesus reminds us why He came:
"It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Jesus didn’t come for the perfect — He came for the broken, the lost, the sick, and the sinful. He calls us as we are, but loves us too much to leave us there. Together, these scriptures form a beautiful picture of God’s grace and patience. He isn’t waiting for us to get it all together. He’s simply asking us to come — as we are — so He can do the work of healing, cleansing, and restoring in us. No matter where you are today, God’s invitation stands:
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"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
This is an invitation for those who are tired, worn out, and overwhelmed by life’s pressures. Jesus doesn’t ask for us to fix ourselves first or to appear perfect — He simply says, come. In Him, we find rest not just for our bodies but for our souls.Similarly, Isaiah 1:18 presents God’s heart for those entangled in sin:
"Come now, let us settle the matter," says the Lord. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow."
God acknowledges the stain of sin but promises transformation. He doesn't tell us to clean ourselves up before approaching Him — He says to come, and He will do the cleansing. This is the essence of grace: being accepted by God despite our mess, with the assurance that He will make us new.In the final chapter of the Bible, Revelation 22:17 reiterates this open door:
"The Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let the one who hears say, 'Come!' Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life."
It’s a universal call — for the thirsty, the desperate, the longing. No qualifications are required other than a desire to receive life from God.John 6:37 offers a powerful assurance from Jesus:
"All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away." There is no rejection with God when we sincerely come to Him. This verse dispels the fear of being turned away due to our past mistakes or current struggles. If we come, He receives us — fully and completely.At the same time, James 4:8 encourages us:
"Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded."
Drawing near to God initiates a transformation in us. Yes, repentance is necessary, but God honors our first step toward Him. He meets us where we are, guiding us into purification and renewal.Lastly, in Luke 5:31-32, Jesus reminds us why He came:
"It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Jesus didn’t come for the perfect — He came for the broken, the lost, the sick, and the sinful. He calls us as we are, but loves us too much to leave us there. Together, these scriptures form a beautiful picture of God’s grace and patience. He isn’t waiting for us to get it all together. He’s simply asking us to come — as we are — so He can do the work of healing, cleansing, and restoring in us. No matter where you are today, God’s invitation stands:
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ya-girl-renae--6604473/support.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
Blessings everyone. I wanna share this quick word with you
guys today.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
It is truly a blessing to be here to share
with you guys's wonderful world because I know this is
gonna save somebody life.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Y'all already know how I say. It's gonna say somebody life.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
And it's not gotta be long cause I come on
here now and I just really do podcasts because God
is moving and He's always speaking. I always wanna be
prepared to share the word when I get it. I
realize that the word can't wait. God's word cannot wait.
So what I wanna share with you guys today is
just this come as you are. I did a series
about coming as you are and many different things, and
I spoke on the things that we need to change
in our lives to be better for Christ. But God
(00:35):
often comes to me and he shares great messages with
me about some messages I've shared in the past, because
He knows that you have people who are really out
there listening, who really wanna receive God. And so this
is what I wanna share with you today. Lord, make
the words come out the way that you're wanting to
come out, and allow it.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
To be pleasing to you.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
God. Let it be less of me and more of you.
Let it be all of you and less of me.
I don't even wanna be considered in this thing. Just
just be a vessel for you, God. I wanna be
a servant for you in this moment.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
So here's the word for.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
The day, guys.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
God shared with me today. He says, the reason why.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
God allows you to come as you are, it's because
He shows you the possibilities of what you could be.
And if you know yourself what you could be, when
God starts to show you what you can become, even
if you're not that at that moment, it motivates you
to be a better version of you. And so when
(01:27):
God says come as you are, and I know I
talked about this series a couple of days ago. We
did a whole runth of come as you are and
being better for Christ and it was very God put
that word out and it was very strong. But God says,
I'm also a loving God, and I'm letting you know
that come as you are surely means come as you
are at this moment.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
I don't judge you based off of your past. You
are who you are in.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Me when you come to me and you live in
my word and you try to do the best that
you can, because this is the message.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
The message clearly is come as you are.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
God says, when a man comes to me, I want
to show him the possibilities of what he could be.
