LISTEN ONLINEChaz suffered as a child. He reflected, “Mum always wanted to be loved, but she used to put her trust in the wrong men.” When he was only seven she blamed Chaz for breaking up a relationship, saying to him: “I hate you. It’s all your fault. I wish you’d never been born.” He told himself, “I will never trust anyone in my life again.”
Over the years he descended into drugs, crime and prison. Then a former partner introduced Chaz to Jesus. As part of his journey of following Christ, he read how God called Abram into a new life. He knew immediately that God was calling him to leave his old ways behind: “The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you’” (Genesis 12:1). Chaz said, “Everyone knew me as a criminal and a drug addict. And I knew that God was calling me out of that.” Chaz knew that he had to leave his old life behind: “I’m a Christian, and I just need to follow God.”
With God’s help, Chaz changed, and he now spends his time as a support worker, helping others to start a new life. God will graciously call and lead us too, even as He did Abram and Chaz. When we put our trust in God through Jesus, He’ll set us free of our old ways.