Storylines- David Munn

We want to keep on telling the story of all that God is doing in people's lives who are part of our church family. He has given us all so much to be thankful for and we want to describe something of how He is transforming our lives. To get the full idea behind the Storylines series you can click here. In the meantime here is David Munn's Storyline:

I was floundering. While I might have looked okay to the outside world, and perfectly average within the church world, I was in a battle. A battle against sinful desires, against my own reasoning and against my selfish pride. I wanted to be a Christian without sticking out from the crowd. Even though I believed that God exists, that He has shown me grace and mercy in sending His Son Jesus so that I might have a relationship with Him, this didn’t seem to be affecting the way I lived my life. I still did lots of things that I knew were displeasing to God, but something inside was telling me that it didn’t really matter.

I began to question almost everything about the Christian faith, wrestling with difficult questions but continually looking for answers in the wrong places. I spent a lot of time on Sundays in church buildings, but Monday to Saturday was a real struggle. Spiritually speaking, my weekdays were weak days. And before long, even my Sundays began to feel like routine and I was going home with more questions than answers.

But God is good, and His love endures forever. He took me out of harmful situations, both literally and metaphorically speaking. The distance I felt away from Him closed, and I began to see the real power in His Word to us, the Bible. It comforts, consoles, teaches, inspires, rebukes and revives even the worst of sinners – me.

And now, the desires of my heart are changing. Whilst I don’t always do/say/think (delete as appropriate) things that please God, I want to try. Where before I was focused on my feelings, I now talk truth to myself from His Word. Where I was battling against hedonistic desires, I acknowledge the Holy Spirit’s ability to deliver me from them and God’s power over them. And where I previously looked to my own judgment, now I look to Jesus.

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