But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.
2 Peter 3:18
As the year nears its end, and as I reflect upon the past 365 days...
Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.
2 Peter 3:18
As the year nears its end, and as I reflect upon the past 365 days...
...I believe that God has allowed me to become older and wiser. I still have much to learn, however. But I can say with hindsight that the Lord has brought me through many challenging situations. There were a few betrayals, unfortunately. Yet, my relationships with genuine friends deepened. The former group tried to promote their names and ministries on my back. But God protected me.
Furthermore, God continues to use my story - which is really the story of how Jesus Christ redeemed and salvaged my formerly wrecked life - to bring the desire for salvation to the lives of men and women, who are in prison, even those on death row. And the Lord has also used it to touch lives on street corners, and in a few churches, too.
So I bow my knees before the Lord because He has been kind to me, and He has chosen to use my life for a good purpose. For it is the Lord Himself who delights to use the foolish ones of the world to confound and humble those who think they're better than everyone else.
And for other matters, I've become wiser in my attitude concerning adversity. As a Christian, I've been able to see all the more that whatever difficulties or hardships I had to face in 2006 were really opportunities for rejoicing because these things caused my faith to grow.
Therefore, everything that I've had the opportunity to experience this year was for my benefit. It was for my learning. And in the end, it all worked out for my good (Romans 8:28).
D.B.
Furthermore, God continues to use my story - which is really the story of how Jesus Christ redeemed and salvaged my formerly wrecked life - to bring the desire for salvation to the lives of men and women, who are in prison, even those on death row. And the Lord has also used it to touch lives on street corners, and in a few churches, too.
So I bow my knees before the Lord because He has been kind to me, and He has chosen to use my life for a good purpose. For it is the Lord Himself who delights to use the foolish ones of the world to confound and humble those who think they're better than everyone else.
And for other matters, I've become wiser in my attitude concerning adversity. As a Christian, I've been able to see all the more that whatever difficulties or hardships I had to face in 2006 were really opportunities for rejoicing because these things caused my faith to grow.
Therefore, everything that I've had the opportunity to experience this year was for my benefit. It was for my learning. And in the end, it all worked out for my good (Romans 8:28).
D.B.
