I was once told that all my past was turned into fuel to propel me into my future. It took me several years to realize that what I learned from the past has done just that. God has given me one thing that I use to fight through the depression that I came through and still sometimes deal with.
That one thing is the realization that God says I’m worthy enough to redeem. Behind that is the reality that I am worth something and that something is Him and His faith residing in me. We are all vessels and what we fill our vessels with is how we look at ourselves.
If we empty out the past (fuel burns you know) and fill the emptiness left with His presence we will indeed feel His power and His declaration that we are worthy of His plan of salvation.
About JimR, Chaplain
I'm a 74-year-old guy, in October 2024, who worked in Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune for 28 years and now retired as of 31 Dec 16. I've worked in medical records, the Health Benefits Department, Billing, and the IT department and retired as the Personnel Security Manager for the hospital. I'm a musician and Corvette enthusiast. Yes, I have had two. I traded my second Corvette for a Harley Davidson Fat Boy in mid-summer 2019. Then in 2024, I traded to an HD FreeWheeler FLRT. I've already ridden the new one a thousand miles in 6 weeks. I'm also searching for a fresh new outlook on life with new spiritual insight among other things. I was ordained a minister in 20190202. I've become certified with the American Chaplaincy Association through Aidan University in June '21. I've found that with the unconditional love of my companion, Libby Rowe life is complete through God. She's a beautiful, vibrant, giving woman who gives her all in everything she puts her mind to do. She and I married on 24 July 2015. She was ordained in February 2022. She has a blog too called Under a Carolina Moon. Give it a visit.
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