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I would like to share with you a little about a subject that I am often sensitive about, though I’m not sure there is any reason I should be. In my debut book, Walking Man: A Modern Missions Experience in Latin America (ISBN 9780979163906), I dedicate about two chapters to my lif
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I regularly think of some of the horrible things that I've done in my past, and wonder how I could ever be effective in ministry having done some of the things that I cannot seem to forget. And why, if my sins are forgiven (and forgotten), can I not forget them and move on?
But one thing that I do know is that it is my past (all of it) that has helped in defining who I am today. I know that much has been forgiven in my life, and I sometimes think that it is because of this that I have become so radical for Christ.
My past has also given me certain wisdom that I have been able to use in ministry. As I work with young adults, I have been able to easily relate to things that several young men have been dealing with, and then be able to effectively guide them through the Word to where they should be. Without the "bad" experiences in my life, I would not be able to minster to some as effectively.
I also think of other great ministers that have had radical conversions, and are touching thousands of lives. For example, I know that former gang member Johnny Moffitt is doing amazing work in prison ministry in Texas despite his past.
The bottom line is that God can use a miserable wretch like me (or you) to accomplish His will!
Dan