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Fifteen weeks ago found me sometimes hitting and missing with my quiet time.

More often than not it was a bit dry and rarely intimate. But I have really enjoyed ONE on ONE with GOD. It has rejuvenated my time with the Lord, and I think I only missed my quiet time two days during the entire fifteen weeks. It has really been good to get refocused.

S.B.

Wife of university student minister

Fifteen weeks ago God found me weak and tired, both spiritually and emotionally.

I was wondering what had happened to my love and enthusiasm for God. Having been a Christian for a long time, I was at a spiritual low point.

Today I am tired physically and emotionally, but my passion to know God has grown tremendously. I’ve learned that overburdening myself and being overcommitted had squeezed God out. I’m excited about moving to a new town (following God’s plan) and starting over without becoming overcommitted. I truly believe my new town will be a refreshing time between the Lord and me.

L. H.

I have been a Christian for five years, and, praise Him, growing all the while.

However, ONE on ONE with GOD gives me a perfect plan to disciple others who are new Christians or have not grown.

Kathleen J.

I am deeply grateful for ONE on ONE with GOD.

It provides motivation, plain common sense, and spiritual insight as to the results of getting to know Him.

Glenn

Fifteen weeks ago I was confused, struggling, and worrying.

Now I am more confident because I know (among other things) that God is the Blessed Controller of all things.

Dawn T.

Fifteen weeks ago God brought me here.

I was excited, nervous, scared, and joyous. I wanted to know more. I did not understand what God wanted from me; I only knew that this class was where He wanted me to be. I was hungry for His Word.

Today I am still excited, nervous, and joyous, but I’m no longer scared. I am still so hungry for His Word, but never before have I felt so much love. Through this class God has revealed His faithfulness to even someone like me.

D.

I want to thank you for something you did for me four years ago.

You may not even know the extent to which you helped to change my life. God used you in a big way when you led me through the Bible study ONE on ONE with GOD. I don’t know if I ever told you about how that was the start to a big turnaround in my life. Before you asked me to do that with you, I had been slipping greatly in my faith. I actually did not want to believe in God any more. It was that Bible study with you that reminded me of who God really is.

Now, because of your obedience to God, many people are being saved in my townŠ—”people from China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Because of your obedience to God, they are taking that message back to their home countries, to their families and friends. If you could only know the impact that you have made in this world. My life has been changed forever.

B.

God found me fifteen weeks ago needing a quality quiet time.

Now I get up excited every morning, not wanting to miss my opportunity to spend quality time with God. It is a real joy, and I desire to keep going deeper and becoming more intimate with Him. I also have six more friends that I am more intimate withŠ—”new sister Christians.

Lauren C.

I didn’t have a deep desire to do ONE on ONE, but my husband felt that we should.

So I took that as a yes from God. I’m so thankful that I didn’t rely on my feelings, or I wouldn’t have taken the course. I’m excited about discipling others and going on the journey ahead with God.

Lisa D.

The Lord found me fifteen weeks ago as someone who, although saved, was unsure of how to pursue Him.

I had a good heart and believed in Jesus, but I didn’t know how to continue to grow closer to Him. There were principles and concepts of God I didn’t know. I was ignorant, lacked discipline in many ways, and lacked trust in God to a large extent. I yearned for Him, though, and wanted to learn how to grow.

Now I know how to grow. ONE on ONE was, in a sense, plant food, and I was a seed. I’ve come to know and understand God like never before. I still struggle, especially with completely trusting in the Lord and always yielding to Him. But I am growing. I know that I need to displace all evil in my life and saturate my life completelyŠ—”especially in thought, attitude, words, and actions. I see God in a new way, and I trust Him to mold me. I can and will grow until I meet Him when I die.

Todd M.

Fifteen weeks ago I was scared of the future.

My hope in the Lord was minimal, my plans for the future nonexistent.

But today I experience a joy and energy that spills into the physical realm, something I had rarely experienced before. Even my prayers have changed in their character. I do not ask the Lord my God to give me things, but instead I ask Him to use and prepare me in a most wonderful way. I am not scared of the future anymore, and my trust and faith in God have increased exponentially. God has given me the ability to testify for Him and is leading me to speak openly about my Savior, Jesus. In the body of Christ I am getting more involved, and I want the rest of my days here to continue to grow as fast as I grew in these fifteen weeks!

