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Back from a Dead End
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As we go through life,
the cares of this world and our desire for things can take us down a wrong
road. Our desires battle with our convictions, and if we are not careful, we
start going down a path of compromise — a path that leads to a dead end. If you
find yourself at a dead end in some area of your life, there is hope - It
doesn’t matter how you got there. You can become the kind of person who is
humble and faithful, one who has an excellent spirit. Receive God’s forgiveness
and grace - depend on God and you will find the way out of any dead-end road
By Citlalli Macy
“An excellent spirit is faithful and
consistent. It has a moral foundation that doesn’t fluctuate or compromise. It
does what
is right.” - Andrew Wommack
is right.” - Andrew Wommack
There is a wooden chair displayed at the
Andrew Wommack Ministries headquarters in Colorado Springs.
This keepsake was used during Kathryn
Kuhlman’s crusades decades ago.
Andrew talks of his experience attending Ms.
Kuhlman’s meetings as something that helped him break out of his
religious background.
He says, “I remember
serving as an usher in her meetings. I saw some of the most astounding miracles
I’ve ever witnessed in my life. Her message encouraged me to see beyond my
limitations and to pursue the call of God on my life.”
But even a champion of faith like Ms. Kuhlman
is only such because of God’s forgiveness and amazing grace.
The following tells the story of how God
brought her back from the brink and how He can do the same for us.
“The sun was
flickering through the great limbs that stretched out overhead. At the end of
the block I saw a street sign.
“It said simply, ‘Dead
End.’
“There was heartache,
heartache so great it cannot be put into words.” - Kathryn Kuhlman
How did Kathryn, a mighty woman of God, get
here? She compromised her convictions.
However, she fell in love with him anyway.
Opening her heart to a
friend, Kathryn said, “I loved him more than I loved life itself.”
Waltrip eventually divorced his wife, and on
October 18, 1938, he and Kathryn were married at Radio Chapel in Mason City.
It wasn’t long after when Kathryn began to
realize the marriage was a mistake.
She had to face the truth: she had compromised
her integrity and her ministry. She was trying to get something but lost everything.
It’s not hard to identify with her regret.
As we go through life,
the cares of this world and our desire for things can take us down a wrong
road.
James 4:3 says, “You ask and do not receive, because you
ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions” (English
Standard Version).
Our
desires battle with our convictions, and if we are not careful, we start going
down a path of compromise — a path that leads to a dead end.
In his teaching Excellence:
How to Pursue an Excellent Spirit, Andrew explains, “Whatever
you compromise to get or to keep . . . you’ll eventually lose.”
He also says, “God
wants to help us in every area of our lives. He desires for each of us to
experience the good things He has for us. But the only way to do that is
to ‘seek first His kingdom,’ like Luke 12:31 says. We have to choose to do
things God’s way.”
In a heartfelt
confession, Kathryn said, “I had come to the place in my life where I was
ready to give up everything.”
Finally, Kathryn cried,
“Dear Jesus, I surrender all, I give it all to You.”
Her life became like a grain of wheat that
fell into the earth and died.
But God resurrected her ministry, giving her a
new beginning.
Her ministry grew, and God performed countless
miracles through her.
She helped the body of Christ to understand
the importance of a more intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit.
Like Kathryn did, we need to receive God’s
forgiveness and grace.
If you find yourself at a dead end in some
area of your life, there is hope!
It doesn’t matter how you got there. You can
become the kind of person who is humble and faithful, one who has an excellent
spirit.
As you learn to depend on God, you won’t go
down the road of compromise, and you will find the way out of any dead-end
road.
Order Andrew’s Excellence teaching
or watch the Gospel Truth to learn more about having an
excellent spirit and living without compromise.
Written by Citlalli
Macy
Jamie and I are so thankful that our
paths have crossed with yours. In fact, we believe it was a divine appointment.
Over fifty years ago, an encounter with God changed our lives forever, and we
believe that He’ll do the same for you. We consider it a privilege to have the
opportunity to share the truth of His life-changing power and grace with you.
God called us to teach the truth of the
gospel to the body of Christ with special emphasis on His unconditional love
and the balance between grace and faith. We are doing our best to fulfill that
call by teaching at conferences, in churches, on television, through podcasts,
by training others at Charis Bible College, and by developing ministry materials
to help you in your relationship with the Lord. We were once on the radio, but
we have moved on to further-reaching mediums such as podcasts.
If you need prayer, would like to order
materials, or have any questions, please call our Prayer Line: 719-635-1111. We are open for seventeen hours each
weekday and are staffed with mature, loving people who want to help you.
We welcome you to this ministry and pray
that this is just the beginning of a relationship that will help you know and
understand our loving heavenly Father in a deeper way.
God Bless You,
Andrew & Jamie Wommack
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