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Spiritual Growth in Ben

There are times when Christians all fall short in our walk with Christ and go

through a tough struggle to regain those steps back. Ben Fielding is a magnificent

example of this point. Randy Alcorn, author of Safely Home, expressed the spiritual

growth in Ben Fielding’s life during the numerous weeks he spent with Li Quan. After

college, Ben fell into a large amount of mistakes and dramatic experiences such as his

adultery, divorce, job, death, and his visit to Li Quan.

Ben Fielding is described as an intelligent man who knows his business very well.

Ben attended the Harvard University. While attending there Ben Fielding’s walk with

Christ was at his best. Li Quan also attended the University and so happen to be Bens

roommate and later on best friend. Ben helped introduce Li Quan to Jesus frequently and

gave him a Bible for his own personal use. Li Quan secretly knew of this Jesus Ben spoke

of by his father, an underground pastor, who Li Quan was ashamed of but Li Quan never

mentioned it to Ben because he felt Ben did not need to know of his situation back home.

Ben spoke with Li Quan about Christ and helped introduce him to fellow students and

followers of Christ so he can build up his reputation and walk with Christ. Ben was a

Christian and a fantastic guy in college working well with others and getting into the

word frequently. Li Quan soon passed up been in reading scriptures. Little did Ben know

Li Quan wasn’t a complete follower until Ben helped him with his walk. College is the

first placed mentioned where Ben was actually on the right track with his spiritual side.

After his college career the spiritual growth stopped and decreased over time.

Ben committed adultery when he cheated on his wife. He went through a terrible

divorce and his family was torn apart. Ben went through trials in his life that truly

affected his walk with Christ. The