I am giving my testimony at church this Sunday along withsome others. The rules have been thesame as long as I can remember: tell about your life before Christ, tell abouthow you came to know him, and tell about life since. But my life doesn't really fit that neatly however. Does yours?
I came to know Christ in a childlike way when I was only 4years old. But it stuck. It was real, which was proven by my lifeafter. Our church life was occasional,and my dad would say later in life that he wasn’t a true believer yet. My parents divorced when I was 9, but somehowby God’s grace, I received a call to ministry when I was 10. I knew I was going to become a pastor (whichI did). Life went downhill after thedivorce economically and in most every way. But by age 13 I had the classic teenage “re-dedication” of my life toChrist. It was the time when I made myfaith my own. By 17 I was headed off toBible college, then marriage, then seminary, church job, kids, adoption, etc.
The point is, I didn’t have a very long “before.” What I have is an amazing God who chose tograb hold of me at an early age for no apparent reason. I know a God who tapped a nobody on theshoulder to do ministry, and then gave him the ability to pull it off. I worship the God of providence (provision plus direction), who at everyjuncture of my life, provided what was needed to move in his direction.
Through his son Jesus, he has given me a future and a hope.
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