| Hello: I am a married man with two boys(25 & 22), aged 49, from the coast of North Carolina. I would like to tell whoever reads this how I found peace. it took me 35 years to find. I thought I would find peace if I got away from home, so I joined the Navy at 18, to see the world. What I found was alcohol, drugs, gambling, and wild women, but no peace.Married at age 23, and soon became dad. Had many good jobs with lots of money, but not peace. Remember oldest son (then 5 or 6) yelling out to mom one saturday morning when he walked into the bathroom and found me asleep on the floor: "Mom, daddy's drunk again". Didn't realize how low I had got, until that moment. The wife had been asking me to attend church with her and the children, but always had an excuse(needed rest, didn't want to be with those hypocrites, didn't need church to go to heaven, etc.) When I realized how low I got, I got dressed one Sunday morning and decided to attend with family. it seemed like the pastor knew me because what he preached sure was what I needed. One Sunday night, I got out a bible my mother gave me 20 years earlier and started reading it. For the first time in my life i could understand it, and it was talking to me! (I am not a reader), but that night I couldn't put this book down, it was making alot of sense, telling me I was a sinner, and I needed a saviour. that Monday morning about daybreak, I asked God to forgive, and invited Jesus Christ into my life. that morning I found what I had been looking for in everything else. I found Peace!!! I shall never forget the day I invited Jesus Christ into my life, that feeling of peace that came over me, and in me! He has never left! If you are looking for peace, turn to Jesus Christ, the one who died so that we can have life. May the Lord bless you with peace, nodwa (John 14:6) Gary |
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