David Pinkerton

I grew up in the church, accepted Jesus at a Vacation Bible School at an early age, and excelled at being a good rule follower. Unfortunately, I had no real relationship with Jesus. I was also a smart kid who did well in school and developed an attitude of entitlement and pride. Through a series of disappointments and humbling experiences in college, I was brought to a place of understanding just how dark and destructive my self-righteousness, bitterness, and jealousy were and how desperately I needed Jesus. My joyful relationship with the living God began then. However, even as an adult, I still struggled with self-righteousness and feeling like I had it all together since I was now even more obedient to God! In more recent years, I began to deal with crippling anxiety, which brought me to a place of complete dependence on Jesus just to get through each day. Through renewed trust in His power made perfect in my weakness, He brought me through to a new time of peace and understanding that I am nothing in my own strength. I understand more deeply now that the best place to be is one in which I am completely dependent on Him.