I'm showing you what you can be, so that way
you would want to be that. Because when I come
into your like, trust me, it will do something to
you to make you see the best in yourself. It
wants you you will want to change because if you
(02:18):
truly have a heart for God, you're gonna wanna.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Do what he asks of you.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
You're gonna do everything you possibly can to show God
that you're gonna be the best version of yourself.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
But sometimes people don't know God, so they don't understand
what they are. They don't know who they are in Christ.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
And so God leaves that door open for you to
come and find out who you are, and Tea shows
you the possibilities of what you could be if you
decide to just get on board.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
And open your heart and allow him to come in.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
So coming as you are a means basically as coming
as you are to discover the possibilities. God will never
tell you that you're worthless, you're never gonna be anything,
You're bound to hell, or you're never gonna ever be
what I want you to be, and.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Then say come as you are.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
No.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
God tells you to come.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
As you are because He wants you literally like you are,
so he can show you how beautiful you really are.
He wants to show you what he can do with you.
He wants to show you how he can make your
brand new. God is God of blessings. I noticed that
people who really did not understand who God was. They
would sometimes pray because they just put up faith to
just call him his name, and they could be praying
for something personal.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
They could say, Lord, help me pay the bills. Today
they say, you are real, but I'm gonna see for myself.
It starts with that seeing for yourself paying for that bill.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
It starts with that situation when you get on your
knees because you need him at that moment to do
something for you.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
But you may not know who he is.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
But if you did not know God, he's not gonna
judge you because you did not know him.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Ask him.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
God only judges a man when he does know who
God is, and you do not obey what he has
asked you. Because see a person who's praying for a
bill that don't know God, they may very well pray
for a bill and feel like that's okay. And that's
how I supposed to go to God and find out
if he's real. If that's the way, you feel like
you need to go to God to think if he
then do so, and God will show you the possibilities,
(04:04):
because at that moment, you do not know who God is.
You're curious, so you don't know, but you're gonna give
him a shock. You're gonna get your knees. You're gonna say, Lord,
I'm praying to you, but I don't know if you're there,
but I'm praying to find out.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
If you really are who you are.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
That alone opens the door for God to come in
and show you the possibilities. And so a lot of
you who don't know God and you want to know
is this God real? Trump He's not gonna judge you
for asking for something personal at that moment because he
knows that you really don't know who is Because when
you really do know who God is, trust me, you
won't be asking for personal things. You won't be asking
(04:37):
for bills to be paid. You're gonna be asked to
be brand new. You're gonna be asked to be washed
in the blood, Thank you, Holy Spirit.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
You're gonna be asked to be changed.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
You're gonna be asked, Lord, heal me, change me inside out,
make me what you say I am.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
So that I can do it best for you. You're gonna
be asking for that versus asking.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
For the bill. But God does not judge a man
because they do not know who he is. God says,
that opens the door. It opens the door for me
to show you who I am. The possibilities. Ooh, I'm
gonna show you what kind of possibilities is in you.
And when you realize the possibilities, there is nothing you
can do. Nothing you can do but honor and do
what I say, because you know your heart is truly
(05:15):
for me. For I cannot judge a man for how
he comes. I only judge a man for when he
knows the truth and he fails to abide by it.
But a person who does not know me, I do
not hold you guilty of anything. I am here to
show you the possibilities if your heart is pure. Don't
(05:35):
come expecting just the miracles just so you can show
off and show your friends and do this and do that.
But come because you're curious and you really do want
to know who I am. And those people who are
curious and don't know God, but they really want to
see are you real? Let me just pray for this
and see if he'll work it out for me like
they say that he does.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Then God will show you the possibilities.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
But once you know and you discover who God is,
I promise you will never leave the same. God will
never beat a man down and then try to love
you in no God says I show you who you
are in me.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
I show you the possibilities. I let you know that
you're worth more than what the world says you are.
