READING MY BIBLE
I was lying on my bed reading my old King James version Bible when all of a sudden I saw these words which seemed to leap off the page and sit under my nose. They left no doubt in my mind what God wanted of me!
As a new Christian I was a little unsure of what I should do next. I asked advise and it was obvious that people were skeptical of what I saw. I had heard preachers say that you should get confirmation of anything God tells you, so I waited for a week for confirmation.
The confirmation never came, but I grew more and more uneasy each day about not obeying God, so I decided to hand my notice in at the church house I was living in. I gave a month's notice and the day after I did that my boss at work told me that he was closing the factory down in three weeks. Amazing! If I had handed my notice in at the house when God first spoke to me it would have coincided with the date my work closed down!
ON MY WAY
I left Hamilton with some reluctance because I loved the city, and the small town of Levin that my family lived in held no appeal to me whatsoever! I had been attending the Hamilton Assembly of God for two years at this stage and enjoyed everything about the place.
It was great to catch up with my family. Mum, Dad and my youngest brother Jeff were at home. We were all Christians, so had a lot to share.
JOBLESS
I was unable to get a job for the first three months I was home and started doubting if I was in the right place, inspite of God's clear direction. It has always amused me that He used the same old English language that my Bible was written in. It further amused me when I discovered that those words aren't actually in the Bible. I had presumed that He has brought them up out of the Bible, but obviously He hadn't.
Because I was unemployed Jeff and I spent a lot of time together. It was really great to have the time with him after so many years away.
GOD'S WAYS, HIGHER THAN OURS
I had no idea why God sent me home and it took the three months to start to understand. Little did I know that the time I had with my brother was soon to end. He died three months after I got home in a motorbike accident. You can read about his passing here and see that God is gracious to His own.
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I was lying on my bed reading my old King James version Bible when all of a sudden I saw these words which seemed to leap off the page and sit under my nose. They left no doubt in my mind what God wanted of me!
As a new Christian I was a little unsure of what I should do next. I asked advise and it was obvious that people were skeptical of what I saw. I had heard preachers say that you should get confirmation of anything God tells you, so I waited for a week for confirmation.
The confirmation never came, but I grew more and more uneasy each day about not obeying God, so I decided to hand my notice in at the church house I was living in. I gave a month's notice and the day after I did that my boss at work told me that he was closing the factory down in three weeks. Amazing! If I had handed my notice in at the house when God first spoke to me it would have coincided with the date my work closed down!
ON MY WAY
I left Hamilton with some reluctance because I loved the city, and the small town of Levin that my family lived in held no appeal to me whatsoever! I had been attending the Hamilton Assembly of God for two years at this stage and enjoyed everything about the place.
It was great to catch up with my family. Mum, Dad and my youngest brother Jeff were at home. We were all Christians, so had a lot to share.
JOBLESS
I was unable to get a job for the first three months I was home and started doubting if I was in the right place, inspite of God's clear direction. It has always amused me that He used the same old English language that my Bible was written in. It further amused me when I discovered that those words aren't actually in the Bible. I had presumed that He has brought them up out of the Bible, but obviously He hadn't.
Because I was unemployed Jeff and I spent a lot of time together. It was really great to have the time with him after so many years away.
GOD'S WAYS, HIGHER THAN OURS
I had no idea why God sent me home and it took the three months to start to understand. Little did I know that the time I had with my brother was soon to end. He died three months after I got home in a motorbike accident. You can read about his passing here and see that God is gracious to His own.
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