Daniel Adom
I grew up going to church every Sunday and to Bible study on Wednesdays, but what was missing was my ability to apply what was taught in church to my life. In my teenage years I spent most nights watching Japanese manga, playing games or watching pornography. I was the kind of person to stay awake all night watching TV even when I had an exam the next day as I did not care about the outcome. I had no self determination nor motivation to make it in life.
After I joined EICC, I started to learn more about the love of God and the power of the sacrifice that Jesus made for us. However, having a mindset that I was always a Christian really hindered my understanding of God’s love. Jesus did not die for us to remain in sin and addiction and continue to live under a false teaching of ‘Grace’ so that when we die, we are accepted into Heaven because we once confessed Jesus as our Lord and personal saviour. His death gives us the power to turn from being a slave of sin to living a life of holiness. I began to read my Bible and confess my sins and live a life of fasting and prayer to break the cycle of sin in my life.
Romans 12:2 says that we should not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. I could not continue to live the same way and expect life to be different because I attended church. I had to apply the practical teaching to my life by changing my habits and way of living. God provided an opportunity for me to complete my studies even though I didn't have the required certificates. However, I ended up quitting the degree courses on all 5 occasions.
With all things working together for the good of those who love God. We cannot give up because of challenges, we can’t turn our backs on our a redeemer. For He says that the plans I have for you are for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. When others saw me as a quitter and I thought I had wasted all my opportunities, God was rather using those circumstances to mould my character and prepare me towards another opportunity that has actually been the best. So count it all joy when you come across various trials. I quit Pharmacy, Social Work, Banking and Finance twice, and then Finance and Accounting but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength and mount up with wings like eagles, they shall ran and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. When I enrolled on my degree in Computer Science, I had not as yet created a web page nor had I any work experience in the field of IT. The faithfulness of the Lord showed up again and I was accepted onto another degree. By the immense Grace of God, with prayers in the ministry I was able to complete my studies, and got a job even before my graduation. I came in having no aspirations, but the God who created the world out of nothing has turned my hopeless life around. I was stubborn and was unable to take advice and I made reckless decisions but the Lord has saved me from my reckless life of sin and making bad decisions and now I have the ability to live life and pursue what God has for me, and I pray the same for you.