C.T.

ONE on ONE with GOD has meant the difference between going around in circles in my Christian life and coming into a growing, deepening relationship with the Lord.

Barry H.

When I started ONE on ONE with GOD, God found me bound to my disciplines.

I was pretty consistent in having a quiet time, but I rarely took anything from it into my day. I think my discipline was the means to an end. I think it made me feel good that I was doing it.

Now I desire to know God better daily. I get enough out of my morning quiet time and reading to think about it at various times in the day. God is gradually giving me more boldness. He is also giving me more opportunities to step up to the plate and share what God is doing in my life and to be an encourager. I am learning that God made me the way I am, and now I am to let Him use me the way I am.

Glenn R.

Before I started ONE on ONE with GOD, I had no discipline to study God’s Word.

I was reluctant to express words about Christ in my life, and I was not very observant of all the wonderful riches and wonders of God.

Hopefully my growth in Christ shows today! When I began this study, I said there was no way I could read the Bible through in a year. So far, since we began, I’ve only missed two days of regular reading, and I have been able to make them up. God has blessed me in many ways, and I have made a real effort to express that to others. I am striving to keep my attitude positive about things. When things don’t go so well, I try not to dwell on how bad it is. Instead, I look to the positive. Expressions of adoration and thanksgiving have been an important part of prayer; previously, I spent all my prayer time asking. Thanks be to God for allowing me the time to be part of this class.

V.H.

Before I started ONE on ONE with GOD, I was interested in checking out a different process of spiritual discipline.

I was willing to learn about ONE on ONE, and I was frustrated with my inability to organize and disciple another person. I had a real desire to disciple another person, and I realized I could also grow in my spiritual maturity.

Today I know I can develop spiritual discipline with a plan, process, or order such as ONE on ONE. I realize it takes a definite commitment to disciple another person. This study exposed my struggle with a lack of daily discipline. I’ve been too busy Š—“doing ministry.Š— ONE on ONE has helped me develop a broader-based approach to my daily walk (i.e., reading my Bible, memorizing Scripture, following the prayer outline, taking sermon notes, etc.). It is formalized but not legalistic!

John M.

At the start of ONE on ONE with GOD, I was fairly consistent with doing daily Bible reading, but I had not memorized many verses in a few years.

The discipline of meditation was foreign to me. While I did read Scripture most mornings, I often rushed through it. I did not pray often.

After completing the study, I believe God is speaking to me through several of the passages I have read lately. Meditation on the verses is helping me to understand them better. I still need to pray for boldness, but I have spoken to others about Him. I’m still a bit weak in the hourly expression of love to God and in my prayer life. But I have a desire to share this study with others.

Larry S.

Fifteen weeks ago God found me becoming more interested in being involved at church.

We weren’t attending Sunday school and church as regularly as we should have. I was missing a feeling of intimacy with the Lord, and I did not have a regular quiet time. In other words, I wanted a closer relationship with the Lord and with other Christians.

We have been attending church every Sunday. We are teaching Sunday school, too. Through ONE on ONE with GOD, I have developed a friendship with other Christians. My quiet time with the Lord has gotten much better and is very rewarding. God has led me to lead ONE on ONE with several of my close friends. I feel much closer to God and want to continue to become closer every day.

K.E.

Fifteen weeks ago I didn’t have the plan set before me of how to read the Bible through in a year or the challenge to have an organized prayer pattern or to memorize Scripture.

I wasn’t in the habit of praying the A-C-T-S way throughout the day or of telling the Lord I love Him constantly.

Today I feel that I have set an established habit that I can continue. I also know that I have come to know Jesus more intimately. I think He has increased my faith in relation to praying. I’ve realized, too, that when I sin, it is more serious to me now, and I want to confess and make things new again sooner than I did before.

M.L.

Our time in ONE on ONE with GOD was truly enriching to both my husband and me.

The Lord has truly freed him, and he is taking a firm stand in Christ and His teachings.

Nancy K.

I found ONE on ONE to be very helpful and well rounded.

I hope to use it to disciple a woman in prison.

Donna P.