Hello, I’m Joe Pursch, and this is a Transforming Moment. Have you ever had God take something away from you and later learned He did it to grow you up a little, to concentrate your vision on something more important? Emily Cavanaugh was bright, beautiful, and, after months of being pursued by a young man in her college, she had finally agreed to marry him. But something still wasn’t right. One night she sat with the young man on the porch at a party, and in tears gave him back his ring with the words “I just can’t marry you. You don’t seem to have any purpose in your life. No goals, no plans, no responsibility. “The young man was devastated, and later wrote “That night all the stars fell out of my sky.” But God shook him up through the experience, and the young man began to seek God’s face intensely about finding the purpose for his life that Emily had said he lacked. Soon after, he realized he was called to the ministry, and he prayed Lord, if You want me, you’ve got me.” I’m so glad he did, because that young man’s name was Billy Graham. I’m Joe Pursch, and this has been a Transforming Moment.

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