I
BECAME A CHRISTIAN AT ABOUT 11YRS OLD. I ASKED
THE LORD TO SAVE ME
FROM MY SIN SO I WOULDN'T GO TO HELL
.BY 1980 MY LIFE WAS FALLING APART
FOR A GOOD NUMBERS OF REASONS .BACK IN 1980
I BECAME A HEAVY DRINKER AND
WAS ALSO FINANCIALLY BAD OFF. SO I
DECIDED THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION TO MY
PROBLEM WAS TO END MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF
MY WIFE AND TWO BOYS. I WENT
LOOKING FOR THE SHOTGUN I
HAD IN THE CLOSET. BY THE TIME THAT I
WAS ABLE
TO FIND THE GUN AND LOAD IT , THE
WIFE AND KIDS WERE GONE. SINCE I HAD BEEN
DRINKING I DECIDED TO TURN THE
GUN ON MYSELF. ABOUT THAT TIME THE POLICE
ARRIVED AT MY HOME AND I IMMEDIATELY TOLD THEM TO
LEAVE ME ALONE .WHILE
I HELD THE POLICE AT BAY WITH THE SHOT GUN
I DECIDED TO PUT THE SHOT GUN
UNDER MY CHIN AND BLOW MYSELF
AWAY. I PUT THE GUN UNDER MY
CHIN
AND PROCEDED TO SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER
WITH BOTH MY THUMBS ON IT. I HAD
THE GUN PROPPED BETWEEN MY LEGS
AS I SAT ON THE BED IN THE
BEDROOM . I
PUSHED DOWN HARD BUT IT WOULDN'T GO OFF.I TOOK THE
GUN FROM UNDER MY HEAD
AND WHEN I DID THE GUN WENT OFF AND
IT MADE A HOLE IN THE ROOF
OF OUR
MOBILE HOME. AFTER THE GUN WENT OFF I FREAKED OUT
AND THREW IT ON THE BED
AND LOOKED HEAVEN WARD AND REALIZED THAT GOD HAD PREVENTED MY ESCAPADE
FROM BEING COMPLETED.
AFTER THAT
INCIDENT I ASKED GOD TO SHOW ME WHAT HE WANTED ME TO DO ? I
ALSO HIM FORGIVE ME FOR NOT FOLLOWING HIM AS A
CHRISTIAN MAN SHOULD. SOON
FORGOT ABOUT THAT INCIDENT AND WENT ON WITH LIFE.
A FEW MORE YEARS LATER
AND MY WIFE AND I WERE READY TO GET A DIVORCE AFTER ABOUT 15 YRS OF
MARRIAGE.
WE ENDED UP DIVORCED AND AGAIN I
ASKED THE LORD TO FORGIVE ME AND HE DID.
I ASKED GOD TO BRING MY WIFE AND I MADE VOW TO CHANGE MY LIFE
. MY WIFE AND
I CAME BACK TOGETHER AND WERE REMARRIED MUCH TO
THE JOY OF OUR BOYS WHO
HAVE BY NOW SUFFERED A GREAT DEAL AS A RESULT OF MY DISOBEDIENCE
TOTHE LORD
THIS TIME I FELL DOWN ON MY HANDS AND
KNEES AND ASKED GOD TO TAKE AWAY
THE DRINKING HABIT HAD FOR 18 YRS. THE 23 YR 3 TO 4
PACK A DAY SMOKING HABIT
AND THE FILTHY MOUTH I HAD
DEVELOPED ALL THESE YEARS. I TOLD
HIM I WOULD
CHANGE THIS TIME NO MATTER WHAT. WITH
GOD HELP I QUIT ALL THESE HABITS AND
STARTED READING THE BIBLE AND REALLY GETTING TO KNOW
WHO GOD IS. AS I GREW
IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND HIS WORD MY
LIFE HAS FINALLY CHANGED. IN THE
PERIOD THAT I JUST TOLD WE ALSO LOST TWO HOMES
AND A BRAND NEW CAR AS A
RESULT OF LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS
TO MENTION HERE.
IN CLOSING I WOULD
LIKE TO SAY THAT ALL OF US ON EARTH ARE GOD'S CREATIONS .
BUT NOT ALL OF US ARE SON'S OF THE MOST HIGH GOD
(JESUS). WHAT I HAVE SHARED
WITH YOU NOW IS NOT HOW FORTUNATE I
AM TO BE ALIVE OR BLESSED OF THE LORD .
BUT HOW MUCH JESUS LOVES US AND CARES FOR US. THE
BIBLE SAY'S ROMANS 3 : 23
"ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF THE
GLORY OF GOD. THE WAGES OF SIN IS
DEATH.BUT THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE
THRU JESUS CHRIST". OTHER NAME ; FOR
THERE IS ACTS 4 : 12 SAY'S " NEITHER IS THERE
SALVATION IN ANY NONE OTHER NAME
UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN AMONG MEN WHEREBY WE MUST BE SAVED".GOD MADE THE
RULES
I DIDN'T. THIS IS HIS CREATION AND
HIS UNIVERSE. SO WE ONLY HAVE ONE
CHOICE
JESUS. JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS ON CALVARY
TO PAY THE COST OF OUR SIN. THE
WAGES WERE PAID BY JESUS ON THE CROSS. IF YOU
HAVE BELIEVED ALL THAT I SAID
ABOUT JESUS IN MY LIFE AND HIS FORGIVENESS.
THEN PRAY WITH ME NOW. " JESUS
I BELIEVE YOU DIED ON THE CROSS WAS BURIED
AND AROSE THE THIRD DAY. I BELIEVE
IF I ASK YOU RIGHT NOW WITH
ALL MY HEART THAT YOU WILL
FORGIVE ME AND
CLEANSE ME OF MY SINS BY FAITH
. I ASKS YOU NOW TO FORGIVE ME AND BY FAITH
I RECEIVE YOU NOW AS MY LORD AND
SAVIOR AND WITH YOUR HELP WILL SERVE
YOU AND FOLLOW YOU THE REST OF MY LIFE.
THANK YOU
JESUS FOR SAVING ME TODAY".
IF YOU PRAYED THIS PRAYER AND ASKED GOD
TO SAVE YOU SEND ME AN E-MAIL AND
LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU DID AND I'LL PRAY FOR YOU....................
I WILL BE SHARING
MORE ABOUT MYSELF IN THE FUTURE SO
THAT YOU WILL KNOW WHAT GOD HAS
DONE SINCE THOSE DAYS FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. REMEMBER GOD EXPECTS US
TO TURN FROM OUR EVIL WAYS OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES
OF OUR CHOICES.
JESUS SAID "CHOOSE YOU THIS DAY WHOM
YOU WILL SERVE" ?? .............................
THANKS FOR READING THIS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
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