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    "I Am"
    "I Am"
    "I Am"
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    "I Am"

    By Don Hatfield

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    I had finally decided that this would be the time when I would get to know my God and Savior in a more personal way. I went to the park on that Saturday morning looking for a quiet place to read my Bible. Little did I know that my life would change forever when I met Gabe.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDon Hatfield
    Release dateAug 13, 2014
    ISBN9781310171550
    "I Am"
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    Don Hatfield

    Hi I am Don. My wife Nancy live in West Virginia. I am also available for speaking engagements. I have put together a series called After Salvation - Following After God. You can preview this series at followingaftergod.com. This book will also be in print in the near future. God Bless. Don

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      "I Am" - Don Hatfield

      I AM

      By Donald Hatfield

      Smashwords Edition Copywrite 2014

      I AM

      I sat there on that bench on that beautiful Saturday morning. I had my Bible in hand and had determined that this time I was going to learn about my Savior and God. I had tried so many times before and made so many promises but always seemed to fail. I wanted to know Him in a more personal. However most of the time when I would open up His word or pray my mind would run off in a thousand different directions. I would soon find myself thinking about other things or staring at a page and having no idea what I had read. So I opened to the Book of Mark and just as my eyes fell on the first word a man sat down on the same bench that I was sitting on. The first thing that went through my mind was why. Why, Lord, when I just started to read did you allow this man to sit down here and just by his presence annoy me. I tried not to look up but he just sat there and I could sense that he was looking at me. I raised my eyes from off the page and looked at him. He was an older man with gray hair. His face showed the signs of age but his dark brown eyes twinkled with a glow. His very person seem to imply kindness and strength.

      He spoke and his voice seem to have a timbre of wisdom and knowledge. He said, I see that you are reading the Book of Life. I answered and said, if you mean the Bible, yes. I never thought of it as a Book of Life but I guess that it really is. Are you enjoying it he ask me? I started to say yes but for some reason I felt compelled to speak the truth to this man. No, I have to confess that often I do not get much out of it. He look at me with those soft brown eyes and said, would you mind if I talked with you a while? I responded, What would you like to talk to me about. He answer came with just two words for he said, I AM. Needless to say I was startled and said, What do you mean by I AM. He responded and said, I want to talk to you about the one who wrote the Book of Life that you are trying to understand. I want to introduce you to and tell you a little about the I Am, your God and Creator. Who are you I ask? He responded and said, My friends just call me Gabe. He then ask me my name and I told him it was Don. I then said, Okay Gabe, I am listening."

      He then looked at me and ask, Don what do you think Gods will is for you and your life. Thoughts began racing through my mind. Thoughts of being a preacher or an evangelist. Thoughts of being a great writer or a successful business man. Thoughts of doing heroic deeds. Thoughts, thoughts and more thoughts. Gabe just sat there looking at me with those questioning eyes. I searched myself over and over and finally came up this unimpressive answer when I said, I don’t know. He smiled a smile that seemed to light up the world and in a soft voice said, Thank you for being honest. He then said, Would you like to know. I was a little offended to have to answer this question that this old man asked me. I know

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