Just Why Did You "Get Saved" Anyway?

You saw, heard or experienced something that caused you to pursue the choice of following Jesus. Just why did you "get saved" anyway?

• To escape Hell.  All you got was fire insurance.  That's consumerism.  You saw a good deal and took it.  Problem?  It's about what happened to you.  Serving Jesus wasn't part of the equation.  You were just hedging your bets.
• To relieve pressure.  You had to do something to get that stubborn, uncomfortable feeling off your back, right?  What better way than to pray a prayer you didn't understand or say things you didn't really mean?  Problem?  It was about you again.  (By the way, that uncomfortable feeling is called conviction.  It's a good thing.)
• To accumulate benefits.  Some altar calls are garbled or twisted.  They're not biblical.  Perhaps what you were asked to embrace wasn't a cross but a crown, not the gospel but a benefits package.  Health, wealth and prosperity were disproportionately emphasized.  You were told your life would dramatically improve with Jesus in your life.  Problem?  Yep, it's still about you.
• To try Jesus.  Problem?  You treated Jesus like peanut butter.  If you didn't like Him, you didn't have to stick with Him.  You remained in control.  There was no absolute surrender to Jesus.  The transaction was about your benefits, your taste, what was good for you.

Hopefully the reason you "got saved" (repented of your sin, gave your life to Jesus, became born again) was because you were captured, enthralled by the good news of God's demonstrated, costly love for you.  Then you responded in lifelong surrender and lifestyle obedience -- not to earn favor or merely enjoy benefits but to express gratitude for the kindness God already lavished on you.