To me, the power of faith in God is undeniable. It is powerful, life-changing, history-changing. I’ve seen it’s power in my own life, in the lives of others, and seen it’s impact in history and continue to see its accomplishments in today’s world events.
I placed my faith in Jesus when I was 8 years old and gave my life to His service when I was 14. These decisions of faith had a huge life-changing impact on my life and others around me. There is no question to me that my life has been positively impacted in many, many ways by placing my faith in Jesus. Because I believed in His purpose for my life, His plan for my life, His great wisdom in how my life should be lived, I became a better person in many ways. I’ve never been drunk (because I didn’t drink alcohol), haven’t been arrested or even had a speeding ticket until recently, and I’ve lived a responsible, caring life.
I’m not claiming that I lived an ascetic live but I was willing to live sacrificially for the good of others in many ways. I renounced materialism to a great extent, bypassed good-paying jobs to teach in Christian church schools. I put in many long hours, giving up normal pleasurable activities, to teach for Jesus (and work other jobs to put food on the table). My wife and I had family devotional time with our children to train them to follow Jesus. Even though I had a family of 7 and made $13,500 at teaching I still gave the tithe of 10% plus 2% more to the church. I could give many other examples of sacrificing, the point being that I gave of myself to train young people and serve Jesus because of my faith in Him. continue reading…
