Bruce Truss:  

I love you all, All through my school years I was picked on by so many people and it was very hard for me. However, now as I realise how God has used that in my life, to those who picked on me, I want to say "Thank you". God used you to accomplish his purposes in me. I am now a pastor and I need to be able to handle a lot of flak. Honestly, to me it is like "water off a duck's back" because of all of the training I had received from God, through you. God is so good and the more I live for Him the more I realise that. My fellow classmates, you have probably seen many people who in the name of Christianity have done some pretty bad things. Please remember, Jesus is perfect and He loves you so much that He died for you. Humans will fail you, but God will never fail you. It is my prayer that all of you may come to know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. If you are going through life looking for answers, He is the answer. If you think you are trying to "find yourself", you are really trying to find Him. Only He can fill that God-shaped Vacuum that we all have inside of us. If you have more questions about Jesus, please look into the website that talks about the "Vertical Church" from James McDonald. That guy is on the right track. God is using him powerfully. Since I have all of this free space to write, I will leave here my previous story in case you want to read it: (previous story) You may know me as the guy who was picked on a lot. The Bible says "You meant it for harm, but God meant it for good." I blame nobody. I forgive all of my past offenders even as I have been forgiven by my Lord. I am eternally grateful to Jesus Christ for saving me from my own sins of hatred and bitterness. He called me to himself and my life has been different ever since. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that my life is easy, on the contrary, Christianity is not for sissies. While in the militar...Expand for more