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    A Wretch Like Me: Victory Over Darkness
    A Wretch Like Me: Victory Over Darkness
    A Wretch Like Me: Victory Over Darkness
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    A Wretch Like Me: Victory Over Darkness

    By Clint Burwell

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    "A Wretch Like Me" is a story that reveals the power of God and the defeat of satan. The author, Clint Burwell, shares his life experiences and reveals his intense battle with drugs, alcohol, suicidal thoughts and identity loss. He explains the war of two spiritual worlds, light and darkness, and how he

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherURLink Print & Media, LLC
    Release dateAug 10, 2022
    ISBN9781684862368
    A Wretch Like Me: Victory Over Darkness
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    Clint Burwell

    Clint Burwell is a yielded, prophetic voice who is committed to teaching the truth of God's word and bringing people to Christ. He is the founder of Upon This Rock Ministries, where he and his wife, Rosa, pastor a thriving ministry. He is also the founder of Clint Burwell Ministries, where he facilitates classes and trainings to help sharpen those who have a prophetic gift and call. Clint's dedication to being a husband, father, grandfather and spiritual leader is not arbitrary, but it is the fabric of his life's purpose.

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      A Wretch Like Me - Clint Burwell

      A

      WRETCH

      LIKE ME

      Victory Over Darkness

      Clint Burwell

      A Wretch Like Me

      Copyright © 2022 by Clint F. Burwell. All rights reserved.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the author except as provided by USA copyright law.

      The opinions expressed by the author are not necessarily those of URLink Print and Media.

      1603 Capitol Ave., Suite 310 Cheyenne, Wyoming USA 82001

      1-888-980-6523 | admin@urlinkpublishing.com

      URLink Print and Media is committed to excellence in the publishing industry.

      Book design copyright © 2022 by URLink Print and Media. All rights reserved.

      Published in the United States of America

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2022913573

      ISBN 978-1-68486-235-1 (Paperback)

      ISBN 978-1-68486-236-8 (Digital)

      18.05.22

      Contents

      PREFACE

      Chapter 1 CHOSEN BY GOD

      Chapter 2 TRADITIONS OF MEN CANNOT SAVE

      Chapter 3 MY LOST IDENTITY

      Chapter 4 JESUS IS MY REDEEMER

      Chapter 5 I WENT TO MY OWN, AND MY OWN RECEIVED ME NOT

      Chapter 6 GOD ORDERS THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE RIGHTEOUS

      Chapter 7 IN HIS WILL

      PREFACE

      YOU HAVE PURPOSE! As God’s people, no matter who you are, no matter what you have done, God loves you, and you have purpose. There was a time in my life when I thought I would never walk in what I believe God had called me to. But today I know that Jesus Christ is Lord. Today, it is my prayer that you too will come into your purpose. I sense the presence of God as I write this to you. Jesus is the lifter of your head. Some day you will understand that what you have gone through, and what you are going through right now, God will use to bring you into your purpose and glorify His name.

      Allow Jesus to stand you up on the inside so people can see Him through you on the outside. It’s your season. Look to Jesus now!

      CHAPTER

      ONE

      CHOSEN BY GOD

      At the beginning, I too did not understand that the very thing Satan was trying to destroy me with, God would use to glorify His name and bring deliverance into so many other people’s lives. I’ve learned not to be ashamed of my past. I’ve given my past to Jesus that He may use it, as it pleases Him. Through Jesus Christ you, yes you, have been made more than a conqueror through Him that loves you.

      Who is there to condemn [us]? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us?- Who shall ever separate us from Christ’s love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword? Even as it is written, for thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we are regarded and counted as sheep for the slaughter. Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him who loved us. Romans 8:34-37

      Listen my friend, I made it through and so can you. You may be reading this book and don’t know Jesus; well guess what? Jesus died for you, and He loves you.

      I grew up in a Baptist home and church (in a small town in North Carolina) and even though I was taught to go to church, as well as made to go, I knew very little about God. I realize now that God had placed a desire in me to get to know Him, but as a young child I didn’t understand.

