I can look back over my life and see His hand there almost every step of the way. From my childhood into adulthood I can see, now from the present, how I have been protected and blessed by our heavenly Father. Then, at the time I could not see. I was blind. I didn’t know Christ Jesus as my Saviour, and avoided any topic on faith in Him and in God.
As a result, I tried to live by myself, by my own strength, in my own way. I failed miserably. I have made many mistakes. I failed numerous times. I sinned against God and turned my back on Him. I put in an enormous amount of effort to prove that I could make my way in the world to prove that I could do it alone. And what do I have to show for all my effort? Not very much. Not much indeed.
Two failed marriages. Several failed careers. A family I rarely get to see. I am homeless, jobless, and penniless. So again, what have I to show for all the effort of trying to prove that I can live by my own strength, without help from anyone on earth or in heaven? Not very much.
Although I had turned my back on God, He had not done the same. No matter how far I seemed to walk away from Him, he was always right beside me arms wide open ready to embrace me the moment I turned back to Him.
I would like to take this time to thank you [Crossroads Mentor] for all your time and patience in dealing with me and going over my lessons and roadmaps. Your thoughtful words and encouragement are a great source of strength and comfort for me. I thank God constantly for those, such as yourself, whom He has put in my life.
Crossroads, your study courses and you yourself, my mentor, have helped me to see more clearly the sacrifice that Christ endured on my behalf. You have shown me that I am loved by God more than I could have ever realized.
‘I am not loved because I am worthy, I am worthy because I am loved. And this is eternal life.’
I thank you and all of Crossroads for everything.”
-Steven, Nova Scotia