Sounds so familiar… My first step came after a showing of The Cross and the Switchblade at our local theater. I signed a paper saying that I accepted Jesus as my personal savior…and now I was a Christian. Thank God for baby steps!
Cork, wonderful piece! You are utterly correct in that God is so patient! He pursued me for over three decades of my Prodigal run, away from Papa and His Son. It is a testament to His immense mercy over us wandering sheep...and I remain as stunned as ever, even at age 72. Thank you again for pouring out your heart in this, it is needed and welcomed! Learning to truly follow God is not easy, it contains many difficulties, not the least of which is our own resistance. His love flows over us all, that makes it possible but only step by step. Bless you always, Wendy
We attended the church next door...when my dad worked weekends I would sometimes go by myself, even if my mother didn't feel like going. But the "door didn't open" until confirmation in 8th grade. That gave me the "head" knowledge--but the Spirit didn't come over me until the next year, after our church hired a youth pastor that talked openly about being "born again." Like you, I ended up watching a Billy Graham movie, "Time to Run," and made a decision to follow Christ. Lots of discipleship remained, but it was a start in the right direction...
Sounds so familiar… My first step came after a showing of The Cross and the Switchblade at our local theater. I signed a paper saying that I accepted Jesus as my personal savior…and now I was a Christian. Thank God for baby steps!
Cork, wonderful piece! You are utterly correct in that God is so patient! He pursued me for over three decades of my Prodigal run, away from Papa and His Son. It is a testament to His immense mercy over us wandering sheep...and I remain as stunned as ever, even at age 72. Thank you again for pouring out your heart in this, it is needed and welcomed! Learning to truly follow God is not easy, it contains many difficulties, not the least of which is our own resistance. His love flows over us all, that makes it possible but only step by step. Bless you always, Wendy
We attended the church next door...when my dad worked weekends I would sometimes go by myself, even if my mother didn't feel like going. But the "door didn't open" until confirmation in 8th grade. That gave me the "head" knowledge--but the Spirit didn't come over me until the next year, after our church hired a youth pastor that talked openly about being "born again." Like you, I ended up watching a Billy Graham movie, "Time to Run," and made a decision to follow Christ. Lots of discipleship remained, but it was a start in the right direction...
Yes as you will see as I post the following chapters, it took 2 decades to understand the truth. Gos is so patient.