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Tree of Transformation Diagram

Writer's picture: Bob AllenBob Allen

This diagram uses the pitch or rectangle. Our lives are full of trials. Things that have happened to us and the lies we have received. They are like rocks, hard and heavy. We carry them with us every day wherever we go.

 

We want to share with you Bob’s personal testimony using the diagram above.

 

“The things that I had beaten into me as a child were that I am not good, worthless and unlovable. Also, I carried with me the burden that I was stupid. My father left me when I was seven and this added to my trials. I was rejected, abandoned and unlovable. These trials were my rocks. They were too heavy for me to carry. When I was 12 years old, I accepted Christ. I did not fully understand what this meant, and I had no one to teach, disciple or lead me. When I accepted Christ, God planted the seed of the Holy Spirit in me. But can a seed take root in hard rock? No. It is very difficult.

 

But when I forgave my parents at age 32, it was the start of something new in my life. God started working within me. Forgiveness started the healing process. When I forgave, God taught me to repent and surrender the things I did and was doing.

 

At this time, my heart was like a bucket full of holes. When God poured his love and grace into me it poured out, I could not retain his love and grace. But God made me aware of each hole. One at a time he provided me with the time to heal. I cried for many years, much grief. Through this process God started to heal my holes, permanently patching them. Slowly the hurts, these rocks began to soften and crumble. It was like God was crushing these rocks by softening them with my tears. So my rocks became smaller rocks, pebbles. And over time this process continued and developed soil.

 

As I witnessed God’s healing I trusted him more. I expected God to do more work within me. When I was 38 years old, I asked God how long this will take. He said 25 years. I am now 63 exactly 25 years later.

 

Now the seed of the spirit is taking root in me. I did not realize this was happening but looking back on my life I can now see this. So, my trials have become my testimony. I have been sharing my testimony with you these past 3 days. I could not give you my testimony when I was carrying the burdens of the trials, the rocks. It would have been impossible. I saw no value in them or in me. But now, God has changed me by removing those burdens. We were not designed to carry these burdens. Jesus died to remove these permanently. He wants us free to live our lives not below but above the line in freedom, so we can do the work that God has designed for us.”

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