In times of trouble, trial, pain or loss, we often can’t see the value in what we’re experiencing. We don’t realize what God is doing, or why He has allowed us to struggle. But there comes a day when we look back over the road map of our lives and we understand, finally. We see the dots laid out along the path, and the events God permitted in order to move us to our destination.

“Although my father would not have bothered to sit down and write an autobiography, I felt his story would be helpful to young ministers and growing Christians. If they could see Dad’s journey in perspective—the successes and failures, the joys and the sorrows—they might gain a new appreciation for their own struggles.

I am pleased to invite you to pull up a chair and listen as my father tells the story of his life. This book is presented to you with the prayer that what you read will help you see how God’s grace is at work in your own life. Everything you have experienced in the past, everything you’re going through now, and everything that awaits you on the path ahead is all part of God’s plan. His will for you is perfect, and He knows just how to prepare you for your life’s purpose.” ~Chuck Smith, Jr.