Forty Years On - Part One
This year I have been a Christian for forty years. I would have said 'served the Lord', but sometimes I have failed him miserably, only serving myself. Nevertheless, He has always been there, holding me up, preserving my life and moving me on to the next step in His plan for me. I remember that day as though it were yesterday. It was 1969. I had been at an all-night party, arriving home at 6AM. I was to be picked up at 10AM to go to The Billy Graham Crusade. Well, I did go and was sitting with a team of young people from the Local Methodist Church. I had not slept in 24 hour, so, I went to sleep. I awoke sometime later to hear Dr. Graham talking about Armageddon and the battle that would be there. The picture he painted was so vivid, that it was like I was in it. There, God touched my heart and life. I didn't go forward then, but later in the minister's office, I prayed and asked Jesus to take over my life. There is lots more to this story...So stay tuned
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You must be a good at fishing. You have set the hook and now I'm waiting to get reeled in, as I hear the rest of the story - lol. I love this part "sometimes I have failed him miserably, only serving myself. Nevertheless, He has always been there, holding me up, preserving my life and moving me on to the next step in His plan for me". I can identify with this statement to the nth degree. Some people think, I'll turn my life over to God and everything will be "rosy" and "smooth sailing". It's more like you were traveling the easy broad road before, and now it's all uphill and difficult. Trials, tribulations, testing, failures, pruning - it's a process of growth and refining in the furnace of affliction, that brings us to victories and new levels. I am anxious to hear how God worked in your life, to bring you to your present spiritual state.
Like Marsha and Ken, I'm anxious to hear more! Like you, I have failed Him miserably over and over, but yet He is always there for us. He never leaves us nor forsakes us. What an awesome God! What a patient God! What a merciful God!