The Journey God Chose: By Al Brock as Told to Douglas V. Jewson, M.D.
By Douglas V. Jewson and Al Brock
()
About this ebook
The Journey God Chose is told by a man who at an early age had a heart that yearned after God. In the process of surrendering his life to Christ, he came to realize the truth contained in Proverb 16:9 New International Readers VersionIn your heart you plan your life. But the Lord decides where your steps will take you. He realized that each day of his life journey was ordered not by him but by his Heavenly Father.
Al Brocks story is intensely personal. It is an open and honest look at his struggles from early childhood with feelings of jealousy, inadequacy, and inferiority as he became aware of physical limitations not shared by his identical twin brother. As well, he struggled with feelings of lack of acceptance by his father, again because of his limitations. Als brother, Pete, was always chosen first to be on athletic teams while Al was chosen last. Pete became the star quarterback of the high school football team while Al himself served as the teams water boy. He grew up in an environment of fear because of his fathers alcoholism and violent rages when intoxicated. And then his father was gone when Al was only nine years of age, succumbing to the ravages of his drinking. This left the family of mother and four children to cope with no ready source of money during the years of the Great Depression.
Als life verse could be thought of as Romans 8:28 (NIRV): We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. He appointed them to be saved in keeping with his purpose. This verse is a thread running throughout the story of his life. It is evident from childhood on as the family overcame the challenges of going forward without the father. Continued evidence is seen throughoutfrom his military service during WWII, through his calling to the ministry and his education, in the answer to prayer that provided his wife, and on into his later years.
Every life that came in contact with Al Brocks was met with a commitment by him to closeness and lasting friendship. God used that to bring those he and Bunny met closer in their desire for the Lord. The churches he served grew both in membership and spiritually.
A monumental change occurred for Al with the stirring of the Holy Spirit for a full surrender of his life. God gave him a life-changing experience of memory for repressed events with subsequent healing of past hurts done to him, and by him to others. The result was a Baptism of the Holy Spirit into the fullness and freshness of a new spiritual calling and personal walk with God. The lives of those he came in contact with were changed to an even greater degree with the fullness of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. This became a priority in churches he served and in special groups of people. The Spirit of the Lord was seen to change individual lives as well as the collective life of the churches he and Bunny were called to serve.
Al Brock is one of the few men I have come in contact with who has turned sorrow and disappointment into a stepping stone to knowing God in a richer and deeper walk and the Holy Spirits control. Bunny faithfully served along with him in every calling that they had together.
His children rise and call him blessed. So do the many close friends he and Bunny made during the years that they served in the ministry. It was a pleasure for me and my wife, Diane, to come to know him and his loving wife through helping to put his life story into words on paper. Hopefully lives will continue to be changed by those who read these words, even though you may not have the joy of being in contact with him through personal relationship or ministry.
Douglas V. Jewson
Douglas V. Jewson, M.D. is a retired physician. He has published two other books, A Life of Faith, My Journey and A Life Changed by Christ. He and his wife, Diane, live on Lake Carlos in west-central Minnesota.
Related to The Journey God Chose
Related ebooks
God’s Focus on the Fatherless: A Lens to Inform Spiritual Impact in the Local Church Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThis Is Eternal Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Amazing Journey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhy Go There?: Because Jesus Would! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJourney to Sunrise Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStepping Stones: A Guide to Knowing God Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Faith Keeper: Long Down the Road Where Our Hearts Break Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSimplistic Theology Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWindfall Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAnother Watchman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Journey with Church Folk Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRuddered: To Make A Difference Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhy Sit Here Until You Die? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIf My People...: Experiencing God Through Praise and Worship Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCommissioned By Jesus: Recapturing the Heart of the Early Church Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSeasons of Awakening: Memoirs of an Everyday Life as a Christian Woman in a World of Evil and Deceit Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCreated 4 Worship Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDisqualified! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKeeping A Level Head of Faith In the Midst of a Pandemic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Know Him For Myself Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Journey: A Story of a Servant and Soldier of Christ Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Journey of a Christian Counselor Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn the Pews Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYoung of the Faith Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThere Is A Doorway... Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTimeless Insights from the Book of Judges: How to Function in God’s Eternal Plan in a Compromising Culture Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Great AMEN of the Great I-AM: God in Covenant with His People in His Creation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWisdom of God Through the Ages: As Viewed Through the Eyes of an Old Church Deacon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDiary of an Elect: It’S Getting Late in the Evening, and the Sun Is Going Down Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDare to Be Great Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Personal Memoirs For You
I'm Glad My Mom Died Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Stolen Life: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gift: 14 Lessons to Save Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diary of a Young Girl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Solutions and Other Problems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coreyography: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bad Mormon: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Choice: Embrace the Possible Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Taste: My Life Through Food Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Glass Castle: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for The Journey God Chose
0 ratings0 reviews