Even though I was saved at an early age, I did not really have a personal relationship with God. In my mind, God was sitting on His throne just waiting to smite me for every little transgression. So with every transgression, I moved farther away into darkness. I came to a point where I did not want anything to do with God, and when I did pray, I would be begging for forgiveness and waiting for chastisement like an abused child.

One morning, while getting ready for work, I switched to the Christian channel because I liked to watch the “crazy” television evangelists and laugh at them. That morning, a man from Singapore was on. He was teaching on the parable of the prodigal son. Before I had put my first shoe on, I was in tears. I had heard this parable countless times before, but when Pastor Prince taught it, it was like God my Father was finally revealed to me.

After that morning, I began to watch Pastor Prince’s ministry program every time I could. Even though I had spent the last thirty years in church, I began to have, for the first time, a true relationship with my Savior. Everything did not turn rosy in a day, but my God has made wonderful, positive, and lasting changes in my life and my family. We have been blessed spiritually, mentally, physically, and financially. My wife and I now have a better relationship. My children are doing great and have been such a blessing to us.

God has given us a house we did not build, with a well we did not dig. He even threw in a vineyard we did not plant. We have seen God come through time after time when there looked like there was no way out. But above all, the one thing that I cherish most is the closeness I feel with God. The gospel of grace has NOT given me a license to sin. The gospel of Grace has revealed God’s love toward me and made me love Him more and more; and that love compels me to do His work. Thank you, Pastor Prince, for your dedication in teaching the Word of God.