The journey of the restless heart is not isolated to any particular age in the history of humankind. It seems everyone is confronted with the restless nature and seek not only to understand it but also to to satisfy this restlessness.

Augustine reveals within the opening lines of his Confessions, the remedy that can heal the restless heart. “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” God alone can satisfy the ever-restless human yearning.

God created us to live in a peaceful and bountiful world, where we had everything needed. It was a world centered on God, His design, His purpose, and His position. However, the desire to be like God, called Sin, turned us around. Instead of finding peace and purpose in following God’s design, we began to search for this peace and purpose elsewhere. And the biggest cost is that we are restless, constantly searching for peace, and condemned to spiritual death because we are looking for it in the wrong place. We will never have peace until we find our way back to a God.

It’s the Journey of the Restless Heart!

We live in a world where people are frustrated, consumed by fear and anxiety, searching for peace and purpose.

We believe there is an answer. It’s found in the journey back to God, the solution to our restless hearts. According to Augustine, each of us is a homo viator—a traveler, a pilgrim. Along the journey the ultimate question is: Which direction are we headed? Are we moving toward God or wandering away from him?

We believe that the journey back to God can be found in the Bible, it's called the "Romans Road." It's a simple journey through the book of Romans that helps us understand where we came from, where we are, and where we are headed on this Journey.

God Is The Creator Of Life

Romans 1:20-21

“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities his eternal

power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.”

God reveals himself to us His divine nature and personal qualities through creation. We must acknowledge God as the Creator and sustainer of life.

The Fact Of Our Sin

Romans 3:23

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

We must recognize that we are sinners and that we do not meet God’s perfect standards. Luther described sin as homo incurvatus in se, "humanity curved in upon itself". Sin is serious in God’s sight and includes thoughts, words, and actions. Sin is about misplaced love, choosing self-love above loving God.

Our Inability to Return to God

Romans 3:10

“As it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one.”

No one can earn right standing with God. We must understand that our good deeds or religion are unacceptable to God because our good works cannot cancel out our sin.

The Penalty of Our Rebellion (Sin)

Romans 6:23a

“For the wages of sin is death.”

God’s holiness demands a penalty (consequence) for our sin, which is death. Eternal death is separation from God forever in Hell. God is a just God, and He demands punishment for every sin. Justice is getting what

we deserve, because of our sin, we deserve death.

God’s Plan of Salvation

Romans 5:8

“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still

sinners, Christ died for us.”

God sent His Son Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for our sin by dying on the cross. God is a God of mercy and He sent Jesus to take our sin upon Himself and the punishment we deserve. Mercy is not getting what we deserve, we deserve death, and Jesus took our place.

God’s Promise of Eternal Life

Romans 6:23

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ

Jesus our Lord.”

Eternal life is a free gift from God, there is nothing we can do to earn eternal life. Grace is getting what we don’t deserve. Because of God’s amazing grace, He has given us eternal life through Jesus Christ!

Our Responsibility

Romans 10:9-10

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in

your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart

that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”

We must believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God Who died for us on the cross, rose from the dead, and is Lord. We must put our trust in Jesus alone to make us right with God. Salvation involves believing in

our hearts (inward belief) and an outward confession that Jesus is Lord.

Romans 10:13

“For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

There is no complicated formula to salvation; Jesus paid the price of our sin for us. Our response is to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. If we do, we will be saved from eternal death in Hell to eternal life in Heaven.

Results Of Salvation

Romans 8:1

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

By accepting Jesus’ death as a payment for our sins, we will never be condemned for our sins.

Romans 5:1

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with

God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Peace With God

Peace with God means we have been reconciled to Him through Jesus Christ. We can now have a relationship with the living God because sin no longer separates us from Him. Our "restless hearts" can now find peace and purpose.

Are you in need of true peace? Do you have a restless heart?

Follow the Roman Road to find salvation, peace, and purpose.

We encourage you to grow in your walk with God. Prayer, reading the Bible, and joining a Bible believing church are all ways to continue your journey with God.

Let us know if you have questions or would like to talk more about your own Journey.