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Pastor Dave Barr shares the process he went through in experiencing the reality of God’s power in his life. He made up his mind and communicated with God what was on his heart in the form of a prayer. “I’ll seek you for six months and if you really have a plan for my life and you want a relationship will you show me that? Those were defining moments for me and I committed to go to church. Then I became a ‘Jesus freak’. I surrendered my life. Wow, this is real. He’s real. He will give you power to change. How does it happen? One of the most discouraging moments in life is when we fail. We may think we’ve made good progress in a particular area, when all of a sudden, in an untimely moment of pressure, we slip. The awkward mixture of heated emotions, pride, and stress squeezes out a part of us we didn’t want to see or maybe thought was dealt with. Have you been there? It’s not over. First John 1:9 reminds us to confess our sins. It’s part of the process of change.