After several grueling years of missionary work, I had finally established a Fundamental Baptist church in Southern California. I had the truth and I knew it. I wanted everyone to hear it, and I preached the Bible with authority from the pulpit. The next thing I knew, I had undergone a spiritual awakening and I had discovered not only how opinionated and judgmental I had been, but also how much bigger God was than I could have ever imagined. Let me back up a little bit now. You see, the awakening came little by little, but as it happened, it completely changed me. You might say it healed me. And all of this happened just because I went to the gym one day. Yes, you read that right. A spiritual awakening happened because I went to the gym. Along with pastoring, I also worked a full-time job managing and driving for an overnight delivery company. Constantly driving, I ate a lot of junk from gas stations and fast food joints, so I ...
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