Chapter 4: God’s Call Of The Heart

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How did I get to this point in my life where I would gladly be hung upside down and crucified on a cross before I would betray Him? How did I

get to the point in my life that the depth of His love for me would permeate my entire being?

How did I get to the point in my life that I am able to share Him so freely with others? How did I get to the point in my life when asked: “Don’t

you do anything on your own anymore? — I can easily answer no, I don’t.” And when asked: “Do you do everything that God tells you? —I can answer, yes.” These are the questions that family and friends will ask of you as they now wonder what is going on in your life. What happened to the Ed that I

used to know? Are you a religious zealot now? Not really, I guess I am simply a changed man. I am no longer the person that I used to be. I have shed the old man and have now put on the new man. For it is written ...

“If indeed you have heard him and have been taught by

him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was

created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.” Ephesians 4:21-24

“Yes, I Guess I Really Am A Changed Man!”

How did I get to the point where I would dare accept His mantle of

apostle and dare bring His message to you? First, I gave God my heart. Second, I listened to Him when He started speaking to my heart. Third, I gave Him a true repentance from my heart. And, fourth — I chose to accept His call upon my heart [life] regardless of the consequences that it may

bring to me. If you are reading this book, God may have a call on your life. If so, the question for you is this: “Will you also accept God’s call?”

After True Repentance, Comes …

God’s Call Of The Heart