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When I was asked to describe the day I met Jesus I said I it’s been so long I really couldn’t remember! Then it hit me! Is it really because I don’t remember or, is it just that I am taking Christ’s sacrifice for me too lightly! It’s now been just over a week since I was asked and I have discovered just that! Every now and then we need a reminder, a bit of prodding to remember what our life was like BEFORE meeting Jesus. Growing up through high school, my only real experience with church was the Jehovah’s Witness group. I was NOT saved and did NOT have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ!
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So, in college, my first semester, a few guys in the dorm had invited me to a bible study. After the first couple of meetings I felt something I had never felt before. I was seeing everything just a bit different than before. During the third meeting I professed my belief in Christ and accepted His gift to me. It was hard to describe but in a nutshell I can tell ya that I was not as important as the person next to me. My priorities had changed. Now you have to understand, My life wasn’t messed up, I had not been a troubled kid, had a good family life, a nice roof and food to eat. Never been in trouble with the police. So my change was much more subtle than many may experience. Even so there was a change. I called myself a Christian but had yet to really understand what that meant.
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Fast forward 34 years! I have made a LOT of mistakes. At this point it seems like everything in my life has fallen apart! In addition, I have survived one surgery due to stage 4 colon cancer and going through surgery after the second diagnosis of stage 4 colon cancer in the same year! This is when GOD really showed up! While I was on the operating table this second time God took me on a little journey and showed me my life over the past 30 years and told me in no uncertain terms that I NEED TO CHANGE MY COURSE! I woke from that surgery in a cold sweat with a LOT on my mind. I could see that last 4 hours very vividly in my mind. I will never forget how God showed up, showed me what was wrong and allowed me yet another chance to understand Him and his Son’s sacrifice for me! These 3 paragraphs do not begin to describe what I have been through the past 34 years or even the most recent 5 years. I actively look for ways to serve Him now. I take comfort knowing that He is there and whatever may happen to me, I know what the final outcome will be! I am NOW saved, I have committed my life to Christ and I seek to serve Him in all I say and do.