Something I often thank God for is how he has given my life meaning. As I look back on my life, there have been so many times my life could have gone a different direction. If you were to ask those who knew me when I was a teen or in my twenties who would be least likely to be where I am in life now, it would have probably be a unanimous answer of me.
I share the sentiment of Paul in 1st Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God
I am certainly no apostle, but understand how Paul felt. He had persecuted the church, had people killed and put in jail for being Christians. Yet by God’s grace, he became the foremost apostle when it came to spreading the gospel and planting churches as well as writing many epistles.
As the son of an alcoholic father and mentally ill mother, as an angry teen and young man who messed up a lot in life, my path was headed to destruction, but Jesus intervened. He changed me. I share a lot about that in my book Lifted Out of The Pit/Called to The Nations. It is available on Amazon- Lifted Out of The Pit/Called to The Nations.
By God’s grace, I have had the privilege of sharing Jesus with people from many countries, have been blessed to travel on eleven ministry trips to other countries, and taught numerous people. No one would have guessed it possible if they knew me when I was a teen or in my twenties.
I never became rich. In the eyes of the world perhaps I would be a failure in life. But in God’s eyes, my life has great meaning. He has blessed me with helping churches in Brazil, France, Mexico, and Romania. He has blessed me with helping new churches in my city, Hispanic churches, a Ukrainian church, a Karen People church, a Sudanese church, and a Korean church.
What is something you are thankful for?
Thank you for reading. God Bless.
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