Transformation

About the Book

trans•for•ma•tion tran(t)s-fər-’mā-shən NOUN A marked change, of something or someone, usually for the better. Nature provides an amazing example of a transformation. A butterfly’s life begins as an egg that becomes a larva. At its appointed time, a caterpillar breaks out and then begins to eat, and eat, and eat. Then the caterpillar spins a thread into a shell-like covering around its body. Inside this cocoon, the caterpillar changes into a pupa. The pupa grows into a beautiful, colorful, and graceful butterfly. People also go through transformations. From conception until death, we go through a series of changes. Once conceived, the life cycle stages begin and progress to produce a newborn baby. The baby grows and becomes a toddler, which then matures into an adolescent. Adulthood follows, and the process continues through mid-life through to old age. This experience is a natural transformation. There is also a spiritual transformation that we all should go through. This alteration involves changing on the inside and revealing it on the outside. You go through a conversion from living a worldly lifestyle to living a Christian life that is pleasing to God. You should desire and seek to achieve this spiritual makeover with all of your might. Many will confess to being a Christian, but are they really like Christ? You can’t just name it and claim it. You have to live it. To be a Christian means to be Christ-like. you must learn to live like Christ, to love like Christ, forgive like Christ, even bless like Christ, etc. Some may say that living a Christian life is easier said than done. Why is that so? I think mainly because we have inherently conformed to this world, and this world promotes pretty much everything except Christian living. Sadly, the vast majority of those who call themselves Christians in these last days are as far from Christ as they can possibly be. They think they are living for Jesus with all of their wickedness and false doctrines and evil lifestyles. I believe that people want this transformation but are not too willing to take the necessary steps to make this process change. This change isn’t always easy, but it is absolutely obtainable. You may ask, “What is required to live a Christian life?” The answer is in the Holy Bible. Transformation—Living a Christian Life can be summed up with one Bible verse: “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Rom. 12:2). Many have conformed to the ways of the world. They need a renewing of their mind. They need to get back in alignment with the will of God. This book’s purpose is to reunite you with God, His Word, and His will for your life, which is good and acceptable and perfect.

About the Author

While the music was playing, we went to the concession booth to get something to eat. We stood at a table in this huge open area with our food. While standing there, an elderly white man with stringy gray hair, wearing a blue suit, walked up to me. He asked, “Are you enjoying everything?” I said, “It is okay.”He then said, “You are going to speak in a coliseum just like this one.” I said, “Well, we are only checking out this business. We don’t think that we are going to stay with it.” He then responded, “I didn’t say that you were going to do this business, but you are going to speak to the people, and you are going to change lives.” I pointed at myself and repeated what he said. My wife then asked me, “What did you say?” I said to her, “This man is telling me that I’m gonna to speak to people and change their lives.” She responded with, “What man?” I turned my head and there was no one standing there. How could I explain this? Sometimes, we entertain angels unaware. As soon as I walked into the store, an elderly black man with stringy gray hair, wearing a tacky suit, shouted, “Reverend Walker, is that you?” He walked up and stood right in front of me and proceeded to say, “Reverend Walker, it is good to see you. Are you preaching yet?” I responded, “I’m not preaching yet! I’m not preaching never!” The elderly man continued to say, “I can’t wait to hear you preach. It’s going to be a great day when you start preaching. And when you do, I’m going to be right there watching you.” I later thought, “Maybe that man was a prophet.” I stepped into the elevator to go up two floors. I was in there all alone. I felt the urge to talk to God. I said, “Lord, why are all these people putting these titles on me, calling me preacher, pastor, minister, and reverend? And why do they all say that I have a calling on my life? I tell them all that if you want me, you will have to literally call me.” Then I thought about what I just said, and to whom I was saying it to. I said, “Lord. I can see now by saying what I said to all those people may be a little disrespectful to you. So I am not going to say that anymore, but why me, Lord? I don’t even read your Bible, Lord. I don’t know your Word. I’m not ready for this, Lord.” At that very moment, the Voice of God spoke to me. It said, “I am not calling you because you are ready. I will ready you because I called you.” I didn’t know what was happening. The Voice of God is very overwhelming. When I heard Him speak, I let out a shout as though I was in pain and fell to the floor of the elevator. My stomach knotted up, and my body was in a tight fetal position. I cried out to God in a loud voice. “Lord! What is happening to me? Why is this happening? I’m sorry, Lord! Please forgive me, Lord!” God began to minister to me right there on the elevator floor. It seemed as though thirty minutes had gone by. God was telling me what the angel and prophet had told me. He said I would speak to His people and change lives. I then jumped to my feet, threw my arms into the air, and worshiped my God. I thanked Him and told Him that I love Him. Anthony L. Walker was born in 1962 in Columbus, Georgia. He was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and served in the United States Marine Corps for eleven years. He is married to Renee Walker with two children: Erica and Brandon. Anthony enjoys sharing God’s Word with everyone, especially God’s plan of salvation. His greatest desire is to win souls for God’s Kingdom. Anthony has also written “The Total Person,” and Junebug and Friends: “Hide and Seek,” and “Trick or Treat.”