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Have you experienced a great failure of some sort (e.g., job or career loss; divorce; emotional breakdown; financial ruin, etc.)? How did dealing with such a failure affect your spiritual life?
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Divorce. Probably one of the worst times of my life. It brought me to God.
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1 particular crisis point comes to mind. It occurred at a time when I was not walking with The Lord, though I would have said I was at the time. It resulted in a significant encounter with The Lord in 1993, which I now believe was a new birth experience. Quite simply life has 2 seasons as I look back – before Oct 1993, and after Oct 1993. The whole experience revolutionised mySpiritual life, and every significant and subsequent encounter finds its roots in this o
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Yes, but over time, it just strengthened my spiritual life.
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Divorce and loss of my job within a year, keep my away from God, at least in my mind. I left the Christian community for awhile but always knew God was there even though I was mad at Him for allowing both of those things to happen.
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When a close family member betrayed me in the vilest way, the loss of trust and relationship helped me to draw closer to God. The incident taught me that God is faithful and can work out any situation for good. I trust Him more than ever now and work toward building a closer relationship with Him through Jesus.
