Amazed

I do stand amazed at the blessings that God gives me every time that I go to volunteer at prison. Last week, I started two new groups. On Wednesday, the guys are reading Billy's book. Some of them were crying about the stirring God was placing on their hearts about their own stories and how much God pursued them while they were running away from Him. They really love Jesus. It is convicting to me. I want to never let Jesus out of my mind or heart. The second group meets on Tuesdays. These men have started writing their own stories. About 6 men read their stories. Each story was to follow a guideline of 1. a personal story and 2. the story must be read in less than 5 minutes. After the story is read, the others made positive comments about how the story affected them. They were very vulnerable in sharing these events in their lives. They commented that writing and reading the story brought more awareness of how God really was there in these events. Our prayer is that some of these stories will help others who can't get out of the negative cycles and/or blame God for their problems. Maybe, God is putting together another book. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. Several keep telling me to write a book about my marriage. I think I have heard that before. If you get a chance, please read some of my stories from September 2009. God bless you all to be amazed at HIS HAND IN YOUR LIFE