NewWine06
April 15th, 2008, 12:27 AM
Greetings Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I just want to say I am so glad that I’ve found this forum. I’ve been reading (“Lurking” seems like an overly ominous term to me!) it regularly for the past couple years, just never bothered to register. Honestly I’m not sure what prompted me to do so now unless it’s perhaps to stand up and be counted among the redeemed who share their fellowship here.
This board has been such a source of strength, hope and inspiration to me and is such an awesome source of breaking news and current events. While it sometimes makes me sad to see, it is nevertheless both humbling and joyful to see Biblical prophecy almost literally unfolding before us. I see the pace quickening; this might be wishful thinking but…it’s a very different world we live in now then the one I remember as a small child and it seems like I’m not alone in feeling that.
My path getting here has been long and eventful. I have truly desired to lead a life pleasing to the Lord for just two years now, beginning when I finally reached my personal “breaking point” and surrendered my broken life and my humbled self-will to the care of God. I guess I’m fairly new at this but looking back it’s plain to see that Jesus has ALWAYS been with me and if I thought the darkness was too much to bear it’s because I had taken my eyes off HIM and insisted on trying to forge my OWN path; some of you all may know from personal experience how that generally ends up?
Suffice it to say that I am so thankful for the new, pure life Jesus has given me both here, now, in this fallen world and even more so in his everlasting kingdom to come! This former sinner is so grateful to call him “Abba” and accept his freely given, unwarranted grace! I’m looking forward to learning from and helping to build up my brethren here as we await the promise of his coming ....together.
Peace be upon you all!
Greg
I just want to say I am so glad that I’ve found this forum. I’ve been reading (“Lurking” seems like an overly ominous term to me!) it regularly for the past couple years, just never bothered to register. Honestly I’m not sure what prompted me to do so now unless it’s perhaps to stand up and be counted among the redeemed who share their fellowship here.
This board has been such a source of strength, hope and inspiration to me and is such an awesome source of breaking news and current events. While it sometimes makes me sad to see, it is nevertheless both humbling and joyful to see Biblical prophecy almost literally unfolding before us. I see the pace quickening; this might be wishful thinking but…it’s a very different world we live in now then the one I remember as a small child and it seems like I’m not alone in feeling that.
My path getting here has been long and eventful. I have truly desired to lead a life pleasing to the Lord for just two years now, beginning when I finally reached my personal “breaking point” and surrendered my broken life and my humbled self-will to the care of God. I guess I’m fairly new at this but looking back it’s plain to see that Jesus has ALWAYS been with me and if I thought the darkness was too much to bear it’s because I had taken my eyes off HIM and insisted on trying to forge my OWN path; some of you all may know from personal experience how that generally ends up?
Suffice it to say that I am so thankful for the new, pure life Jesus has given me both here, now, in this fallen world and even more so in his everlasting kingdom to come! This former sinner is so grateful to call him “Abba” and accept his freely given, unwarranted grace! I’m looking forward to learning from and helping to build up my brethren here as we await the promise of his coming ....together.
Peace be upon you all!
Greg