Letters of John Newton

"By the grace of God--I am what I am!" 1 Corinthians 15:10

October 27, 1778

My dear friend,
How industriously is Satan served! I was formerly one of his most active under-tempters! Not content with running down the broad way which leads to destruction by myself--I was indefatigable in enticing others! And, had my influence been equal to my wishes--I would have carried the whole human race to hell with me! And doubtless some have already perished, to whose destruction I was greatly instrumental, by tempting them to sin, and by poisoning and hardening them with principles of infidelity. And yet I was spared! When I think of the most with whom I spent my ungodly days of ignorance, I am ready to say, "I alone have escaped alive!"

Surely I have not half the activity and zeal in the service of Him who snatched me as a brand out of the burning--as I had in the service of His enemy! Then the whole stream of my endeavors and affections went one way; now my best desires are continually crossed, counteracted, and spoiled, by the sin which dwells in me! Then the tide of a corrupt nature bore me along; now I have to strive and swim against it.

Had my abilities and opportunities been equal to my heart desires--I would have been a monster of profaneness and profligacy! A common drunkard or harlot is a petty sinner--compared to what I once was! I had unabated ambition, and wanted to rank in wickedness among the foremost of the human race!

"O to grace how great a debtor--daily I'm constrained to be!"

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I know for me sometimes life can start feeling very redundant. The last couple of weeks have sort of been that way for me. I had begun to question a few things. The other night I came across this song and it literally brought me to tears. It reminded me that no matter has isolated I may feel God is always there. He is always listening and watching every moment of every day. When we feel that no one is around or no one is even listening to us it is way too easy to forget that not only is God there but He is guiding and shaping every moment of our lives. No matter how redundant we think life might become it isn’t. Because it has to be something very special if the God of the universe came to give up His for ours.

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Finished up another semester this week. It has been a great one. I am hoping to take this summer and post more on random things that I come across in my life. As of right now I am halfway through getting my Bachelors in Ministry. At the same time I have no idea in the world what I will do with it. I know God has placed me where I am supposed to be at this moment learning more and more about Him. I am asking that if you read this please keep me in your prayers that I will be patient (this is a virtue I quite honestly fail at a lot) with God's timing and that I will not try to accomplish anything outside of Him. I know that His timing is perfect and when He is ready He will place me where He wants me. Thanks for listening. Hope to post more starting next week.

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