Truth, of course, is not opinion. Truth is not trendy. Truth is not style. Truth is not a thing. It is not an issue. Truth is not a culture. Truth is a Man; and not just any man. Truth is the Son of Man. Jesus is truth and there is no other way. In loving Him we are to emulate Him. The great Apostle Paul told us to follow him only as he followed Christ. In other words, beloved, only Christ is the perfect role model. We are not God, nor can we ever be: but we are His children when we allow Him to adopt us into His family.
What each member of the Church needs to continually strive to be is the professional Christian. Christianity is a continual choice. God’s Word tells us:
Philippians 2:9-13
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Growing up in a home without the love for God, an invalid father, heavy financial hardships, and tremendous (sometimes dangerous) discord is always difficult. Add on to that extreme shyness, a feeling of inferiority, and some may think this girl was rejected. But God’s hand was on her and His heart was for her. Today, Ann Marie Turner has performed many great services in Jesus’ name for the love of God and man; and for herself! She has ministered in the male correctional for over ten years. Along with this website, Ann is the author of Joy Stories, Volume One and The Free Incarcerated Man. Writing about the joy of the Lord and the victory that is available for a willing soul is one of Ann’s now greatest joys! Ann’s prayer for you is to overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony. Celebrate the God of the Bible and your personal victories in Christ unceasingly! Revelation 12:11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.