Yikes!:) Well, I think a defining moment in my relationship with God came during my Senior year of college. Without going into details, the bottom kind of fell out of my life. I was months away from graduation, I had no idea what I was going to do, and it felt like God had just totally disappeared. It was a terrible experience, but it ultimately broke me of a lot of pride and a lot of anxiety. I learned to trust God far more deeply than I had before. James talks about how trials are the way God matures a person, because, as unpleasant as they are, they make you throw everything on Christ, and find your joy in him alone.
For me the biggest change was between 2008 end of Uni year and the start of 2009. I just remember being down so much of the time, not really wanting to do anything or just wanting to please myself through doing what I though was fun e.g computer games. God broke me when I turned back to sexual sin, helped me to tell my youth Pastor and put me back on the right tract. I remember coming into 2009 and really wanting to serve God through Student Life, being accountable with Ryan as he discipled me and God slowly teaching me to enjoy life again (which is still something I still struggle with).
You guys rock! Thanks for sharing!!! Hamish - sexual sin is such an eye-opener it seems, I really understand! That is SO cool that the Spirit convicted you and not only just that...but provided a way and a person to help you heal and be accountable to. That is so awesome!
Thinking of one distinguishing moment is difficult when we were changed by the Spirit of God, man I'm a hard question asker - sorry about that, haha!
One of the very first moments I think I was changed (though I didn't realize it at the time) was during springbreak in 2008. I had, being my old self...drank way too much, blacked out, and realized some horrible sexual sin stuff I had done - I looked over at this guy and half-sarcastically said, "well...see you in church tomorrow?" He laughed with me, but little did he know I was straight up foretelling my own future. I ended up SO broken that weekend and went to church for the first time in YEARS.
My heart was going to war...and I had a hope to win that war. I didn't know how at the time, but I came to the realization/acceptance about 1 year later that the hope I had was all through the beautiful love-story God has laid out for us in the bible.
And Amen to that. Hope you were prepared for some honesty!!!
Yikes!:) Well, I think a defining moment in my relationship with God came during my Senior year of college. Without going into details, the bottom kind of fell out of my life. I was months away from graduation, I had no idea what I was going to do, and it felt like God had just totally disappeared. It was a terrible experience, but it ultimately broke me of a lot of pride and a lot of anxiety. I learned to trust God far more deeply than I had before. James talks about how trials are the way God matures a person, because, as unpleasant as they are, they make you throw everything on Christ, and find your joy in him alone.
ReplyDeleteFor me the biggest change was between 2008 end of Uni year and the start of 2009. I just remember being down so much of the time, not really wanting to do anything or just wanting to please myself through doing what I though was fun e.g computer games. God broke me when I turned back to sexual sin, helped me to tell my youth Pastor and put me back on the right tract. I remember coming into 2009 and really wanting to serve God through Student Life, being accountable with Ryan as he discipled me and God slowly teaching me to enjoy life again (which is still something I still struggle with).
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ReplyDeleteYou guys rock! Thanks for sharing!!! Hamish - sexual sin is such an eye-opener it seems, I really understand! That is SO cool that the Spirit convicted you and not only just that...but provided a way and a person to help you heal and be accountable to. That is so awesome!
ReplyDeleteThinking of one distinguishing moment is difficult when we were changed by the Spirit of God, man I'm a hard question asker - sorry about that, haha!
One of the very first moments I think I was changed (though I didn't realize it at the time) was during springbreak in 2008. I had, being my old self...drank way too much, blacked out, and realized some horrible sexual sin stuff I had done - I looked over at this guy and half-sarcastically said, "well...see you in church tomorrow?" He laughed with me, but little did he know I was straight up foretelling my own future. I ended up SO broken that weekend and went to church for the first time in YEARS.
My heart was going to war...and I had a hope to win that war. I didn't know how at the time, but I came to the realization/acceptance about 1 year later that the hope I had was all through the beautiful love-story God has laid out for us in the bible.
And Amen to that. Hope you were prepared for some honesty!!!
That's really brave of you both to share. It's always a blessing to hear how God has changed people's lives!
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