Romans 5:11, Reestablishing Personal Relations with My Maker
As I reflect upon my life before becoming a Christian and after, I felt a sense of relief. God had not left me an orphan but through His Son brought me back to Him. Christianity is a relationship. A relationship between God and man. A familial relationship. Sin is a broken relationship. Jesus Christ solved my sin problem when He shed His blood upon the cross to wash away my sins and died to carry the weight of all my sins. Three days later, He rose from the dead conquering sin and death on my behalf.
I saw my neighbour going to work. I understood he is not a believer. I saw that life for him seemed to have a sense of accomplishment. After struggling hard at work, he now has financial stability. But I could see a sense of emptiness in his life because there is still something greatly missing. I felt that lack in my heart acutely before I became a Christian.