In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

Next on In Touch, walking in God's plan.

I was 12 years of age.

I always sat on the second row and the first seat around the aisle.

On this particular Sunday, a lady was preaching. And I don't exactly remember what she

said. In fact, I don't remember anything she said, except when they gave the invitation, it was about seven steps to the altar.

I went straight to the altar, got on my knees, and asked the Lord to save me.

And before I knew it, I had five of my Sunday school buddies around me praying that I'd

get saved.

But I remember thinking, okay, now, Lord, I'm saved. Now what? And nobody ever said

another thing to me about anything about the future. Nothing. Then I began to think,

well, Lord, you saved me. What did you save me for anyway? And then I began to think and pray about it, and I thought, well, Lord,

maybe you have something for me to do. It wasn't very long before I realized and learned in reading

a scripture, God has a will, a plan for all of his children. And if you will turn to Colossians for a moment,

and I want us to begin reading in this ninth verse and read through the 12th verse, and I want

you to listen very carefully to this message. In the ninth verse, Paul writes to the Colossians,

for this reason also, since the day we heard

of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge

of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy

of the Lord to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and in increasing

in the knowledge of God, strengthened with all power according to his glorious might, for the attaining of all

steadfastness and patience, joyously giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to share

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