Heaven or Hell, How Can I Know For Sure

Posted on October 24, 2025October 27, 2025 by jakirkgasser10439

Heaven Or Hell? And How Can I Know For Sure

Where Am I Going When I Die? Heaven or Hell — and How Can I Know For Sure?

One of the most important questions you’ll ever face is this: “Where am I going when I die?” It’s not just a religious idea or philosophical discussion — it’s about your eternal destiny and your approach to this life. This post is intended to help you understand where you are headed and why. This will either confirm you are on the right track, or help you recognize some adjustments you just might want to make going forward.

Life After Death Is Very Real

Every human heart senses there is something beyond this life; You may not totally understand it, but you know there is more.

We can gain significant insight if we look at some objective evidence. Across cultures and centuries, people have reported Near Death Experiences (NDEs) — powerful moments where individuals clinically died, saw or experienced another realm, and were brought back to life to tell the story.

NDE’s gain credibility when participants report leaving their physical body and observe events happening in other places even at great distances, and those events are later independently confirmed. Many of these NDE’s are reported when the participant is brain dead or with severe brain damage and should not be able to record the events even if they were within a range to sense them. Our consciousness is not entirely dependent on our physical brain, we can and do live on outside of our physical body.

Many NDE’s describe journeys involving overwhelming peace and light, some report encountering deep darkness and fear. While the stories differ, one truth echoes through them all: life after death is very real.

You Are an Eternal Being

You are not just a body — you are a spirit and soul living in a temporary earthly body. When your heart stops beating, your soul (mind, will, and emotions) continues on forever.

“Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it.” – Ecclesiastes 12:7

“And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.” — Hebrews 9:27 (NKJV)

The question is not if you will live forever, but where.

“For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” — Matthew 16:26 (NKJV)

Where you spend eternity — in Heaven or in Hell — is the single most consequential thing for you to ponder in your life.

Heaven is a place of perfect love, peace, and joy in God’s presence.

Hell is eternal separation from God who is the source of all love, peace, and life. It is a place of anguish, torment, and regret.

Most religions set you up with standards of behavior, rituals, and acts of service to help you earn your way into heaven, and you will not know if you worked hard enough until you get to the pearly gates and knock.

Christianity is very different, your eternity is sealed up front. You will have a clear yes or no at the beginning of your journey.

Why Do We Need a Savior?

In the beginning, God created a perfect world. God made man in His Image, and Humanity walked in close relationship with Him.

But when Adam and Eve chose to rebel against God’s command (Genesis 3), sin entered the world. Since then, every human being has been born with a fallen, self-centered nature that resists God’s ways.

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”— Romans 3:23 (NKJV)

And there are consequences for sin:

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”— Romans 6:23 (NKJV)

Sin separates us from God. If we die in our sins — without forgiveness — we will spend eternity separated from Him in torment.

God is perfectly just, and justice demands that someone pay the price for sin.

But God is also love — and His love made a way.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” — John 3:16 (NKJV)

Jesus Paid the Price

God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to take our place. He lived a sinless life and willingly suffered and died on the cross as a substitute for you and me.

“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.” — Isaiah 53:5 (NKJV)

On the cross, Jesus broke His body to pay the penalty for our sins.

He shed His blood to cleanse our record, cover our guilt, and reconnect us with The Father.

Through His resurrection, He conquered death and created a path back to God the Father.

How to Be Saved

Salvation isn’t earned — it’s received.

You can not earn salvation. You are not a good person, you are fundamentally flawed. You can not make up for your deficiency.

If you got what you deserved, you would spend eternity in Hell. You have earned it.

It is by God’s mercy and grace that He offers you salvation – A path out of the death sentence you deserve

Jesus offers salvation freely to anyone who will turn from sin and trust in Him completely.

“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
— Romans 10:9 (NKJV)

Just as you would trust a parachute when jumping from a plane, you must fully trust in Jesus — not your own good deeds — to save you.

When you place your faith in Him, you are born again by the Spirit of God.