I show you the good in you.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Coming in the door, so that even when I correct you,
you know that you're not all bad. Because everything that
God created, whether it might not be in line with
what He has going for the world right now, does
not mean that that person is all bad.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
There is good in everyone. God make good in every
single person.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
But you have to allow yourself to fight the enemy
to remain pure. So people who have fallen away and
they intend to do the wrong things. It's because maybe
they don't know God. But then there's some of you
who do know God, and you continue to fight battles.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
You don't have to fight, just say no.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
But I just wanted to share that with you guys today,
Some of you who are curious about God, give him
a shot, because all he's going to do is show
you the possibilities. He's going to show you who he
is in great and mighty power. And when he does
something for you, it lets you feel good because you
know that he heard you, then you have no reason
to doubt. So now that you know He does exist,
(07:22):
what now are you going to do? When you know
He exists?
Speaker 1 (07:24):
Now you can only go up from here.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
You're not going to be excluded from having hard times
or disappointments. God is not going to make you feel
like he's just abandoned. You know.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
God is always there. You just got to know it,
all right.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
So with that, be blessed
Blessings everyone. I wanna share this quick word with you
guys today.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
It is truly a blessing to be here to share
with you guys's wonderful world because I know this is
gonna save somebody life.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Y'all already know how I say. It's gonna say somebody life.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
And it's not gotta be long cause I come on
here now and I just really do podcasts because God
is moving and He's always speaking. I always wanna be
prepared to share the word when I get it. I
realize that the word can't wait. God's word cannot wait.
So what I wanna share with you guys today is
just this come as you are. I did a series
about coming as you are and many different things, and
I spoke on the things that we need to change
in our lives to be better for Christ. But God
(00:35):
often comes to me and he shares great messages with
me about some messages I've shared in the past, because
He knows that you have people who are really out
there listening, who really wanna receive God. And so this
is what I wanna share with you today. Lord, make
the words come out the way that you're wanting to
come out, and allow it.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
To be pleasing to you.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
God. Let it be less of me and more of you.
Let it be all of you and less of me.
I don't even wanna be considered in this thing. Just
just be a vessel for you, God. I wanna be
a servant for you in this moment.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
So here's the word for.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
The day, guys.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
God shared with me today. He says, the reason why.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
God allows you to come as you are, it's because
He shows you the possibilities of what you could be.
And if you know yourself what you could be, when
God starts to show you what you can become, even
if you're not that at that moment, it motivates you
to be a better version of you. And so when
(01:27):
God says come as you are, and I know I
talked about this series a couple of days ago. We
did a whole runth of come as you are and
being better for Christ and it was very God put
that word out and it was very strong. But God says,
I'm also a loving God, and I'm letting you know
that come as you are surely means come as you
are at this moment.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
I don't judge you based off of your past. You
are who you are in.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Me when you come to me and you live in
my word and you try to do the best that
you can, because this is the message.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
The message clearly is come as you are.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
God says, when a man comes to me, I want
to show him the possibilities of what he could be.
I'm showing you what you can be, so that way
you would want to be that. Because when I come
into your like, trust me, it will do something to
you to make you see the best in yourself. It
wants you you will want to change because if you
(02:18):
truly have a heart for God, you're gonna wanna.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Do what he asks of you.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
You're gonna do everything you possibly can to show God
that you're gonna be the best version of yourself.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
But sometimes people don't know God, so they don't understand
what they are. They don't know who they are in Christ.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
And so God leaves that door open for you to
come and find out who you are, and Tea shows
you the possibilities of what you could be if you
decide to just get on board.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
And open your heart and allow him to come in.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
So coming as you are a means basically as coming
as you are to discover the possibilities. God will never
tell you that you're worthless, you're never gonna be anything,
You're bound to hell, or you're never gonna ever be
what I want you to be, and.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Then say come as you are.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
No.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
God tells you to come.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
As you are because He wants you literally like you are,
so he can show you how beautiful you really are.
He wants to show you what he can do with you.
