Spiritual Manna for Spiritual Warfare Series - Intro to Crow Healing ...

culture that teases children with lies about Santa Claus and then doesn'tcarewhen they are disappointed.We are going to deal with this silent subject. But lest you think I don'tknow about disappointment with God, I am going to tell a little of myownstory, and I am sure you have your own story to tell too.As a child I grew up loving what was good, honest, kind, and fair. Call itgood parenting, or good genes; I admired whatever is good. That waswhere myheart was, although sadly sometimes I acted like most boys-- somewhatroughtoward others. But that was not really me, that was simply the child attimeswho imitated what he grew up around. By my early teens, I had begunto sortout who I was, and that I didn't want to follow the crowd. I wanted todo whatwas right in life. God was kind enough to miraculously save me, verysimilarto how he saved Saul on the road to Damascus. It was dramatic enoughthat Ididn't have to wonder about Him being there. The first seven years ofbeing aChristian were so wonderful. He gave me the answers I needed to dealwithadolescence. He gave me purpose, and made me feel special andloved. I canhonestly say Christ totally changed my life. The first approx. sevenyearswere as sweet as honey. I never felt disappointed with God, it was like ahoneymoon. I never thought the honeymoon would ever end.Between my first and second years at West Point, I used my leave timeto go toIsrael. Israel brought me to my spiritual senses. I realized that I was aconscientious objector, and that Uncle Sam had enough cannon fodder.I wantedto be in the Lord's army, where I knew the Lord was finding it hard to