At that moment, the Holy Spirit enters your heart and confirms that you belong to God.

“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.”
— Romans 8:16 (NKJV)

Evidence You’ve Been Born Again

When you are truly born again, you change from the inside out.

God gives you a new heart — soft, loving, and responsive to His voice.

“Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them… that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.”— Ezekiel 11:19–20 (NKJV)

Here are some questions to examine your heart:

- Do I love God and long to please Him?
- Do I hate sin and desire to walk in righteousness?
- Do I feel compassion for others, wanting to help and forgive?
- Do I sense a growing connection with God through prayer, worship, and His Word?

If you answered “yes” to these, that’s the evidence of the Holy Spirit working in your life.

Your Eternal Assurance

As you grow in your relationship with Jesus, His peace and love will anchor your heart. You will know you are heaven-bound because your spirit bears witness with His Spirit. You’ll experience the joy of walking with God daily — not out of fear, but out of love and gratitude.

“These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God,
that you may know that you have eternal life.” — 1 John 5:13 (NKJV)

Double check your answers to a few key questions:

Am I going to heaven or hell?

If hell, review “How to be Saved” above

If Heaven, then which reason applies?

a- “Because I am a good person?” – No / Wrong – Review ” Why Do I Need A Savior”

b- “Because I have good intentions and my goods will outweigh by bads? – No / Wrong – Review ” Why Do I Need A Savior”

c- “Because I asked Jesus into my heart?” – No / Wrong – Review “Jesus Paid The Price”

d- “Because I deserve to go to hell, but Jesus paid the price for my sins as a free gift, and I trust Him for salvation” Congratulations you got it!

What Now?

If you haven’t yet received Jesus as your Savior, you can do that right now. Speak to Him from your heart:

Prayer of Salvation:

“Lord Jesus, I believe You are the Son of God. I believe You died for my sins and rose again. I am a sinner born into a fallen world and I need a savior. I repent of my sins and ask You to forgive me and transform me. Come into my heart, be my Lord and Savior. I put my full trust in You. Thank You for saving me and giving me eternal life. Amen.”

If you prayed that sincerely, welcome to the family of God!
Now begin to grow in your new life — spend time in the Bible (start with the Gospel of John), pray daily, and connect with a Bible-believing church that helps you follow Jesus.

Resources to Learn More

The Holy Bible, New King James Version (NKJV)
“The Case for Christ” by Lee Strobel
“Mere Christianity” by C.S. Lewis
GotQuestions.org — reliable biblical answers
BibleProject.com — visual Bible learning

Give Your Problems To Jesus

Posted on June 10, 2023 by jakirkgasser10439

Give Your Problems to Jesus

Anxious? Worried? Stressed? Those are emotions based in the physical life you are experiencing. Jesus made it very clear that He wants you to shift from a physical focus to a spiritual focus, and when you do that He can help you. He actually wants you to Give your problems to Jesus! So how do we do that?

1) Awaken your spiritual body

Acknowledge God and His Key Roles – Creator, Provider, Protector, Father,

2) Humble Your Self

I am a sinner in a sinful world. I was born with the sinful nature I got from Adam. I have been selfish and self-centered. When I am being self-centered, I love myself more than I love God. When I am being self-centered, I love myself more than I love others. My ego has played a very strong role in my life: What people think of me, What they say about me, What kind of car I drive, What kind of house I live in, My work life/title/role and My education status. God asks us to love God with ALL my heart – I have not, God asks us to love our neighbors more than ourselves, I have not. I am a sinner. The wages of sin are death. Per God’s righteous Law I am destined for hell, I need a savior.

3) Acknowledge Jesus is The Christ.

The old testament makes at least 47 predictions about a savior coming, He would be born to a virgin woman in Bethlehem. He would come from the blood line of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, David, He would be exiled to Egypt, He would be called the son of God and the son of man. He would enter Jeruselem on a donkey. He would bear the burden of our sins on His body and be a sacrifice for our sins, He would be blameless, yet suffer and die via crucifixion with criminals, He would be resurrected and ascend to heave to be seated at God’s right hand. He would reign as king forever. Jesus did all of this and more. The odds of a single human accomplishing only 8 of the 47 predictions is 1 in 1 to the 1017.

