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“Born Into A New Life”

“If you try to save your life, you will lose it. But if you give it up for me, you will surely find it.”

[Matthew 10:39 CEV]

Steve writes:

When I reflect on that scripture it helps me put into prospective how my life was, when I was living in sin and how my life is now with the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.

For many years I was living in what I called and created “acceptable sin” as if there was such a thing. I was your typical manager going to work everyday, performing my job with outstanding results and moving up the corporate ladder. But when it came to weekends I was the complete opposite. I was using drugs & alcohol and spending a lot of time watching pornography. I would eagerly wait for Friday to come so I can start my end of week partying. As a result my first marriage failed and my second marriage was very close to divorce. Through it all I was able to hold on to my career and moved away from the New York area, where I slowly began to change my life.

After five years and three states later I moved back to New York where all the sin had started. I was ready to start over again, but was very scared. There had been something inside of me screaming for change and I wanted become a better person. I knew of Jesus, but did not know how I can begin my walk with him. My sister helped me tremendously. She introduced me to some pastors of her church and they invited me to a service. After that day my wife and I received Jesus. We have been water baptized, became members of our church and we have been on fire for The Lord ever since.

God has blessed me by surrounding me with friends that have a positive influence on my life. He has put before me a Pastor that speaks to my heart and a man that understand where I have been. He has given me my old job back. He has given me financial gifts and a great place to live. He has reunited me with my family. This list can go on. The point is when you give it all up to God and for his glory you receive his blessing in multitude. There is no limit to what God can do for you and his grace is endless. I have never been so FREE in my life. I thank God each day for my salvation. By giving my life for him I was able to regain my life and help others come to Christ.

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