The author describes their spiritual transformation from a place of pain and strife to encountering God's glory. They cried out to God and experienced His presence, overwhelming them with warmth, light and grace. The author was changed, going from weeping at God's feet to sobbing the words "How Great Thou Art." God then sent a pastor who invited the author to his new church, beginning their spiritual renewal. The author stands today as a child of God, called, sanctified, and covered by God's blood.

1. TRANSFORMED, RENEWED, CALLED & CHOSEN<br />Was it really a bit more than two short years ago; when I knew not the difference between a spirit and a soul? I sometimes wonder how I lived before the Lord gave me Life, and then I remember, I didn’t…I was dead in my pain and strife. I cried out to this God I had heard about; “if You are Who they say You are, “tell me, show me, kill me, anything will do!” <br />I cannot tell you what happened next; I was on the floor and on my face…before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, entering in, to the place of such sweet grace. His Glory so grand, no words can express. His warmth and Light greater than the sun, poured down, around and through me and all I could do was weep. My God, my God, it has always been you I did seek. <br />Somewhere in the distance, I heard someone say “How Great Thou art, How Great Thou art.” I don’t know how much time did pass, before I knew it me sobbing those words and thanking him for loving a wretch like me. His Glory is such I could not raise my head or open my eyes to look upon Him that Is… the same; yesterday, today and forever. The great triune ‘Is.’<br />I thought “what now?” and then God did something that only God would do…He sent a pastor to my door because He was not close to through. This pastor told me about a church he was planting to offer folks life; then he gave me a flyer with a picture of him and his wife. I commented on his wife’s beauty and said I to me “How bad can he be if she married him” (I didn’t have much trust in men, not even pastors). I came to a Bible study an idiot and I do stand today; A child of God; called, sanctified, justified and covered in the blood! THANK YOU GOD <br />Johnnie Lynn Decker<br />