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chapter 6

GIANTS IN PEOPLE LIVES

Once upon a time, there was a man named Jack. One day he went to the local convenience store and bought a dollar scratch-off ticket and won five dollars. As he continued to play, he would win some and lose some.

Later on in life, he moved up in his gambling addiction by playing at the casino. He would win some and lose some. His addiction had become so great that he had sold all his clothes except for that blue shirt and one pair of blue jeans. He lost his new car, his new house, and his wife and job. There was nothing for him to do. Jack found himself living on the streets. Jack, who never attended church, was asked by a church member to come to church the following Sunday. Jack came to church just as he was, with no shoes on his feet, and had not taken a bath in a while. The expression on Jack’s face stated that he was heavily burdened. The preacher was preaching about how God is a burden barrow.

Some people in the congregation were laughing at him, and some were holding their nose, but Jack didn’t notice any of it; as the preacher preached, the spirit of the Lord came upon Jack. Jack came to the altar and gave his life to Jesus, and from that day on, Jack was free from his gambling addiction.