posted by Chad Paine • 6:30am • July 8th, 2008
I really lacked the security of my salvation, a closeness to God and a joy before I came on the Journey to the Heart. I desired God, but was not seeking Him as I should.
I tried to read my Bible, pray and do some scripture memory…but I wasn’t seeking the Lord with all of my heart. There were still parts of me that were not surrendered to Him.
While on this Journey, God brought me to the point of complete and total surrender to Him. Everything is His and to be used for His glory; my heart, soul, will, future friends and music were all His. I must pray for His strength everyday to stay close to Him, hide His Word in my heart and stand alone in righteousness. I am willing to give anything up for Him.
When I came to this point, my spirit leaped inside of me and I was filled with joy and excitement! I reaffirmed my salvation and I am going to read the Word and engraft scripture into my mind and heart from now on.
Praise God for his work in my life through the Journey and I pray that I will continue to grow in Him as I seek Him with all my heart!
~ Max, Age 16
June 2008 Guys’ Journey
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posted by Robert Staddon • 8:15pm • July 6th, 2008
- Before becoming the pastor of Evangel Baptist Church, Ken Pierpont helped many young men experience the power and presence of a living God through a Journey to the Heart. Last year he preached this passionate message at an IBLP staff meeting and it motivated me to memorize Psalm 145. I hope it encourages you also!
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posted by Sharon Kelly • 6:12pm • July 1st, 2008
I was lacking a closeness to God in a lot of ways. I was not feeling His presence and would read the Scriptures just to read it and and say I had done so. Because of my lack of closeness to God, I was not hearing His voice through the Scriptures or by the Holy Spirit. I tried to focus on what I was reading and asked God to show me something from His Word, but would get distracted with this or that.
I started to hear God’s voice when I began to get things cleared up with Him and those around me and for the first time I really felt His powerful comforting presence when all was confessed and forgiven. I have a real joy in my heart for the first time that I can think of. I have a greater desire to memorize God’s Word and to hide it in my heart, that I might not sin against God. I am free from the guilt and bitterness that weighed me down from hearing God’s voice for a long time!
~ Matthew
June 2008 Guys’ Journey
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I really lacked the security of my salvation, a closeness to God and a joy before I came on the Journey to the Heart. I desired God, but was not seeking Him as I should.