4) Accept Him as Lord Of Your Life

Repent of your sins and your sinful nature, Turn from sinful ways. Reject self-centered agendas and self-conscious emotions, Deny yourself – This life is really not about me, it is about God and His kingdom. I am just a servant, a vessel for His use. Arms and legs to do His work. Invite Him to come and live in you. To teach you and guide you. To form in you. To help you put off the old you, and put on the new you. Submit yourself completely to Him.

5) See Things from God’s Perspective

Transform your mind to see things from God’s perspective. Focus on the spiritual dimension. What does God want to happen: We are all His children, He loves each of us, He put each of here with a purpose, That purpose is corrupted by sin, He sent His son to save us, His son wants to live inside us and help us become the person God intended when He made us. He will heal any damage inside us and empower us to thrive. We need to get ourselves (our selfish agendas) out of the way and trust in Him to do all that.

Talk to God daily; Read His word, Meditate on it, Seek to usnderstand Its message for your life

Talk to Him, Listen to Him. Become friends

Ask the why for your thoughts and actions. What is driving you. Is it Love of God and Love of neighbor?

Become love in action. His love is perfected when it flows through you to others.

6) Understand God’s will

He wants each of us to come to repentance and find Him.

He wants to come and form inside each of us to restore the original Image of God that was tarnished by Adam.

He wants each of us to live life in abundance with Him shining through us.

He wants each of us to become a bright shining light in a dark world. Examples for others to see the kingdom in aciton

When In Doubt of the details of Gods will in a situaiton, Humble yourself and Ask Him to guide your understanding.

7) Pray God’s will into place.

Speak Out loud. The power of death and life is in the tongue. God created the heavens and the earth by speaking. He SAID let there be light.. and there was.

Speak God’s will into place on earth. Grant your permission for God’s will to flow into place.

Pray fervently, boldly. Pray as if you were a field commander instructing an army of angels in front of you to come in and engage in a life or death battle to execute this assignment from God.

8) Believe what you pray and you will receive it.

When you understand God’s will and are aligned with it, You can pray with confidence.

You must believe In your heart, that what you are asking for IS God’s will. When you do this, you can put all of your trust in Jesus to make it happen.

It is His Will, You are aligned with God’s will, and you are asking in Jesus name. When you believe it will happen, you can put your trust in Jesus with expectations of success. This defeats anxiety, worry and all those other physical emotions.

Supporting Scriptures:

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

Example Prayer:

Heavenly Father, Thank you for this life and for all you have done for me. Jesus thank you for coming here and doing your amazing work for us 2000 years ago. You are the Christ, you fulfilled the prophesy, Your body paid the price, your blood forgives our sins, and you are now at the right hand of the Father as eternal king.. I am a sinner in a sinful world. I confess my sins; I acknowledge that I have fallen short. I turn from my sinful ways and choose to follow you and your call to love God with all my heart and my neighbors as my self. I accept you as Lord of my life and invite you to come into me and lead me. Open the eyes of my understanding so that I see things from your perspective and understand your will. I know you want each of us to come to repentance and to follow you as Lord. I know you want to form inside each of us and to restore the image of God in us so that we can fulfill our purpose and flow your love to others. I speak your will into place. I submit myself to you. I am clay, you are the potter. Transform me so that I can be of service to you. I speak your will into place for my family and friends. May the eyes of thier understanding be opened to you and your purpose. May they feel your love. May they find your truth. May they reach repentance and submit to you as lord and savior. May they transforma and align with your will for thier lives and overcome this fallen world. I have faith that your will is good and true and I believe I am aligned the same intention. I put my trust in you. I do not need to worry or be anxious, because I love you and you work all things to the good of those who love you. I speek this in Jesus name. AMEN..