      As a child, my very first experience with God was when I had eaten too much and was afraid to tell my mother. Growing up, my grandmother and mother would tell me and my brothers and sisters: You can eat all you want, but you better not come to me and tell me your stomach is hurting, because you should have sense enough to know when you are full. Well, that’s true, but sometimes it’s so good that it’s hard to stop. Well, of course I didn’t stop, and while lying on the floor in my bedroom, I started crying because I had eaten too much. As I cried, a very gentle voice spoke to me and asked me, did I believe he could stop the pain. I knew then it was God but had never really experienced this type of presence before.

      Well, Jesus told me to put my hand on my stomach and ask Him to stop the pain. I did as He said, and right then my stomach stopped hurting. I can barely remember my age, but I believe I was around 11 or 12 years old. Jesus let me know right then that not only was He· there, but He cares about everything that affects me. So, listen, it really doesn’t matter how small or how great the problem may be, Jesus cares and He will step in to fix it. At that particular time, I had not been led to Jesus through the sinner’s prayer. But I realized then and now, that no matter how distant Jesus may seem to be from you, even as someone that has never been led to Jesus by someone else, He knows your heart and He’s closer than you think.

      I thank God for my parents today because they took me to church. Even though they did not lead me to Christ through the sinner’s prayer, they planted the seed. I remember what the Apostle Paul said.

      I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who makes things grow. 1 Cor. 3:6-7 (Amp. Bible)

      Thank you, Mom and Dad for planting God’s word in my heart.

      As I said earlier, I was brought up in a traditional Baptist church. I experienced many things during that time that I will share with you in this book. At that time, I really did not understand and really didn’t have anyone I could call on to explain what was going on in my life. As you read this book some of you may find yourself in that position and feel like you don’t have anyone to go to. I understand because I was so afraid that people would stone me with words and not reach out to me with love. This led me into a very difficult life both spiritually and physically. But I tell you today; I have the victory. Beloved, you too have the victory that Jesus gave us through His shed blood and His resurrection.

      As you read on, you may feel that your problems are not in this book. However, understand this. No matter what the problem may be, God is greater. He’s able to change your circumstances and you can experience the power and presence of God in your life. He is standing ready, right now just where you are. Go to your knees, if you can, right now and ask Jesus into your heart as your Savior and Lord and He will come in and change your life.

      As a child, I was never taught about the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. We had revivals and I remember as a young child, I went to the mourner’s bench and joined the church and was baptized. But I had never accepted Jesus during that time. So literally, I was still on my way to hell. But you see; that’s tradition.

      For me, it seems like it all started at the age of 16. God came to me and said that He would fill me with His spirit. God had already given me the desire to preach His word, but I was about to experience encounters with God that many people, even preachers, would not believe. I was about to experience through dreams and visions the war between light and darkness, between life and death, and between love and hate.

      It was at this time that God came to me in the form of a trance. I was not saved. However, I knew that God was changing my life and direction and I didn’t know who to tell what I was going through. Like I said, I came from a traditional Baptist church that, I believe at that time, knew nothing about being filled with the Holy Spirit. I can remember the dream just like it was yesterday. It was a hot summer’s day and after being outside for a long while, I went indoors to the kitchen. I got a cold glass of milk and went to my sister’s room and sat down on the edge of her bed. I had just sat down when I fell into a trance.

      Now falling into a trance was a pretty scary thing to tell at first, because I had nothing else to relate it to at the time but the devil. At that time, I had very little Word in me, if any Word at all. When I heard the word trance as a young teenager, the only thing that I could think of was witchcraft. I must tell the truth. All the friends I had as a 16-year-old were all in the world even if we all went to church together. Watching television shows that only lifted up the devil didn’t help; and hearing other people talk, adults in particular, who didn’t know the Savior made me feel like I was some strange, sick person who had done something to tap into a spirit

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