Bryce
TRANSFORMED LIFE: A TESTIMONY OF HOPE
“THIS WORLD HAS QUOTAS, OBJECTIVES, AGENDAS, PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS, BUDGET REQUIREMENTS, DEFICIT REDUCTION PLANS. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. GOD GIVES US A BETTER HOPE, A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM FOREVER.”
Hi, my name is Bryce Miller, and I am honored to share my transformation story with you.
The Downtown Rescue Mission has changed not just my life, but also my soul, spirituality, and introduced me to our Lord and Savior. I arrived at the Mission on May 19, 2019 fresh out of the hospital, house foreclosed, possessions put on curb, pets gone, etc. I had nothing but a suitcase and a ratty car.
I want to share what the LIFE Transformation Program involves and still means to me:
L Love - GIVEN shelter, food, empathy and His Word.
I Intensity - Looking into my heart, recognizing the disregard I have for my existence,
GIVEN to me by God.
F Fellowship - GIVEN countless brothers and sisters in Christ that I can talk with, vent to and still feel loved without judgment or shame.
E Embrace - The excitement that comes from being GIVEN His Spirit working within me todesire experiencing His Church and continued relationships with His children.
The above is my interpretation of the quarterly phases that the DRM freely gives to those (me) that are hopeless over the course of one year. This journey has completely shifted my priorities. I pursued my life completely selfcentered, materialistic, self-glorifying, success driven, angry, stressed, addicted to work, alcohol, pills, etc.
Did I fall again during this journey? Yes. Was I shown massive grace and mercy? Yes!Today, I’m a Store Manager at the DRM Thrift Store in Madison. Daily, I have the opportunity to witness to those that are in far greater need than me. Through God, we all have His covenant to obey Him, love Him, love our neighbors as ourselves, and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This world has quotas, objectives, agendas, performance expectations, budget requirements, deficit reduction plans. The list goes on and on. God gives us a better hope, a relationship with Him forever.
It has taken me 50 years to embrace His purpose for me. When we embrace Him, we are blessed with His plan and for His glory, and by His grace we receive exactly whatwe need.