He wants to show you how he can make your
brand new. God is God of blessings. I noticed that
people who really did not understand who God was. They
would sometimes pray because they just put up faith to
just call him his name, and they could be praying
for something personal.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
They could say, Lord, help me pay the bills. Today
they say, you are real, but I'm gonna see for myself.
It starts with that seeing for yourself paying for that bill.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
It starts with that situation when you get on your
knees because you need him at that moment to do
something for you.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
But you may not know who he is.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
But if you did not know God, he's not gonna
judge you because you did not know him.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Ask him.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
God only judges a man when he does know who
God is, and you do not obey what he has
asked you. Because see a person who's praying for a
bill that don't know God, they may very well pray
for a bill and feel like that's okay. And that's
how I supposed to go to God and find out
if he's real. If that's the way, you feel like
you need to go to God to think if he
then do so, and God will show you the possibilities,
(04:04):
because at that moment, you do not know who God is.
You're curious, so you don't know, but you're gonna give
him a shock. You're gonna get your knees. You're gonna say, Lord,
I'm praying to you, but I don't know if you're there,
but I'm praying to find out.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
If you really are who you are.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
That alone opens the door for God to come in
and show you the possibilities. And so a lot of
you who don't know God and you want to know
is this God real? Trump He's not gonna judge you
for asking for something personal at that moment because he
knows that you really don't know who is Because when
you really do know who God is, trust me, you
won't be asking for personal things. You won't be asking
(04:37):
for bills to be paid. You're gonna be asked to
be brand new. You're gonna be asked to be washed
in the blood, Thank you, Holy Spirit.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
You're gonna be asked to be changed.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
You're gonna be asked, Lord, heal me, change me inside out,
make me what you say I am.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
So that I can do it best for you. You're gonna
be asking for that versus asking.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
For the bill. But God does not judge a man
because they do not know who he is. God says,
that opens the door. It opens the door for me
to show you who I am. The possibilities. Ooh, I'm
gonna show you what kind of possibilities is in you.
And when you realize the possibilities, there is nothing you
can do. Nothing you can do but honor and do
what I say, because you know your heart is truly
(05:15):
for me. For I cannot judge a man for how
he comes. I only judge a man for when he
knows the truth and he fails to abide by it.
But a person who does not know me, I do
not hold you guilty of anything. I am here to
show you the possibilities if your heart is pure. Don't
(05:35):
come expecting just the miracles just so you can show
off and show your friends and do this and do that.
But come because you're curious and you really do want
to know who I am. And those people who are
curious and don't know God, but they really want to
see are you real? Let me just pray for this
and see if he'll work it out for me like
they say that he does.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Then God will show you the possibilities.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
But once you know and you discover who God is,
I promise you will never leave the same. God will
never beat a man down and then try to love
you in no God says I show you who you
are in me.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
I show you the possibilities. I let you know that
you're worth more than what the world says you are.
I show you the good in you.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Coming in the door, so that even when I correct you,
you know that you're not all bad. Because everything that
God created, whether it might not be in line with
what He has going for the world right now, does
not mean that that person is all bad.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
There is good in everyone. God make good in every
single person.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
But you have to allow yourself to fight the enemy
to remain pure. So people who have fallen away and
they intend to do the wrong things. It's because maybe
they don't know God. But then there's some of you
who do know God, and you continue to fight battles.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
You don't have to fight, just say no.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
But I just wanted to share that with you guys today,
Some of you who are curious about God, give him
a shot, because all he's going to do is show
you the possibilities. He's going to show you who he
is in great and mighty power. And when he does
something for you, it lets you feel good because you
know that he heard you, then you have no reason
to doubt. So now that you know He does exist,
(07:22):
what now are you going to do? When you know
He exists?
Speaker 1 (07:24):
Now you can only go up from here.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
You're not going to be excluded from having hard times
or disappointments. God is not going to make you feel
like he's just abandoned. You know.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
God is always there. You just got to know it,
all right.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
So with that, be blessed
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