I had long been resisting the truth of God when one day I just said "not anymore" and stopped running away from God and turned my life over to God. My heart exploded with enthusiasm and faith, and it wasn't long that after reading the bible that I discovered what I needed to do to be truly saved. When my faith led me to put on Christ in baptism I felt that I was on cloud nine, and I have always known from that point on that is isn't just words on paper....it isn't just some story in a book....it's a real life changing, spirit filling experience that comes from opening up your heart to God. My faith has dwindled at times over the years since 1976 because like many people I got caught up in the world, but I still have that keen awareness that God is always there and I can rely on the mercy and grace that He has shown me through Jesus Christ. I've repented of my worldliness and have returned to Christ with the honesty and simplicity that brought me to Him in the first place, and I haven't looked back since.

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"Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ..." Philippians 3:8-9 - ESV

God be praised for His wonderful work in you!

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Romans 16:16 1 Thess. 5:17 1 Thess. 5:22 1 Tim. 6:12 2 Tim 2:15

Amen to you! I am filled with joy to see yet another spirit filled with Christ!

Hey Brother Ricky you out there....

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Don Gelles,
Preacher, Church of Christ in Hyde Park
Austin, Texas
www.hydeparkcoc.org