Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
I KNOW IT’S HARD, BUT JUST BE STILL
JUST WAIT ON GOD, HIS PERFECT WILL
WE WANT IT NOW, SO HARD TO CHILL
I KNOW IT’S HARD, BUT JUST BE STILL
IN JESUS’ NAME,
AMEN
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will
for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
FATHER,
FOR THE LONGEST TIME I DIDN’T KNOW WHY I WAS ALIVE. AFTER ALL THE THINGS I’VE DONE, GOOD AND BAD, I COULDN’T FIGURE OUT WHY I WAS STILL HERE. MY DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION TOOK ME TO PLACES I CAN’T IMAGINE GOING TO TODAY. DANGEROUS NEIGHBORHOODS, DARK ALLEYS, ABANDON BUILDINGS, AND NOT TO MENTION THE JAILS, HOSPITALS, AND INSTITUTIONS. WHEN I LOOK BACK, I STILL WONDER WHY I’M HERE.
ON JULY 17, 2008, THIRTEEN YEARS AFTER BEING SHOT FIVE TIMES, I FINALLY SURRENDERED TO YOUR WILL. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO BEAT THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION OTHER THAN TURN MY WILL AND MY LIFE OVER TO YOU. EVER SINCE THAT DAY, THE VICTORY HAS BEEN MINE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST WHO HAS SET ME FREE! THE DESIRE TO DRINK AND DO DRUGS HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM MY SPIRIT. MY LIFE HAS CHANGED SO MUCH THAT I SOMETIMES HAVE TO PINCH MYSELF JUST TO KNOW THAT I’M NOT DREAMING.
AND THEN I MET IAN. I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT I’M A FATHER. THANK YOU FOR BLESSING ME WITH THIS BUNDLE OF JOY. I AM SO GRATEFUL NOT ONLY TO BE ALIVE, BUT TO BE A FATHER AND TO HAVE MY SON SEE ME SOBER. I CRY TEARS OF JOY WHEN I THINK OF WHERE I WAS AND WHERE I AM TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND MERCY. IAN COULD HAVE BEEN COMING TO SEE ME IN THE HOSPITAL, IN PRISON, OR IN THE CEMETARY, BUT YOU MADE IT SO HE COULD SEE ME LIVING A HAPPY, JOYOUS, AND FREE LIFE. I NOT ONLY WANT TO SHOW HIM HOW BELIEVING IN YOU CHANGED MY LIFE, BUT I WANT TO SHOW THE WORLD, AS WELL. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
IN JESUS’ NAME,
AMEN!
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