Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn
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CHANGED IN HIS PRESENCE<br />
rejoice (Ps. 51:7-8).<br />
This verse about repentance has special<br />
mean<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> my life. When I read it the words<br />
snow and bones rem<strong>in</strong>ded me of a trip I took.<br />
A few years ago I went ski<strong>in</strong>g with some<br />
friends of m<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> Vancouver, British Columbia.<br />
I was there m<strong>in</strong>ister<strong>in</strong>g at my brother Henry's<br />
church. I had some time off, and some of my<br />
friends wanted to take me ski<strong>in</strong>g. I had never<br />
skied before and was look<strong>in</strong>g forward to it.<br />
They were all great skiers, and after a few<br />
times down the runs I really picked it up. The<br />
day was filled with ski<strong>in</strong>g and fun with the guys.<br />
More snow was expected <strong>in</strong> the forecast, so we<br />
went back aga<strong>in</strong> the next day. I felt pretty<br />
confident by then, so when my friends were<br />
do<strong>in</strong>g jumps and ski<strong>in</strong>g down the harder courses,<br />
I thought, "I can do that." It wasn't long before I<br />
fell and broke my collar bone.<br />
It was never set properly, and I still feel<br />
discomfort at times. About a year later I decided<br />
to see my doctor and ask if there was anyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
that could be done to fix it. What he said<br />
stunned me. He said the only way to fix it is to<br />
re-break it and set it right. All I could imag<strong>in</strong>e<br />
was the pa<strong>in</strong> it would <strong>in</strong>volve.<br />
Not too long ago while I was <strong>in</strong> prayer, God<br />
rem<strong>in</strong>ded me of this situation. He spoke to my<br />
heart about the way I had been repent<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Repentance has to go farther than conviction.<br />
Repentance is pa<strong>in</strong>ful; there must be ripp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
away of the old.<br />
A lot of people feel the convict<strong>in</strong>g power of<br />
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