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By Donna Martelli
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In the world I was a party girl. My girlfriends and I had a close camaraderie and we thought ourselves to be some cool, hip chicks! It was exciting, and I loved it…for a season.
While I was living this way, an acquaintance at work asked me if I wanted to go to a Billy Graham crusade with her. I politely declined but inwardly I was thinking, “Now why would I want to go to a Billy Graham crusade? Me? A hip chick like me?”
Soon after, another person gave me a book about Bible Prophecy. Although I didn’t think the Bible had anything to say about the present age, I was curious. As I was drinking some fine brew one evening, I opened the book. I was amazed to find that I was reading not only about the contemporary and even future world, but also about myself.
We (the world and I) had the same problem: we had chosen our own way over God’s way. With blazing clarity, I understood that Jesus came to right our wrongs and forgive us in order to bring us back into a pure relationship with God.
"All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53:6 NKJV)
What could I do but pray? “Ok God, I have tried everything else, so, if You still want me, You can have me. I will do what You want me to do. I believe You, Jesus!” From that moment, I felt His love and I knew that He would change my life.
When I told my girlfriends about Jesus and how He had saved me, they wanted nothing further to do with me. One said. “Oh, I’m a Christian too.” What? I had no words, but inwardly I was thinking “Why did you not tell me?” She had been my party buddy for years and her life showed no evidence that she loved my Jesus. All talk no action!
My friend’s so called “Christian faith” produced no works, so it was dead. It was obvious that she had no life in Christ.
“You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead.” (James 2:19, 20 NKJV)
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I suggest that choose a title that is taken from something in your story. Also, the topic seemed to be just stuck in the middle with no specific explanation or example.
Thanks for writing this. Keep it up.
Thanks for sharing.
God bless~