  I met a friend on MSN and her nick was, 'If God gave us eternal life, why does my life sucks? ' Something like this...it was a few months ago and I managed to recall it but not accurately. Upon reading her MSN nick, I was dumbfounded...a bit of anger but not hatred. Honestly I did not chat with her about it... Now I've got alot to say about it, all in my mind and finally summarized it. A very straightforward answer to the question/nick is...' Cos' you refuse to glorify God or worship Him as king. ' Eternal life is a gift from God. You won't gain eternal life by just snapping your finger or the next morning you wake up and tell yourself, "I'd gain eternal life already and I'm free to fly! ' It does not work that way! It does not work that way! You must work to it.... After you receive salvation, learn more about God, read the Bible daily and pray. Slowly as you grow from strength to strength glorifying God, you'll soon realize that a Christian life is more than just attending church services, reading the Bible ,pray and even goinig to cell-group meeting. (if you have one. ) If you're asking yourself," then how ca I receive this gift from God? " Accept the fact that Jesus died for our sins, confess your sins to Him and repent.
Don't expect life to go so smoothly. Indeed, there will be tough challenges you'll face as you move on. Don't complain to God about why your life seems to be on a bumpy road, hot and cold, whatever you call it. When this happen , do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good. When you overcome evil, God kows and he will bless you.
You will know that you've gain eternal life when you have this urge to share a powerful testimonial to a non-believer, you might even get him saved. remember, when a soul is saved, the kingdom of Heaven will rejoice. You will be blessed and knoowing th at the decision to accept Christ is not a regret but a wise one. 
