As a child, I believed the choice was made by God.  He chose who got into the club and who was to face the evil pit of hell.

How he picked those who where going to enjoy life and heaven depended on their thoughts and actions.

I then was doomed to hell.  

I believed my thoughts were almost as bad as those of a serial killer, if not worse.  My actions were those of a selfish self-centered child.

I remember asking my 6th grade teacher "How good do we need to be?".  Her answer was that Jesus had no limits and therefore our goal was to give it all.

Yup... I was screwed.  Since that day shame and guilt ruled my world for over 40 years.

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