Assistant Manager

This is a story of my journey from frustration, discouragement, and despair to sweet rest and joy in the saving and transforming power of Christ. What I have learned has made such a difference in my life that I have to share it with every other seeker after the righteousness of Christ. I don‟t know about you, but I want more out of my Christianity than being forgiven, justified, cleansed and declared just as if I had never sinned. I‟m sure that would shock some people because justification, which I partially described above is vital to salvation, but there‟s more, much more that God longs to give His children and I want that too. Besides needing to be justified I also need to experience God‟s power in my life; daily changing the kind of person I am, (sanctification) and I need Him to be my „very present help in time of trouble‟. What this means is that along with justification I need God to provide sanctification, and I need to

know He‟s so close that even a silent prayer brings the help I need. There is real delight in a relationship with God that‟s built on gratitude, trust and reliance on Him. Such an experience brings a person so close to God that praise is a natural result. Praise and gratitude from a heart that‟s in God‟s hands brings joy to His heart. God delights in answering the prayer of His children, He delights in a heart that‟s surrendered to Him, He delights in fixing what‟s broken in us and teaching us to delight in Him. He delights in praise that comes from a heart filled with love and gratitude, not just for what He does for us but for Who He is. We have probably all have thought, at one time or another, that wealth would make us happy, that if we didn‟t have to struggle so much we would be content. But, each day we find that instead of our ship having come in we have missed the boat. We
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seem to be always seeking and never finding. Could it be that we‟re looking for the wrong treasure and in all the wrong places? This was true for me in