Myth - If I believe in Jesus I should forsake all my pleasures, habits, friends, relatives etc
Faith - If we believe in Jesus only thing we need to forsake is SIN. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation 2 Corinthians 5:17. If you believe in Chirst, you will be transformed into a new creation whose interests will no longer be the same as that of the old being. The focus of the person actually shifts to the reality.
Believing Jesus and accepting Him as our personal saviour is an instantaneous decision. Repenting deeply for our sins and seeking the forgiveness and promise of the LORD for us is the process we go through at the time of salvation. God's grace is so abundant that He NEVER EVER rejects a person approaching Him seeking salvation. So by His grace we will be saved.
But after being saved, sanctification is actually a process, that depends on the level of obedience and faith a person has. If the person is very obedient, has a strong faith and have strong revelation of truth, sanctification of the person occurs very easily, and such people wont feel desire for the worldly pleasure much. They rise to be best of the pastors and leaders who lead multitudes to the LORD, like Bro.Bakth singh and Mr.N.Daniel, through whom fellowships like Hebron and LEF came up.
More resistant the person is more lessons will be given by God to submit and surrender totally to God. In process the person may not obey God totally and be separated from SIN and WORLD, but our good LORD is patient enough to lead and protect His children (Romans 8:26) and wait upon them until they understand and experience the truth actually.
Once the person actually understands and experiences the truth, no one need to forcefully drag him away from world and its pleasures, but he himself willingly, and lovingly submits himself to the LORD. This is the most beautiful experience of being a Christian. But nothing might actually happen simply by singing famous Hymn "I surrender all..." or forcing ones self to quit few things. It is actually a work of Holyspirit, an inside matter, which happens only on showing obedience.
But here is a DISCLAIMER. No one knows when the LORD returns or when we may die. So it is always better to show obedience when time is there...because we know not when our END is...
People who are given chances till they learn truth will be lucky enough, and people who don't get chances will become examples...which none of us want to be!
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