A man dresses to impress with a fancy suit and watch

With a col­lege degree, a good job as an accoun­tant, an ample salary and won­der­ful wife and fam­i­ly — what more could any man want? I had all of these, yet I was not happy.

I had all of these, yet I was not happy…

With a col­lege degree, a good job as an accoun­tant, an ample salary and won­der­ful wife and fam­i­ly — what more could any man want? I had all of these, yet I was not hap­py. There was uneasi­ness in my heart. I had no peace of mind. I knew that my life lacked some­thing vital. I dis­cussed this prob­lem with my col­leagues, but they couldn’t help me. The ques­tion of how to know the truth burned in my heart.

When a young man came to my house inquir­ing about rent­ing a house I owned, he told me that he was a Chris­t­ian com­mit­ted to spread­ing the good news of Jesus Christ. I asked him about this Good News.” He told me about the sin of man, the penal­ty of that sin, the real­i­ty of God’s love and His plan of redemp­tion. I had nev­er heard that Jesus’ death on the cross was the source of sal­va­tion for one’s soul, peace of heart and a change in life.

This young man gave me a gospel book­let to read. I wrote to your office for a Bible course. As I stud­ied it, I began to under­stand that Jesus Christ is the true God. I accept­ed Jesus Christ as my per­son­al Sav­iour and Lord, as did my wife. There is now true hap­pi­ness and peace in my life. Jesus is the answer to my empti­ness of heart.

I told my co-work­ers about this Good News of Jesus Christ and how it changed my life. Some believed in Jesus, but oth­ers mocked me. I thank God that He sent the Good News of Jesus Christ to my door.

— Sir­sat


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