Midwest Crossroads Emmaus Community

De Colores Everyone!

My name is Steve Massow and serve at Portage 1st. I was asked to give a 4th day talk back in Dec  07 and would like to   share some of the highlights of that talk with  you.                 

It was walk #11 in April of 2002 at the table of John, is where God continued to make me more aware of the work going on within me, and brought me to a much closer relationship with our Lord.

In 2000, My Mother passed away with lung cancer, and a few months later my best friend died of a drug overdose. At this very low point in my life, I realized that life is fleeting and felt the urge to reach for something to fill this huge hole in my heart.

It seemed that it was then I felt this still small voice tugging at my heart to trust Jesus. As if He was saying to me "Trust Me, just trust ME!

It was then I made the decision to humble myself, ask for forgiveness for the mess I made of my life thus far and trust Jesus with every area of my life.

From that day forward,  He has made me a new creation.

Words alone can barely describe the remarkable transformation from the old Steve to the new Steve, and I am forever thankful!

Thank God for what I call "that necessary heart surgery". My former life was filled with things I thought were satisfying, such as living selfishly, consumed with the world, and "what's in  it for me" mentality which not only effected me but my family and  everyone I met.

It was only God through our Lord that made this transformation in me, because I know there is no way it could of happened just   because I wanted a change or just because I wanted it to. He paid the price for us and died so we can truly live! Live for Him! He has taken me out of my comfort zone so many times now and shown me many things that I thought I could never do, (and actually couldn't on my own) but now I  realize through Him all things truly are possible, and as I grow in faith I often hear Him with that still small voice saying "TRUST ME, JUST TRUST AND OBEY". It's not always easy but, it's always worth  it! The reward of "knowing Him personally is eternal Joy"

DeColores!

Steve Massow